macOS Sequoia 15.2 Released: Discover What’s New!

macOS Sequoia 15.2 Released: Discover What’s New!

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The latest major update for Mac is here. macOS Sequoia 15.2 is now accessible to all users, introducing fresh Apple Intelligence capabilities along with additional features. Here’s an overview of what’s new.

Exciting Apple Intelligence Features in macOS 15.2

Apple Intelligence ChatGPT Mac

Here’s a look at the new Apple Intelligence features available in macOS 15.2. Note that these require a compatible Mac, specifically those with an M-series chip.

  • Image Playground
    • A novel application allowing you to use concepts, descriptions, and people from your photo library to craft engaging images in various styles.
    • Swipe through previews and select as you incorporate concepts into your playground.
    • Pick from animation and illustration styles for your image creation.
    • Make images in Messages and Freeform, as well as within third-party applications.
    • Images synchronize across all your devices in your Image Playground library via iCloud.
  • ChatGPT Integration
    • Utilize ChatGPT from OpenAI directly through Siri or Writing Tools.
    • The Write Tool feature allows you to generate content from scratch with ChatGPT.
    • Siri can access ChatGPT as needed to provide relevant responses.
    • A ChatGPT account isn’t necessary; all requests will remain anonymous and won’t be used to train OpenAI’s models.
    • Signing into ChatGPT enables access to account benefits, with requests governed by OpenAI’s data policies.
  • Other Apple Intelligence Features
    • The ‘Describe your change’ feature in Writing Tools allows you to request rewrites in various formats, such as poetry.

Additional Features in macOS 15.2

macOS 15.2 allows users to add a Weather widget to the Menu Bar

While AI features take the spotlight in macOS 15.2, there are other noteworthy additions. Here’s a list of everything else that’s been introduced:

Photos

  • A Favorites album now appears within the Utilities collection alongside Pinned Collections.
  • You can clear the history from the Recently Viewed and Recently Shared album.

Safari

  • New background image options for customizing your Safari Start Page.
  • The upgrade to HTTPS ensures secure connections by attempting to use HTTPS on all websites.
  • History, bookmarks, and password import/export has been simplified.

This update also includes several enhancements and bug fixes:

  • Share Item Location in Find My facilitates locating and retrieving lost items by securely sharing the location of an AirTag or Find My network accessory with trusted parties, like airlines.
  • Natural language search in the Apple Music and Apple TV apps allows users to describe what they’re looking for using various categories such as genres, moods, actors, decades, and more.
  • Favorite Categories in Podcasts enables users to select their preferred categories for relevant show recommendations easily accessed in their Library.
  • The personalized Search page in Podcasts highlights categories and editorially curated collections tailored to user preferences.
  • Sudoku for News+ is available in three difficulty levels for News+ subscribers.
  • Presenter preview allows you to decide what to share—either an application or your entire screen—prior to sharing when connecting to an external display or using AirPlay.
  • Pre-market price quotes in Stocks enables tracking of NASDAQ and NYSE tickers before the market opens.
  • The Weather feature in the menu bar provides current conditions on your Mac, with quick access to detailed forecasts upon clicking.

Features Still Awaiting Release

Genmoji iOS 18.2

There are two significant features present in iOS 18.2 that are not yet available for the Mac:

  1. Genmoji
  2. Mail app redesign

It’s unfortunate that Genmoji is not included, especially since it is already available on both iPhone and iPad with iOS and iPadOS 18.2. The redesign of the Mail app is currently exclusive to the iPhone, leaving both the Mac and iPad without these updates in the upcoming software releases.

We hope that macOS 15.3 will incorporate these features early in 2025; until then, it’s worth noting that two of the most exciting new features in iOS 18.2 aren’t yet available on the Mac.

What features in macOS 15.2 are you looking forward to the most? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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