Even though iOS 18.1 and iOS 18.2 added multiple Apple Intelligence features like Image Playground, Genmoji, Writing Tools, and more, there are

Apple Intelligence is definitely the headliner when it comes to iOS 18.2, the most recent update to Apple's iPhone software. But the list of new features doesn't end with Image Playground, Genmoji and any of the other AI-powered tools that iOS 18.2 brings to the table.

Apple is all-in on Apple Intelligence, its growing umbrella of AI technologies that can recompose your writing, create custom emoji and provide insight into the world around you. But it's fine if you're not interested.

So you got a new Apple device over the holiday season? Here are five awesome Apple intelligence features to try right now.

But if you got an iPhone 16 in September, you had to wait for an iOS update to get the first Apple Intelligence features. And even if you got one in December after the iOS 18.1 and 18.2 updates, if you weren’t paying attention to the new feature cards that pop up after the update,

Commentary: You might be able to recreate the perks of Apple Intelligence in other apps and tools you already use in your day-to-day life.