ChatGPT Integration Coming to Apple's Image Playground

Monday June 9, 2025 10:41 am PDT by Hartley Charlton

Apple today revealed a number of updates for Image Playground and Genmoji.

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ChatGPT image generation is now available directly in ‌Image Playground‌, with new ChatGPT styles, such as Oil Painting, Vector, Anime, Print, and Watercolor. There is also a new ‌Image Playground‌ API for developers to use.

Text descriptions can now be turned into a ‌Genmoji‌, and two emojis can be combined. There are more options to customize Genmojis of people with different hairstyles and expressions.

Tags: Apple Intelligence Guide, ChatGPT, Image Playground Guide, WWDC 2025

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Top Rated Comments

Pudlo

17 months ago

I give you Gboard Emoji Kitchen ('https://blog.google/products/android/emoji-kitchen-new-mashups-mixing-experience/'). Lol

yeah but those from apple are liquid glass which makes them amazing. Nothing wrong with yours from gboard but yeah to less liquid, no speculars, just plain graphics...boring.

Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Pudlo

17 months ago

don't forget you can now combine two genmoji! apple is years ahead of everyone now!

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

svish

17 months ago

This should improve the functionality of the app by a great margin. Will try it out once again after the update rolls out.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

SMH4KIDIOT

17 months ago

don't forget you can now combine two genmoji! apple is years ahead of everyone now!

I give you Gboard Emoji Kitchen ('https://blog.google/products/android/emoji-kitchen-new-mashups-mixing-experience/'). Lol

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