Apple fans are still discovering the new upgrades found in the latest iOS 18.4 software update since it came out last week and now we have had more time to experiment with what we think it is safe to say that Apple’s middle year update is bigger than you might think.
We have already drawn your attention to the more obvious iOS 18.4 changes such as The new Apple Intelligence Priority Message Message Function and waits patiently for major upgrades such as the delayed Next-Gen Siri. But iOS 18.4 is still a glimpse of hope that suggests better things to come from Apple Intelligence, and the update contains five other practical small features that help tide for now.
While these new tricks have not gone unnoticed, they are still small enough to easily fly the under-radar. So if you missed them, here are five other new features in iOS 18.4 that can help change the way you use your iPhone …
1. New shortcuts
The new upgrades to shortcuts are small but effective, pointing to the possibility that changes to Siri could be next on Apple’s agenda as shortcuts could serve as the basis of Siri’s upcoming upgrades.
When you go to the shortcut app, there is a new action that allows you to change settings for a variety of Apple apps, including Safari, Apple Maps and Apple News, where each one packs a different layer of actions you can perform.
2. Lots of new emojier
Everyone uses Apple’s extensive keyboard of emojier and iOS 18.4 introduces eight new emojis to brighten up your texts and captions on social media. It’s a much smaller upgrade, but new emojis are always exciting.
Out of all the latest additions to Apple’s Emoji Gallery, which includes a new fingerprint, harp and funky spatter emoji, you have already proven to be the next most widely used emoji new smiley with sink, sub-eye bags. Relatable? I think so.
3rd surrounding music
One of the more well -known but easily missed additions to iOS 18.4 is the extension of Apple’s existing background sound function.
The surrounding sounds have packages four different playlists – chill, sleep, productivity and well -being. Perfect if you trust instrumental music to study, work or relax.
To use it, just add the surrounding music icon to your control center during customization, and then select your relaxing playlist.
4. Apple -Photo’s improvements
iOS 18.4 doubles on organizational tools, bringing a shed load with new improvements to the photos app.
For starters, you have the freedom to activate and disable your ‘recently seen’ and ‘recently shared’ galleries, as well as two new filtration options, ‘shared with you’ and ‘Not in an album’, which saves you to roll in ages trying to find a specific photo.
The new photo features also include a new album sorting category ‘Sort by date modified’ and the possibility of deleting or restoring photos at once. It is a useful improvement of software for iPhone photographers everywhere.
5. Visual Intelligence for iPhone 15 Pro
The new Apple Intelligence Priority messages are one of iOS 18.4’s most practical new features, but you may have missed that Apple has also added a new action button that opens visual intelligence. Although this feature was previously exclusive to the iPhone 16 series, Apple has now brought it to the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max model.
In short, it is an Apple Intelligence feature that looks like Google Lens and allows you to take a photo of something in front of you before you find out more about it. You can get more information using chatgpt, google search or by highlighting any text within SNAP.
Although the iPhone 15 Pro does not pack the same camera control button as its superior iPhone 16, visual intelligence can be obtained via the control center or action button.
