Apple Intelligence: AI-Generated Playlist Artwork Coming to Apple Music

Apple Intelligence in Apple Music app may help create AI art for playlists

Apple Intelligence features may come to Apple Music after the iOS 18 update. Apple Music users will be able to generate AI art for their playlists as a part of the new iOS 18 developer beta four update, 9to5mac reported. A code in the update revealed that the developer beta has a 'Create Image' button on the editing page of a Playlist in Apple Music. The button reportedly leads to the new Image Playground feature where users will be able to generate images in a variety of styles like animated, illustrated and sketch. Apple had announced the Image Playground feature at their annual developer conference WWDC earlier in June this year. The feature is still being worked on and will not be available in the iOS 18 beta for testing. But Apple will soon be testing Apple Intelligence feature in the future 1OS 18 beta updates. Apple Intelligence Explained | What it does for you (For top technology news of the day, subscribe to our tech newsletter Today's Cache) Apple Intelligence will reportedly be introducing a complete system of AI capabilities that will assist with image generation, writing, summarisation and so on. While there were reports that Apple Intelligence could be delayed until next year spring, there's no confirmation yet. There are several new updates that Apple has released with the iOS developer beta four like a new window sizing option for mirroring the iPhone screen on a Mac system, a new Controls Menu in the Settings for the camera and extended Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging support in the UK, Canada and Spain. Read Comments

Apple Intelligence is coming to Apple Music, but not in the way you think

Apple Music is getting a new Apple Intelligence feature in iOS 18, but who will want to use it? Apple Music is Apple's Spotify rival music streaming platform. Since it's exclusively available on Apple devices, it tends to get updates alongside iOS updates. A recent leak hints that that's the case again with iOS 18, which brings a peculiar AI feature to the app. Here's what we know about Apple Intelligence on Apple Music and when you can try it out yourself. Apple Music is reportedly getting an Apple Intelligence feature in iOS 18 that will allow users to create AI-generated artwork for their playlists, as first revealed by 9to5Mac. The feature was spotted in the iOS 18 beta 4 code, released on the Apple Developer site on Tuesday. The feature will use the Image Playground tool in Apple Intelligence to generate custom cover images for playlists. So, when you create a new playlist in Apple Music, you will soon have an option to "Create Image" rather than uploading your cover image or using one of Apple's pre-designed covers. As someone with many playlists on my music apps, I can see how this feature might be helpful to some people. However, it will depend heavily on the quality and style of the AI-generated playlist covers. Many users might not want all of their playlist icons to be AI-generated cartoon emojis. Unfortunately, we'll have to wait a while to see how well this feature works. The code was reportedly spotted in the latest iOS 18 beta, but the feature is not available yet, even in the developer beta. Earlier rumors indicated that Apple is planning a slow roll-out for Apple Intelligence, so some features may not launch until 2025. It's unclear where the AI-generated playlist covers feature falls in that timeline. Still, it's likely one of the earlier features we'll see in a public iOS release since it's already in the code for a beta release and seems like a relatively small, low-power feature. AI-generated playlist covers aren't exactly a revolutionary application for AI, but that might come as a relief to some. After all, at least Apple doesn't seem to be interested in making AI-generated music, which has been rife with controversy and copyright issues. Even so, it seems unlikely that features like AI-generated playlist covers will be exciting enough to get people interested in Apple Intelligence. Tim Cook clarified in an interview during WWDC 2024 that "generative AI was never off the table" for Apple. It also played a central role in the reveal presentation for Apple Intelligence on June 10, with features like AI-generated emojis in the spotlight. Are AI-generated images enough to get people to opt-in for Apple Intelligence and use it? After all, plenty of other AI image-generation tools exist today, such as OpenAI's popular DALL-E algorithm. Apple's Image Playground tool will need to be robust enough to compete with existing image generation tools to win users over. Of course, Apple Intelligence will be capable of much more than image generation. Apple claims it will also level up Siri and unlock new assistant capabilities like improved language processing, understanding on-screen context, generating text content, summarizing content, finding emails and messages, and more. We'll have to wait and see how these features perform in real-world use. Apple hasn't announced an official release date for iOS 18 or the first round of Apple Intelligence features yet, but based on Apple's release date history, we're expecting to see them in mid-September. Laptop Mag will cover all the latest rumors, updates, and news surrounding iOS 18, so stay tuned for more details.

Apple Intelligence to Generate Playlist Artwork in iOS 18

iOS 18 will feature the ability to create playlist artwork in Apple Music using generative AI, beta code suggests. Apple is seemingly preparing to introduce a new feature in iOS 18 that allows users to create customized playlist artwork in Apple Music using Apple Intelligence. The feature, uncovered in the iOS 18 beta 4 code by 9to5Mac, will enable users to generate unique images tailored to their playlists using Image Playground. At the core of this new functionality is a new "Create Image" button, which users will see while editing their playlists. Once tapped, this button will invoke Image Playground, a tool showcased at WWDC earlier this year. Image Playground enables users to generate new images by inputting written commands. These AI-generated images can vary in appearance, offering animation, illustration, and sketch styles, though it does not support the creation of photorealistic images. Users can specify their preferences for the artwork, and Apple Music will produce several options that match the playlist's theme or content. Like other Apple Intelligence features, it is currently unavailable in the beta versions of iOS 18. Originally, some Apple Intelligence features were expected to be included in the summer beta releases. However, these references were subsequently removed from Apple's website. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, some of these AI features might launch until 2025. Given that Apple Intelligence has not appeared in beta 4, it seems likely that the full rollout may be postponed until iOS 18.1 or later. iOS 18 is slated for release in the fall, with a beta preview already accessible to developers and public beta users.

Apple Intelligence will create Apple Music playlist art

Apple Intelligence may create artwork for Apple Music playlists Code within the latest iOS 18 developer beta suggests that Apple Intelligence will play a part in creating playlist artwork within Apple Music. Apple is truly planning to plug Apple Intelligence into everything. Reinforcing the core idea that it will power features instead of being a ChatGPT-like app, new evidence shows that there will be an Apple Intelligence-powered aspect to Apple Music. As Apple releases its fourth round of developer betas for iOS 18, code discovered within it includes what appears to be the option for a button called "Create Image." It appears that using this button will launch Image Playground, Apple's new system-wide AI tool for generating images. As first spotted by 9to5mac, there is no further detail. However, given Apple's demonstrations of Image Playground, and the positioning of this feature in Apple Music, it is possible to infer what it might all do. Specifically, it appears tied to the creation of playlists, and also Image Playground will not produce any photo-realistic images. So it's likely that Apple Music will take the tracks in the playlist -- or perhaps the playlist title -- and provide a somehow appropriate illustration or sketch. So a party music playlist might show the same kind of balloons that Apple shows in Messages. Or a playlist entitled "workout" could have a sketch of a gym. Image Playground does also offer an animation option. However, Apple Music has long included the ability for artists to create video covers for their albums, and that's been sufficiently irritating for people to want instructions on how to disable it.

Apple Intelligence release date: When to expect iOS 18's AI features to launch

Apple is prepping for one of its biggest software launches ever with iOS 18. A major component of new OS updates for the iPhone, Mac, and iPad is Apple Intelligence. Apple's suite of AI features are not yet included in the developer or public betas. So when will they arrive? Here's when to expect Apple Intelligence to release. Apple will release Apple Intelligence as a special preview for beta testers this summer. The company's developer website says, "Apple Intelligence will be available in an upcoming beta." This means an upcoming developer beta of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia will introduce the new AI features. It's likely that Apple Intelligence will also come to public beta users, but that remains to be seen. It is possible Apple will want to limit AI to developers initially. Apple could perhaps bring AI features to the developer beta first, then later in the summer introduce those features to a public beta. Or, of course, both groups might get Apple Intelligence at about the same time. Either way, the first Apple Intelligence users will gain access this summer. Apple will release Apple Intelligence publicly to all users this fall as part of iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and iPadOS 18. AI features might be saved for iOS 18.1 rather than the 18.0 release, but either way, fall is the official release date. If Apple Intelligence makes it into the initial iOS 18 release, that means a September launch, but if not it could be October or even November. Even at its public launch, however, Apple Intelligence will only be available to users who have a compatible device. This includes an iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max, the upcoming iPhone 16, and Macs and iPads running an M1 chip or later. When Apple Intelligence is first released, it will arrive with a 'beta' label attached. What does that mean? Only that Apple knows it will have bugs and issues that still need to be worked out. Apple has used the 'beta' label on other new software features in the past, even when they're part of a public OS release. The 'beta' label does not mean you'll need to run a beta version of iOS, iPadOS, or macOS on your device -- only that Apple Intelligence is expected to have quirks. So if you use Image Playground to create an AI-generated image and get some odd results, or your Genmoji creation goes awry, Apple can point to the 'beta' label as a way to reset expectations. The same goes for any writing revisions that are unintentionally laughable. Apple can retain the 'beta' label as a sort of shield against criticism while continuing to refine its AI tools. Finally, it's worth stating that Apple Intelligence won't be fully complete when it debuts in the fall. The 'beta' label also speaks, in part, to the features set for launch later in 2024 and even into mid-2025. The new and improved Siri, for example, will gradually receive new features over the year ahead. Siri's new design and ChatGPT integration are set to arrive this fall. But its ability to perform new in-app actions, or understand the context of what's on-screen, aren't coming until later. The new Apple Intelligence features in the Mail app will also arrive later. They're set for iOS 18.1 or 18.2, releasing before 2024 ends. Once they arrive, AI will intelligently sort your inbox into different categories and prioritize the messages that matter most. It's possible Apple will push some other Apple Intelligence features until later in 2024 or 2025, but for now at least, these Siri abilities and Mail improvements are what's confirmed to debut later. Clearly, Apple plans to be careful with its release strategy for Apple Intelligence. It will release the features slowly, to different waves of users at different times. If you have a compatible device, though, here's a summary of when to expect Apple Intelligence to arrive: What are you most excited about with Apple Intelligence? Let us know in the comments.