iPadOS 18.2 (22C152) for iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, Cellular)

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Release DateDecember 11, 2024
Upload DateDecember 7, 2024
FilenameiPad_Air_M2_18.2_22C152_Restore.ipsw
Filesize8.1 GiB
SHA256sum763f58f437086bdc2d315561ded93f29d463860c3b7470c1b0264f4deecd2a3f
MD5sum05ddb8c2379d31c3e79c4453314d36ad
SHA1sum0bc6a26ee3f22fbfc021c19950a2d9530a63c7fb
IdentifieriPad14,11

iPadOS 18.2 Release Notes

Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

Apple Intelligence (iPad with M1 and later)

  • Image Playground

    • Create fun, playful images in multiple styles using concepts, descriptions, and people from your photo library

    • Swipe to see previews to choose from as you add concepts to your playground

    • Choose from animation and illustration styles when creating your image

    • Create images in Messages and Freeform, as well as third party apps

    • Sync images in your Image Playground library across all your devices with iCloud

  • Genmoji

    • Create custom emoji right from the keyboard

    • Sync Genmoji in your sticker drawer across all your devices with iCloud

  • ChatGPT support

    • ChatGPT from OpenAI can be accessed right from Siri or Writing Tools

    • Compose in Writing Tools allows you to create something from scratch with ChatGPT

    • Siri can tap into ChatGPT when relevant to provide you an answer

    • A ChatGPT account is not required and your requests will be anonymous and won’t be used to train OpenAI’s models

    • Sign in with ChatGPT to access your account benefits, and requests will be covered by OpenAI’s data policies

  • Image Wand turns sketches and handwritten or typed notes into images in Notes

  • Describe your change in Writing Tools allows you to suggest how you’d like something rewritten, for example as a poem

Photos

  • Video viewing improvements, including the ability to scrub frame-by-frame and a setting to turn off auto-looping video playback

  • Improvements when navigating Collections views, including the ability to swipe right to go back to the previous view

  • Recently Viewed and Recently Shared album history can be cleared

  • Favorites album appears in the Utilities collection in addition to Pinned Collections

Safari

  • New background images to customize your Safari Start Page

  • Import and Export enables you to export your browsing data from Safari and import browsing data from another app into Safari

  • HTTPS Priority upgrades URLs to HTTPS whenever possible

  • File Download Live Activity shows the progress of a file download on your home screen

This update also includes the following improvements:

  • Share Item Location in Find My helps you locate and recover misplaced items by easily and securely sharing the location of an AirTag or Find My network accessory with trusted third parties, such as airlines

  • Natural language search in Apple Music and Apple TV app lets you describe what you’re looking for using any combination of categories like genres, moods, actors, decades, and more

  • Favorite Categories in Podcasts allows you to choose your favorite categories and get relevant show recommendations that you can easily access in your Library

  • Personalized Search page in Podcasts highlights the most relevant categories and editorially curated collections tailored to you

  • Sudoku for News+ Puzzles provided in three difficulty levels and available for News+ subscribers

  • Support for the Hearing Test feature on AirPods Pro 2 in Cyprus, Czechia, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom

  • Support for the Hearing Aid feature on AirPods Pro 2 in United Arab Emirates

  • Pre-market price quotes in Stocks lets you track NASDAQ and NYSE tickers prior to market open

  • Fixes an issue where recently captured photos do not appear immediately in the All Photos grid

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/100100

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