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I updated my iPhone 17 to iOS 26.4.1 and noticed a new icon - Playground.
It appears to be a Chat GTP artificial intelligence tool where you can tell
it to draw something for you. IrCOm sure it has other functions but they
escape me.

What is this app good for and do you use it for anything practical?


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badgolferman wrote:

I updated my iPhone 17 to iOS 26.4.1 and noticed a new icon - Playground.
It appears to be a Chat GTP artificial intelligence tool where you can tell it to draw something for you. Iom sure it has other functions but they
escape me.

What is this app good for and do you use it for anything practical?

I just hit the "update" button from 26.3.1(a) to iPadOS 26.4.1 (which it
says will take about 30 minutes to complete); but my current iOS has not
that Playground app. Looking it up, however... a search says...

"The Playground icon on your iPhone 17 is part of Apple Intelligence, and
it's designed for AI-generated images, creative prompts and playful experimentation. It's not the same as ChatGPT, but it is an Apple-built generative AI tool"

There's some information about it here:
<https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/24/ios-264-is-here-with-playlist-playground-videos-in-podcasts-new-emoji-more>

I'll let you know if the update adds it to my iPad.
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On 16 Apr 2026 at 18:14:41 BST, "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

I updated my iPhone 17 to iOS 26.4.1 and noticed a new icon - Playground.
It appears to be a Chat GTP artificial intelligence tool where you can tell it to draw something for you. IrCOm sure it has other functions but they escape me.

What is this app good for and do you use it for anything practical?

It's been on my iMac for some time as Image Playground. I've no experience of it there because it requires AI to be turned on, and I don't.

I'd be interested to know if anyone has found a use for it other than to waste time.

My iPhone 11 is too old for AI so I don't see it there.
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On 16.04.26 19:14, badgolferman wrote:

I updated my iPhone 17 to iOS 26.4.1 and noticed a new icon - Playground.
It appears to be a Chat GTP artificial intelligence tool where you can tell it to draw something for you. IrCOm sure it has other functions but they escape me.

What is this app good for and do you use it for anything practical?

Does Google not work anymore?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk9Yh0PJb68
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On 17.04.26 15:48, J||rg Lorenz wrote:

On 16.04.26 19:14, badgolferman wrote:

I updated my iPhone 17 to iOS 26.4.1 and noticed a new icon - Playground.
It appears to be a Chat GTP artificial intelligence tool where you can tell >> it to draw something for you. IrCOm sure it has other functions but they
escape me.

What is this app good for and do you use it for anything practical?

Does Google not work anymore?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk9Yh0PJb68

or this in English:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr1NxPvUpog&pp=ygUfd2hhdCBpcyBwbGF5Z3JvdW5kIG9uIGlPUyAxOC4yP9IHCQnTCgGHKiGM7w%3D%3D
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On 2026-04-16, badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

I updated my iPhone 17 to iOS 26.4.1 and noticed a new icon - Playground.
It appears to be a Chat GTP artificial intelligence tool where you can tell it to draw something for you. IrCOm sure it has other functions but they escape me.

What is this app good for and do you use it for anything practical?

Weak troll bait.
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On 2026-04-17 06:39:35 +0000, Old John said:

On 16 Apr 2026 at 18:14:41 BST, "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

I updated my iPhone 17 to iOS 26.4.1 and noticed a new icon - Playground.
It appears to be a Chat GTP artificial intelligence tool where you can tell >> it to draw something for you. IrCOm sure it has other functions but they
escape me.

What is this app good for and do you use it for anything practical?

It's been on my iMac for some time as Image Playground. I've no experience of it there because it requires AI to be turned on, and I don't.

I'd be interested to know if anyone has found a use for it other than to waste
time.

My iPhone 11 is too old for AI so I don't see it there.

Stupid AI is far too buggy, so is not useful for anything at all ...
except to con fools into parting with money for devices that include it
(just like the previous "smart" idiocy).

It's simply another useless gimmick that after the initial fad factor
won't be used by 99% of users (intentionally anyway, since it will
still be in the back end of things like web searches).

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On 18.04.26 01:11, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-04-17 06:39:35 +0000, Old John said:

On 16 Apr 2026 at 18:14:41 BST, "badgolferman"
<REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

I updated my iPhone 17 to iOS 26.4.1 and noticed a new icon - Playground. >>> It appears to be a Chat GTP artificial intelligence tool where you can tell >>> it to draw something for you. IrCOm sure it has other functions but they >>> escape me.

What is this app good for and do you use it for anything practical?

It's been on my iMac for some time as Image Playground. I've no experience of
it there because it requires AI to be turned on, and I don't.

I'd be interested to know if anyone has found a use for it other than to waste
time.

My iPhone 11 is too old for AI so I don't see it there.

Stupid AI is far too buggy, so is not useful for anything at all ...
except to con fools into parting with money for devices that include it (just like the previous "smart" idiocy).

It's simply another useless gimmick that after the initial fad factor
won't be used by 99% of users (intentionally anyway, since it will
still be in the back end of things like web searches).

Braindead idiot.
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J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

On 18.04.26 01:11, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-04-17 06:39:35 +0000, Old John said:

On 16 Apr 2026 at 18:14:41 BST, "badgolferman"
<REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

I updated my iPhone 17 to iOS 26.4.1 and noticed a new icon - Playground. >>>> It appears to be a Chat GTP artificial intelligence tool where you can tell
it to draw something for you. IrCOm sure it has other functions but they >>>> escape me.

What is this app good for and do you use it for anything practical?

It's been on my iMac for some time as Image Playground. I've no experience of
it there because it requires AI to be turned on, and I don't.

I'd be interested to know if anyone has found a use for it other than to waste
time.

My iPhone 11 is too old for AI so I don't see it there.

Stupid AI is far too buggy, so is not useful for anything at all ...
except to con fools into parting with money for devices that include it
(just like the previous "smart" idiocy).

It's simply another useless gimmick that after the initial fad factor
won't be used by 99% of users (intentionally anyway, since it will
still be in the back end of things like web searches).

Braindead idiot.

Instead of acting so smug and calling people idiots, why canrCOt you just
tell us how YOU use Playground or AI on your phone? That was my original question.

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On 19.04.26 15:52, badgolferman wrote:

J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

On 18.04.26 01:11, Your Name wrote:

Stupid AI is far too buggy, so is not useful for anything at all ...
except to con fools into parting with money for devices that include it >>> (just like the previous "smart" idiocy).

It's simply another useless gimmick that after the initial fad factor
won't be used by 99% of users (intentionally anyway, since it will
still be in the back end of things like web searches).

Braindead idiot.

Instead of acting so smug and calling people idiots, why canrCOt you just tell us how YOU use Playground or AI on your phone? That was my original question.

This was your question:

What is this app (playground) good for and do you use it for anything practical?

Youtube and Google Search help.
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J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

On 19.04.26 15:52, badgolferman wrote:

J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

On 18.04.26 01:11, Your Name wrote:

Stupid AI is far too buggy, so is not useful for anything at all ...
except to con fools into parting with money for devices that include it >>>> (just like the previous "smart" idiocy).

It's simply another useless gimmick that after the initial fad factor >>>> won't be used by 99% of users (intentionally anyway, since it will
still be in the back end of things like web searches).

Braindead idiot.

Instead of acting so smug and calling people idiots, why canrCOt you just
tell us how YOU use Playground or AI on your phone? That was my original
question.

This was your question:

What is this app (playground) good for and do you use it for anything practical?

Youtube and Google Search help.

Your non-answer is noted. You prefer acting superior to others than
actually providing your own experience.

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On 19.04.26 19:57, badgolferman wrote:

J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

On 19.04.26 15:52, badgolferman wrote:

J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

On 18.04.26 01:11, Your Name wrote:

Stupid AI is far too buggy, so is not useful for anything at all ... >>>>> except to con fools into parting with money for devices that include it >>>>> (just like the previous "smart" idiocy).

It's simply another useless gimmick that after the initial fad factor >>>>> won't be used by 99% of users (intentionally anyway, since it will
still be in the back end of things like web searches).

Braindead idiot.

Instead of acting so smug and calling people idiots, why canrCOt you just >>> tell us how YOU use Playground or AI on your phone? That was my original >>> question.

This was your question:

What is this app (playground) good for and do you use it for anything
practical?

Youtube and Google Search help.

Your non-answer is noted. You prefer acting superior to others than
actually providing your own experience.

You have about the same level as Your Name. He is a brain dead idiot
with his unqualified ranting against playground.

And *you* think we are all nannies that clean your ass because you are
too lazy to do a minimum work.
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J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

On 19.04.26 19:57, badgolferman wrote:

J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

On 19.04.26 15:52, badgolferman wrote:

J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

On 18.04.26 01:11, Your Name wrote:

Stupid AI is far too buggy, so is not useful for anything at all ... >>>>>> except to con fools into parting with money for devices that include it >>>>>> (just like the previous "smart" idiocy).

It's simply another useless gimmick that after the initial fad factor >>>>>> won't be used by 99% of users (intentionally anyway, since it will >>>>>> still be in the back end of things like web searches).

Braindead idiot.

Instead of acting so smug and calling people idiots, why canrCOt you just >>>> tell us how YOU use Playground or AI on your phone? That was my original >>>> question.

This was your question:

What is this app (playground) good for and do you use it for anything
practical?

Youtube and Google Search help.

Your non-answer is noted. You prefer acting superior to others than
actually providing your own experience.

You have about the same level as Your Name. He is a brain dead idiot
with his unqualified ranting against playground.

And *you* think we are all nannies that clean your ass because you are
too lazy to do a minimum work.

Asking how you use features is lazy? What type of topics are acceptable to
you?

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Maria Sophia wrote:

I'll let you know if the update adds it to my iPad.

Hi badgolferman,

Regarding Image Playground...
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/image-playground/id6479176117>

I saw the posts by "joerg" "yourname" "jolly Roger" & "Old John" where it
seems only the latter gave you any usable information, if that. Sorry.

When I updated my iPad, it didn't add anything called "PlayGround" that I
could find, but I found out later that the iPad 10th Generation does not support the "Playground" (Apple Intelligence) features that you see on your iPhone 17. The Playground app requires an M1 chip or newer (or the A17 Pro chip). My iPad 10th Gen uses the A14 Bionic chip, which lacks the "Neural Engine" needed to run these specific AI image tools.

So I can't test anything for you. Sorry. .
Hence, everything I say below is not from my experience.

Looking it up...
*Image Playground in iOS 26: All about Apple's AI-powered image generation*
<https://en.soydemac.com/Image-Playground-on-iOS-26%3A-All-about-image-generation-with-Apple%27s-AI/>
"Image Playground is a standalone application included in the
Apple Intelligence suite that lets you create original digital
images from written descriptions, suggested concepts, or even
personal photos."

I never hesitate to let people know when I do NOT know something, so I want
you to know I know absolutely nothing about this app but I did read this.
*ChatGPT arrives on iOS 26: integrates with Image Playground and revolutionizes image generation on the iPhone*
<https://en.soydemac.com/ChatGPT-arrives-on-iOS-26--integrating-with-Image-Playground-and-revolutionizing-image-generation-on-the-iPhone./>

That article states "The feature is available on iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and
macOS Tahoe, and requires user consent to send images to ChatGPT" where it "makes it easy to generate images from the iPhone without installing
external apps".

The article says "iOS 26 integrates ChatGPT into Image Playground to create images in new art styles like anime, oil painting, or watercolor".

Apparently it lets us generate images, stickers and custom emoji by
describing what we want, and it can also transform our photos into
different art styles like watercolors, anime, or oil paintings.

An example might be we type "A golden retriever wearing sunglasses, surfing
a huge wave in a comic-book style" and Playground creates several versions
of that scene for you.

Seems to me, it's useful if you do creation of images as a habit.
It does three themes: Animation, Illustration or Sketch.
It can do custom emoji (if that's your thing, which I doubt it is).
In the Notes app, you can circle a rough sketch you've made with your
finger, and it will transform it into an illustration.
Inside Apple Music, you can type a mood-like "lo-fi beats for a rainy
Sunday", and it will generate a 25-song playlist with custom AI cover art.

Overall, it doesn't seem like a bad app to have.

AI is why Apple finally put modern-sized RAM into the latest devices after
all. May as well use that gift from Apple of modern-sized RAM in a phone.
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