Apple’s macOS Sequoia 15.2 release notes detail new Apple Intelligence additions

macOS Sequoia 15.2
macOS Sequoia 15.2 is expected to be released on Monday, December 9th and offer some new Apple Intelligence features that were first touted by the company in WWDC 2024 marketing videos last June.
What’s new in macOS Sequoia 15.2:
Apple Intelligence (Mac with Apple silicon)
• Image Playground
– A new app that lets you use concepts, descriptions, and people from your photo library to create fun, playful images in multiple styles
– Swipe through previews and 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
– Images are synced in your Image Playground library 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
• Additional Apple Intelligence features
– Describe your change in Writing Tools allows you to suggest how you’d like something rewritten, for example as a poem
• Photos
– Favorites album appears in the Utilities collection in addition to Pinned Collections
– Recently Viewed and Recently Shared album history can be cleared
• Safari
– New background images to customize your Safari Start Page
– HTTPS upgrade tries to use secure HTTPS on all websites
– Simplified import and export for history, bookmarks, and passwords
This update also includes the following improvements and bug fixes:
• 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
• Presenter preview lets you choose what to share — an app or your whole screen — before you share it when connecting to an external display or using AirPlay
• Pre-market price quotes in Stocks lets you track NASDAQ and NYSE tickers prior to market open
• Weather in menu bar allows you to get current weather conditions from the menu bar on your Mac and click through to quickly access detailed forecasts
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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MacDailyNews Take: For reference as to how Apple’s vaporware condensation effort is going, here’s the company’s Apple Intelligence video from WWDC 2024:

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