Apple is beta test iOS 18.4 at present, and although the update does not have the features of Apple Intelligence Siri that we hoped, there are a number of new additions that deserve to be known.
Priority notifications – Apple Intelligence
There is a new priority notifications feature that can first show you your most important notifications. Priority notifications are deactivated by default, but they can be activated by going in Settings> Notifications> Priorify the notifications and press the rocking.
With the activated functionality, apple Intelligence will display notifications that can be important in a dedicated section of the lock screen.
Image sketch style
Image Playground now includes a sketch style that joins animation and illustration styles. Sketch was previously available for the image baguette, but now it is a third style that can be used in image playground.
Exchange the styles by pressing the “+” button in the Image Playground application.
Apple has also replaced the theme of “Winter Holidays” with a new “spring” theme.
New Apple Intelligence Languages
French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese (simplified), as well as the English located for Singapore and India.
Appores Appaires + Food
IOS 18.4 and iPados 18.4 include a new Food News section for apple News + subscribers. The food section includes tens of thousands of recipes, stories about restaurants, advice for healthy food, essential elements of the kitchen, etc.
The content will come from the best food publishers such as Allrecipes, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Good Food and Serious Eats. . A cook mode included provides step -by -step instructions and users can record favorite recipes for offline access.
Ambient music
IOS 18.4 includes a new ambient music option that can be added to the control center. There are four different sound categories, including sleep, cold, productivity and well-being.
Each category can be added to Control Center separately, and Tapping One plays a random selection of sounds or music from this particular category.
You cannot choose what plays in Control Center, but if you play a category, then press the dynamic island at the top or access the widget now while playing, you can jump songs and see the name of what is currently playing .
Mail categorization for iPados 18.4
With iPados 18.4, an updated messaging application is available with categorization. The new messaging application organizes incoming emails in different sections. Important emails are displayed in the main category, with other emails organized in sections highlighting products, newsletters, offers and social notifications.
The categorization of mail was previously introduced for the iPhone in iOS 18.2.
Confidentiality indication points
The small points that appear on the menu bar of the IPhone when the camera or the microphone is used have been moved to the left and are now more apparent thanks to a black background.
Siri Voices
There are two new Australian voices for Siri.
Genmoji
The Genmoji icon on the Emoji keyboard now says “genmoji” instead of simply presenting a smiling multicolored face. The change should make more obvious where users are going to create a genmoji character.
Photos
In the Photos Application, there are now options to filter your library by images that have been shared with you by others or by those that are not included in an album, which is useful to separate the content you have Organized in albums.
Apple also added an option to display your album list by the key photo.
In the photos settings, there is a new program recently consulted and shared which will display or mask the recently consulted and recently shared albums on the list of public services.
Type to Siri
When you use the type for Siri to ask Siri a question, the keyboard is now collapsed when Siri answers. To type another request, you must press the Siri bar to bring it back. There is also a rocking to activate the type on Siri with the lateral button, which would normally lead to listening to siri for a voice command. This feature does not work as expected in beta 1.
Press
If the rear tap accessibility option is activated, there is now a notification when a double tap or triple valve action is performed.
Apple cards
In Apple Maps settings, there is a new option to define a favorite language.
Passwords
In the application of passwords, the verification codes for two -factor authentication have a reverse account circle so that you can know when a new code will be generated.
There is a new library and displays widgets that can be added to the home screen on a iphone or iPad. The library widget operated on the recorded content, while the display option is displayed in which you subscribe.
In the Podcasts application, if you press your profile photo, there are new options for podcast settings and notification settings.
Mac configuration
There is a new feature that allows a iPhone or ipad close to being used to connect to an Apple account to configure a new Mac. MacOS Sequoia 15.4 is also required.
Tilting the control center
The cellular switch and the Wi-Fi switch to the control center now show your cell or Wi-Fi signal force represented in the bars.
The brightness and sound flies in the control center have been slightly modified and will now change the color when the sliders are lowered under the position of the icons.
The focus option in Control Center now offers two small arrows that serve as a visual indicator that there are more accessible options.
Actions shortcuts
Apple has added a new shortcut action to open a specific conversation in the messages application.
Carplay
Some carplay users see a third line of icon icons on the home screen rather than two lines.
Default applications
There is a new option to define another translation application as by default in the default apps section of the Settings application. In the EU, there is also an option to choose another navigation application.
Notification center
The animation when the notification center is now more fluid.
Camera control
Additional camera applications that can be selected for the camera control function on iPhone 16 models are now listed in a section of camera applications rather than directly in the main camera menu.
Safari connection security
In Safari, you can use the details of a website to see the certificate via a new interface of connection security details to make sure the site is secure.
Wi-Fi call problem
Apple developer’s notes for update indicate that the Wi-Fi call may not work for American cellular customers in iOS 18.4. Apple says that users should return to iOS 18.3 to activate Wi-Fi calls. Note that this is applicable to those who have cellular as their carrier, this does not mean all cellular users in the United States.
Robot Vacuum Homekit Support
In iOS 18.4, Homekit supports the robot vacuum, a functionality promised by Apple would produce in iOS 18. The addition of a vacuum to the domestic application requires a vacuum with a material support, and which requires manufacturers of ‘Robot vacuum cleaners to implement the material. All compatible robot vacuum cleaners cannot be added immediately to homekit.
Management of Japan ‘My Number Card’ in Wallet
The beta iOS 18.4 version seems to include integration for Japanese digital identifiers “My Number Card” in the Wallet application. Apple said last year that he would add an identity cards to be taken care of in the spring of 2025.
More than 100 million Japanese residents have my digital card identifiers.
MDM modifications
For business and education users, Apple has made mobile devices management updates. MDM can deactivate apple Intelligence ° Reports, send SMART responses, Safari Summarizing the content and the inactive restart function which restarts iPhones after inactivity. There are also options to prevent the modification of default call and messaging applications.
Configuration of the Vision Pro application and guests
For professional vision owners, Apple has designed a vision pro application to manage the helmet. It is designed to help users find content and inquire about new features, so it includes tools to download visionos applications and content, a advice page and a my vision pro section to configure the space audio Personalized and obtain information such as the serial number of the helmet.
The configuration of the guests can now be managed on a iphone or ipad linked to a pro vision, which allows the owners of pro vision more easily to let others test their helmet. There are controls to limit the applications that a guest is able to use and a mode of ventilation to guide the guest thanks to Vision Pro Experiences. When a guest user puts the pro vision, an prompt to activate the guest mode will appear on the device of the headset owner.
The vision pro application is not in this beta version, but it will arrive in a subsequent beta 18.4 beta version.
New emojis
There are no new emoji in the current beta version, but the iOS 18.4 code confirms that a future beta version will add new characters. The new emoji will include bags under the eyes, fingerprints, leave without leaves, root vegetables, harp, shovel and splashes.
Find my
Finding my support was added to South Korea.
iPhone 12
The beta iOS 18.4 version is not currently available for IPhone 12 models due to a problem that caused start -up loops. It will probably be available for the series iPhone 12 with the second beta launch.
Release date
IOS 18.4 will be published in early April alongside iPados 18.4 and macos sequoia 15.4.
