Missing Image Playground app on my Mac mini after macOS 15.2 update

I have just updated my Mac mini M1 to Sequoia 15.2 with the public release, but no signs of the Image Playground App. What's going on?




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Mac mini, macOS 15.2

Posted on Dec 12, 2024 3:46 AM

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Posted on Dec 19, 2024 10:55 AM

For everyone scratching their head—I had the same problem. The only issue was that my device language was EN-US while the language used in Siri was EN-UK. I've changed the Siri language to EN-US (basically, both need to be the same), and voila! There will be a button saying 'Get Apple Intelligence.' Click on it, and you'll eventually get the intelligence features, including Image Playground. It takes a while, around 15-30 minutes.

Hope this helps!

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Dec 13, 2024 9:11 AM in response to dialabrain

If I recall, you have a much faster ISP connection than I do, and that may explain the memory lapse… 😉


My Synology RT6600ax router was delivering a reasonably consistent Wi-Fi 6 1200 Mbps signal to the M4 mini with Sequoia v15.1.1. With no other changes than upgrading to v15.2, with the same SSID, I now am lucky to exceed 400 - 600 Mbps and get a 5Ghz/20Mhz signal. I have rebooted the router and the M4 mini to no avail. My 2021 MBP M1 Pro is 3 feet from the M4 mini and gets 1200 Mbps from that same SSID at 5Ghz/80Mhz signal and it is also running 15.2.


This might explain the bog factor getting Apple Intelligence this morning.

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