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Apple Intelligence image models to boast ‘major' visual upgrades in iOS 27
Apple will significantly upgrade its criticized Genmoji and Image Playground AI image generation quality in iOS 27, potentially adding third-party model support beyond ChatGPT.
What: Following criticism of iOS 18.2's low-quality AI images, Apple is reportedly improving its Genmoji and Image Playground models in iOS 27, potentially integrating third-party generators like Google's Nano Banana models and adding new features like photo library-based Genmoji suggestions.
Why it matters: Apple is pushing to catch up in the competitive AI image generation space, responding to user feedback and potentially embracing a more open, multi-model approach to offer higher quality and more diverse options within Apple Intelligence.
Decoder
- Genmoji: Apple's AI-generated emoji-like characters based on user prompts or photos.
- Image Playground: Apple's AI tool for generating images and art based on text prompts.
Original article
Apple is reportedly giving its Genmoji and Image Playground AI image generation models a major quality upgrade in iOS 27 after widespread criticism of the low-quality results introduced in iOS 18.2, especially compared to competing AI tools. The update may also expand Image Playground beyond Apple's own on-device models and ChatGPT integration to support additional third-party image generators, potentially including Google's Nano Banana models, while new features like photo library–based Genmoji suggestions are also expected.
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