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12-12-2024, 02:39 PM
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The latest iOS 18.2 update adds a new Apple Image Playground app with a strange icon to users’ home screens.
Many users have rightfully assumed someone had hacked their iPhones, as it doesn’t match Apple’s typical design.
Image Playground is completely safe to use, and those bothered by its icon can permanently*delete it.
iOS 18.2 launched yesterday, packing the second batch of Apple Intelligence features (https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-intelligence-features-availability-3494860/) — including an app with a strange icon. After updating to the latest iOS 18 (https://www.androidauthority.com/ios-18-hands-on-3450497/) release, many users were taken aback by a cat-dog-rabbit hybrid of sorts staring into their souls. Unsuspecting folks even assumed their iPhones had been hacked, wondering why a creature from hell would suddenly take residence on their home screens. Well, worry not, as the questionable app with a poorly designed icon is simply Apple’s Image Playground, which lets you generate illustrations using on-device AI models.
https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Apple-Image-Playground-strange-app-icon-on-iOS-18.2.jpg
More... (https://www.androidauthority.com/ios-18-2-adds-strange-app-3508111/)
The latest iOS 18.2 update adds a new Apple Image Playground app with a strange icon to users’ home screens.
Many users have rightfully assumed someone had hacked their iPhones, as it doesn’t match Apple’s typical design.
Image Playground is completely safe to use, and those bothered by its icon can permanently*delete it.
iOS 18.2 launched yesterday, packing the second batch of Apple Intelligence features (https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-intelligence-features-availability-3494860/) — including an app with a strange icon. After updating to the latest iOS 18 (https://www.androidauthority.com/ios-18-hands-on-3450497/) release, many users were taken aback by a cat-dog-rabbit hybrid of sorts staring into their souls. Unsuspecting folks even assumed their iPhones had been hacked, wondering why a creature from hell would suddenly take residence on their home screens. Well, worry not, as the questionable app with a poorly designed icon is simply Apple’s Image Playground, which lets you generate illustrations using on-device AI models.
https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Apple-Image-Playground-strange-app-icon-on-iOS-18.2.jpg
More... (https://www.androidauthority.com/ios-18-2-adds-strange-app-3508111/)