MacOS Sequoia 15.2: New features you need to try

A big new Apple Intelligence feature is included with the latest MacOS update.
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The new MacOS Sequoia 15.2 brings updates to Apple Intelligence and more.Credit: Apple

Apple released MacOS Sequoia 15.2 last week for its laptops and desktop computers. As usual, this MacOS update brings some new features as well as some fixes and upgrades to existing ones.

But, as MacOS Sequoia is the first with Apple Intelligence, the new features that come with MacOS Sequoia 15.2 mostly involve new additions to Apple's own AI model.

So, what's new in MacOS Sequoia 15.2? Here are the biggest new features.

Apple Intelligence: Image Playground

If you have a Mac powered by Apple's Silicon chipset, the new Apple Intelligence features are by far the biggest new releases in MacOS Sequoia 15.2.

The latest MacOS update brings Image Playground to Mac. Image Playground allows users to generate AI-generated images with text prompts. Apple lets users choose from animation or illustration styles and images can be created in existing Mac apps like Messages and Freeform for direct usage in those applications.

Apple Intelligence: ChatGPT integration

The new MacOS Sequoia 15.2 also brings OpenAI's ChatGPT directly to Mac via a direct Apple intelligence integration. ChatGPT can be accessed through Siri or Writing Tools. 

Users don't need a ChatGPT account to use ChatGPT via Apple Intelligence. Mac users will be able to anonymously make ChatGPT requests and their data won't be used to train OpenAI's models. ChatGPT users can login to their account if they'd like to though to take advantages of their account benefits.

Additional Apple Intelligence features

Apple has one more addition to Apple Intelligence with MacOS Sequoia 15.2.

Users can now tell Writing Tools exactly how they want a text document rewritten. For example, if a user writes a paragraph but wants it rewritten into a poem, the user can just tell Apple Intelligence that they want it to be rewritten as poetry.

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Photos

The Photos app also has some updates in MacOS Sequoia 15.2.

Viewed and Recently Shared album history can now be cleared in the latest update. The Favorites album also appears in the Utilities collection as well as the Pinned Collections.

Safari

Safari has received some updates in MacOS Sequoia 15.2 too.

There are new background image customization options on the Safari Start Page. HTTPS upgrade will try to use secure HTTPS on all websites. And there is a new simplified import and export process for history, bookmarks, and passwords.

Additional updates: Weather in the menu bar, Sudoku, and more!

That's not all with the MacOS Sequoia 15.2. Alongside the bigger aforementioned updates, there are additional upgrades and changes to other Mac features.

Weather is now accessible in the menu bar and allows users to get current weather conditions. For more detailed forecasts, users can click through on the menu bar to get more weather information. 

Find My has a new Share Item Location feature that helps users locate and recover misplaced and lost items by allowing them to securely share the location of an AirTag of accessory with third parties.

The Podcasts app allows users to choose favorites and get show recommendations based on them with the Favorite Categories feature. A new Personalized Search page in Podcasts will also highlight relevant categories and bring editorially curated collections to users.

Users can now describe what content they're looking for in Apple Music and the Apple TV app with new natural language search.

There's also a few more additional features such as Sudoku for News+ subscribers and a presenter preview which lets users choose whether to share a specific app or the whole screen when connecting to an external display via AirPlay.

MacOS Sequoia 15.2 is available now as a free update for all compatible Mac and MacBook users. However, Apple Intelligence features only work with Macs with the Apple Silicon chipset, such as the M1, M2, M3, or M4 line of computers.


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