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iPadOS 18.2 Public

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The public iPadOS 18.2 release expanded Apple Intelligence creation and writing tools while adding Safari, Find My, media-search, Podcast, and Photos improvements.

Date
Dec 11, 2024
Availability
available
Revision
No

Chronology evidence

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  1. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.2 — ChatGPT support

  2. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.2 — Find My

  3. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.2 — Image Playground and Genmoji

  4. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.2 — Image Wand and Writing Tools

  5. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.2 — Music, TV, and Podcasts

  6. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.2 — Safari

  7. About iPadOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 18.2

  8. About the Security Content of iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released December 11, 2024

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

feature · introduced

ChatGPT integration in Siri and Writing Tools

documentedconfirmed

Supported iPads could use ChatGPT through Siri or Writing Tools, including composition from a prompt, without requiring a ChatGPT account; signed-in use followed the account’s data terms.

  1. [1] About iPadOS 18 Updates · iPadOS 18.2 — ChatGPT support

feature · introduced

Find My Share Item Location

documentedconfirmed

Share Item Location generated a temporary, controlled way to share an AirTag or Find My network accessory location with trusted organizations such as participating airlines.

  1. [1] About iPadOS 18 Updates · iPadOS 18.2 — Find My

feature · introduced

Image Wand and described rewrites

documentedconfirmed

Image Wand could turn sketches or nearby note content into images, and Writing Tools accepted a description of the transformation the user wanted.

  1. [1] About iPadOS 18 Updates · iPadOS 18.2 — Image Wand and Writing Tools

enhancement · changed

Natural-language media search and Podcast discovery

documentedconfirmed

Natural-language search in Music and TV accepted descriptions combining categories, while Podcasts added favorite categories and a more personalized Search page.

  1. [1] About iPadOS 18 Updates · iPadOS 18.2 — Music, TV, and Podcasts

feature · introduced

Image Playground and Genmoji

documentedconfirmed

Image Playground generated animation or illustration-style images, while Genmoji created custom emoji from descriptions and could use people from the photo library.

  1. [1] About iPadOS 18 Updates · iPadOS 18.2 — Image Playground and Genmoji

enhancement · changed

Safari HTTPS preference and download progress

documentedconfirmed

HTTPS Priority upgraded URLs to HTTPS when possible, while file-download Live Activities made progress visible outside Safari.

  1. [1] About iPadOS 18 Updates · iPadOS 18.2 — Safari