Apple has deployed iOS 18.4 to all compatible iPhones. The software update adds the management of eight new languages on Apple Intelligence, Apple News + recipes and seven new emojis. Users of the European Union can also define their default navigation application other than Apple Maps.
You must be invited to the update automatically, but if not, you can launch the download manually by going to parameters, general, then the software update. Apple Intelligence’s features are only available on iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Techrepublic breaks down all the largest new features to come on your iPhone with iOS 18.4.
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Apple Intelligence: new languages, access to the EU, Vision Pro integration
Apple Intelligence now supports these additional languages: French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (simplified) and English located for Singapore and India. It is also finally available for iPhone and iPad users in the EU after the “regulatory uncertainty caused by the law on digital markets” have maintained its release in the region.
Apple Intelligence lits and also prioritizes your iPhone notifications, by putting the most urgent alerts at the top, and a “sketch” style option has been added to image playground. It also provides summaries of user reviews for applications listed in the App Store.
New emojis
iOS 18.4 has seven new emojis added to the iPhone keyboard to help you express yourself in the messages:
- Face with bags under the eyes
- Fingerprint
- Leave -free
- Root vegetable
- Harp
- Shovel
- Splash
Support for new system languages
Ten new system languages are now available on iOS with iOS 18.4: Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Ourdou.
Choice of default navigation application for EU users
IPhone users in the EU can choose their default navigation application with this Apple Maps update to alternatives like Google Maps or Waze; This will apply both on the handset and the carplay. The option was added in response to the EU digital market law, which requires Apple to allow more competition and give consumers greater control over applications. Apple announced this for the first time and a number of other modifications necessary for DMA compliance in August.
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Vision Pro Application
For iPhone users with a Vision Pro helmet, the upgrade to iOS 18.4 will add the new vision pro application to your device. This helps users to discover and download Vision Pro content, to manage the device settings and to configure the guest mode.
Apple News + Recipes
For budding chiefs, Apple News + subscribers will find a multitude of recipes in the application they can seek and save for later. When you are ready to cook, you can load the recipe in cooking mode, which displays each step clearly and individually. The new food section also shows cooking advice and restaurant criticism.
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Photos: New filters and collection features
The Photos Application has been updated with new filters that allow users to display or hide images according to criteria as they were shared with others, synchronized from a Mac or PC, or included in albums. The albums can be sorted by modified date, and elements of the media and utility type collections can be reorganized to prioritize videos, selfies or screenshots.
Filters and the oldest first will be available in all collections, and recently viewed and recently shared collections can be disabled. In addition, hidden photos will not be imported on a Mac or PC if the use of the front ID is applied to unlock them.
Carplay: Large screen screen and sports scores
Carplay has been updated with iOS 18.4. Now, if the screen of your car is large enough, Carplay’s home screen will display three rows of applications rather than two. Sports scores can also appear on a new game interface now, thanks to the updated API available to sports applications.
Updated parental controls
Apple has simplified the process of creating a child account by automatically applying the parameters adapted to children before the configuration is complete, allowing parents to move away and end later. He also made sure that the limits of the screen time application remain applied even if a united and reinstalls an application.
