Apple has just launched the new beta of what will be the new version of the operating system for the iPhone. At the moment we have iOS 16.4 in our portfolio and although it is only available, at the moment, only for developers, we already have a small vision of the news that we can take advantage of, hopefully this will not won’t take long. The new features it brings are, some of them very interesting, such as the management of Podcasts, which was a milestone. The new animations in the Music App or, for example, new Emojis but also new Widgets and Always On screen management. So let’s see the news, one by one.
First of all, it should be remembered that this new version is currently in beta phase and therefore, It is intended for developers only. If you’re signed up for the program, then you can take advantage of the beta and start testing out what’s new. Otherwise, you can go to the web page that Apple has dedicated to these tasks and register, taking into account that if you are going to try these functions, it is better to do it in a secondary terminal. Because even if Apple’s betas have been fairly stable from the start, that doesn’t mean that there can be serious breakdowns and that the terminal is toast. All in all a very big task.
Let’s see what’s new:
We now have, for example, the access to push notifications or home screen badges. But in addition, third-party browsers can now display a user interface allowing users to add a website to their home screen.
new emoji
Hay new emoji. A few will be added. Not too many, but some requested by users like shaking face, goose, hyacinth or pink heart.
There will be news regarding 5G with Standalone but only, for now, in the US
Unfortunately, at the moment only in the United States and also only in the T-Mobile company, who is the one with the right technology. iOS 16.4 adds a new “Standalone 5G” feature that can deliver blazing speeds of up to 3Gbps. This will help to have very low latencies around 1ms. When it comes to iPhone, the most appreciable improvements will be related to increased download speed, faster download speed, and no lags.
With standalone 5G, you can segment the network into subnets with different transmission capacities, speed and latency.
What’s New on Apple Podcast
We will finally have the renewal of library management, accompanied by improvements in some elements of the application and new updates on the use of this Application in CarPlay. With iOS 16.4, you can easily access the channels you subscribe to and browse the channels of the shows you follow. As for CarPlay, we will be able to resume the podcast where we left off and search for new programs more easily.
Always On is also improved
There will be a new filter for focus modes, so you can automatically enable or disable the Always On display for certain focus modes. In addition, one of the great novelties is that the consumption of the screen can be managed and we will know how much you really spend on the iPhone 14 Pro, that is, with the iPhone 14 Pro. we will be able to see exactly what it consumes from the battery of the terminal.
Music gets new animations
There will be interface tweaks and icon changes in the music app. With it, for example, add a song to the list will now only popup takes up the whole screen completely. Instead, there’s a much smaller notification at the bottom.
Better display and Apple Care information
OS 16.4 includes a new screen in the app Settings where you can see all of your AppleCare coverage for multiple devices like iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods.
Mastodon integration in messages
iOS 16.4 beta enables rich previews for Mastodon links in the Messages app. This is similar to what the app offers for Twitter and other websites.
New accessibility feature
In the “Motion” menu, you can dim flashing lights.
“Video content that displays flashing lights or strobes repeatedly it will automatically dim. The video timeline will display when flashing lights occur on the timeline for the supported media.”
New Widget to track orders.
Apple added three new home screen widgets for the Wallet app’s built-in order tracking features.
Again: Home
Support for manual and automatic software updates is now available for Matter accessories. The update also reintroduces the new architecture of the house after it was removed due to reliability issues.
keyboard changes
We will have minor updates to various keyboards like autocorrect for Korean keyboard is enabled by default or Ukrainian keyboard now supports predictive text. Support for Gujarati, Punjabi and Urdu keyboard layouts is also added.
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