iOS 18.2 Image Playground Missing on iPhone 16 Plus

i updated my iphone pro lax to 18.2 , but didnt see any change .. not even chatgpt option or image playground

I’m very disappointed.

ive moved to iPhone and since I bought it, I always watch a YouTube previews about the iOS,

most of the good stuff does not work and not available on my iPhone 16 pro max or not supported on my area. 2000€ for my phone, 4000€ for my Mac, and nothing works. It is just a simple system like other compaction brands.

I am in the US and it is not in my App Store.

I’m using I phone 16pro max and after updating 18.2 there is no change No Image Playground Nothing everything is same as before update

really Disappointed please fix this problem

I had this problem too, on my 16 Pro. Turns out that Playground is embedded within Freeform (at least it was, in mine). Open Freeform, add a board, add an image to the board (bottom right corner) and you should see a menu pop up, giving you options like Insert from, Link, Scan etc. Playground appears on that menu and clicking it will open up the familiar Playground interface.

I have an M1 MacBook Pro running macOS 15.2, and it includes Image Playground.

However, my iPhone 15 Pro and iPad Pro M1, both running iOS 18.2, do not have Image Playground, and it is also not available in the App Store.

This worked for me. As I also didn’t get the image playground after update. Pop up the keyboard and switch to emoji keyboard and in the right side you can see a emoji face click that and it will download and set the image playground.

Hope it works

Follow the below step for UAE users.

**Settings:**

- Click on your name.

- Select “Media and Purchases” and view your account.

- Next, select “Country and Region” and change to the United States or any other country that supports Apple Intelligence.

**Note:** If you have a subscription, you must cancel it and wait until the subscription period ends.

Here’s a quick fix for the App Store issue you’re facing. Since you’re signed in with your Apple ID, make sure you have a USA account. I found this helpful information online - Outside the USA, and it worked for me. Let me know if it helps!

• Apple Intelligence must be on...

No it is not. It depends on your location

They already removed my replies so they are silencing us from complaining. Very disappointing

Are you in the EU? Was your phone purchased in or manufactured for the China Market?

Have you gone through this link carefully --> How to get Apple Intelligence - Apple Support (CA)

sahal278 wrote:

Image playground is not working after installing ios 18.2. And chatgpt also not working or not showing the icons of that apps also on my phone iphone 15 pro. Worste update ever i seen with in apple 👎🏿

It's usually not the updates fault. Do you qualify for Apple Intelligence, meaning if your live in the EU or your phone was manufactured for the China Market, it won't have access to Apple Intelligence currently. Also have you set your language AND Siri language to one of the supported languages.

See this link and ensure you meet EVERY qualification for Apple Intelligence --> How to get Apple Intelligence - Apple Support (CA)

Change the Region and country to US or UK. Problem solved