Third developer beta round adds new Find My feature

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The third round of developer betas for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 have arrived, alongside the second round builds of tvOS 18.2, and watchOS 11.2.

Examples of Apple Intelligence at work.

The third round of developer betas follows after the second, which for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, arrived on November 4, while the first was on October 23. For tvOS 18.2 and watchOS 11.2, this is the second beta round.

The third builds of iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 are build number 22C5131e, replacing 22C5125e. The third macOS Sequoia 15.2 build is 24C5079e, up from 24C5073e.

The second tvOS 18.2 beta build is number 22K5138e, while the second watchOS 11.2 beta is build 22S5083e.

The main additions to the betas with Apple Intelligence are mostly graphical changes. For example, Genmoji and Image Playground arrive, complete with third-party APIs on the way.

iPhone 16 owners will be able to try out Visual Intelligence, asking queries using the iPhone camera.

Thehe existing Writing Tools, also gain a new API for third-party apps.

Siri gains ChatGPT integration, giving users more ways for queries to be answered. Lastly, Apple Intelligence is being made available in more regions.

For this round, Apple is adding an all-new feature. Find My gains Share Item Location, which lets you provide access to the location of an AirTag or other Find My-enabled accessory to a third-party, with airline support also promised.

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melgross

I installed the new 18.2 public beta last night in my iPhone and iPad Pro. The first thing I tried was the visual intelligence. It worked surprisingly well. The easy one was a bag of potato chips. No problem. Then I tried a slab of rainbow fluorite which I had bought at a gem and mineral show Saturday. No problem with that either. Then a very small Kingston SSD I use with my iPhone. The side I had up has no name in it, but it recognized it too. I tried several other things, ranging from recognizable to “what the heck is this?”. It recognized most everything other than some odd things. It even recognized several parts of my machine tools I’m cleaning. That surprised me.

it shows you pictures, where you can buy them, if it’s something for sale, information about the item, etc.

i haven’t tried anything else yet.

dewme

melgross said:

I installed the new 18.2 public beta last night in my iPhone and iPad Pro. The first thing I tried was the visual intelligence. It worked surprisingly well. The easy one was a bag of potato chips. No problem. Then I tried a slab of rainbow fluorite which I had bought at a gem and mineral show Saturday. No problem with that either. Then a very small Kingston SSD I use with my iPhone. The side I had up has no name in it, but it recognized it too. I tried several other things, ranging from recognizable to “what the heck is this?”. It recognized most everything other than some odd things. It even recognized several parts of my machine tools I’m cleaning. That surprised me.

it shows you pictures, where you can buy them, if it’s something for sale, information about the item, etc.

i haven’t tried anything else yet.

That sounds very encouraging. This feature could become a game changer for people with visual impairments.

MplsP

Can Apple Intelligence make Find My actually work for my AirPods Pro? Every time I've tried using it it's an abysmal failure. I can have them sitting on the desk next to me and it fail to find them. If I try making them play a sound it gives up after a few minutes saying it will play a sound when they're found and it doesnt' even do that.

melgross

Since my first post I’ve asked the “new” Siri some questions. They worked much better than before. I asked, for example;”what’s the composition of 4140?” It gave me exactly what I wanted and even where the information came from. I’m using one if the new voices which are, to me, better than the original, which sometimes sounds a bit frenzied.