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The Apple iOS 18.4 update is set to launch in April 2025, bringing a host of exciting features for iPhone users. This update will improve notification management and expand support for additional languages in Apple’s intelligence services, offering significant enhancements in both functionality and user experience.
Here's a rundown of the best new features in iOS 18.4 that you should try.
1) Priority alerts: Attributable, among others, to Priority Notifications, this
is a feature that makes its debut in the iOS 18.4 build. The user would be enabled to find and pay attention to priority notifications vis-à-vis Lock Screen with the help of the integrated Apple Intelligence. Priority Notifications makes its view ready with the adaptation of the feature in the customization part early on, introduced in iOS 18.4 Beta 1, so that users can now customize which apps they want to get known for priority notification.
2) Visual Intelligence: Now, supporting the Apple iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max, it broadens the access for Visual Intelligence in the iPhone line of models that used to be characterized by the iPhone 16 series. It helps users perform AI-powered visual searches through the Action Button or Control Center. Visual Intelligence greatly improves image recognition and instantaneous recognition of objects, thus easing interactions with the environment.
3) New Emojis Additions: Bringing up the up-to-present pack of emojis part of Unicode 16.0, which includes characters such as a face with bags, fingerprint, leafless tree, root vegetable, harp, shovel, or splatter. These new emojis would bring digital communication to a greater level in terms of overall creativity in expressing emotions and ideas.
4) Improved Shortcut Automation: In iOS 18.4 Beta 2, Shortcuts has new links to many system apps, such as Safari, Books, Maps, and News. The enhanced automation can now use location, time, or app usage to perform actions, which makes automation a bit easier and more practical.
5) New Features on the Control Center: Toggles added to the Control Center for quick access to specific features and services of Apple Intelligence and Siri. Among the new capabilities are easy switching from "Talk to Siri" to "Type to Siri" and enabling Visual Intelligence with supported devices.
6) The App for Apple Vision Pro: It also has a new app called Apple Vision Pro App to help users find contents and spatial experiences. The application also provides tips and insights about the device, effectively improving the level of user interaction with spatial technology.
7) Extend Apple Intelligence Support: iOS 18.4 increases the number of supported languages for Apple Intelligence in addition to English, including French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified). This state greatly increases the accessibility of Apple's AI-driven features for users worldwide.
8) Image Playground Sketch Style: Also, in the Image Playground feature, we have included a new Sketch style, which gives the user the ability to create an image that looks like a sketch on paper. It adds a creative touch to the already meaningful AI images.
9) Ambient Music Feature: The feature of the Control Center now includes ambient music, with playlists for different moods like Sleep, Chill, Productivity, and Wellbeing. A great shortcut for cool music to make your space's soothing effect available to you.
10) For users in the European Union: The set default apps option for maps and translations is provided for them at iOS 18.4. Such applications could be mapped to Google Maps or any other preferred app as the user's default application for navigation purposes.
iOS 18.4 is about to ramp up the iPhone experience with smarter notifications and new AI functionalities. Users can personalize, optimize, and engage with their devices through these new features. From customizing notifications to having fun with new emojis to using the latest automation tools, iOS 18.4 has something for everyone. It will be exciting to see these features in action throughout the day-to-day lives of users, enhancing their overall user experience as they roll out in April.
