Use Image Wand with Apple Intelligence on iPhone
With Apple Intelligence,* you can use Image Wand in the Notes app to create images based on rough sketches you create. You can also select empty space to create an image based on words and images from the surrounding area.
Note: To use Image Wand, you need an iPhone 16 model, iPhone 15 Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro Max and iOS 18.2 or later, with Apple Intelligence turned on. Image Wand is not available in all languages or regions. To check whether Apple Intelligence and Image Wand are available for your device, language, and region, see the Apple Support article How to get Apple Intelligence.
Create an image from a rough sketch
Go to the Notes app
on your iPhone.Open an existing note or tap
to start a new note.Tap
, create a sketch using your finger, then tap Image Wand.Circle your sketch, enter a description, then tap
.Swipe through the created images to find one you like.
Tap
to choose a different style—Animation, Illustration, or Sketch.
To refine your image, tap a description, then edit it. To save it, tap Done.
Create an image from surrounding content
Apple Intelligence can create images based on the words and images around it.
Go to the Notes app
on your iPhone.Open a note, tap
, then tap Image Wand.Circle an area near the content you want to illustrate.
You can also create an image from highlighted text. Tap the Image Wand, select a block of text, tap 
, then choose Create Image.
Re-create an existing image
When you create an image with Image Playground, all the elements used to create it are saved—sketches, descriptions, characters, and people. You can modify, add, or subtract elements in an existing created image.
Tap a created image.
Tap
.The image shows the elements used to create it.
Do any of the following:
Add a new element: Enter a description, then tap
.Modify an element: Tap a description, edit the text, then tap
.Remove an element: Tap
.
When you’re finished, tap Done.