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iOS 18.4is out of beta and available as a full release for anyone to download on their iPhone.
This update was expected to be the last significant one ahead of this summer’siOS 19preview.
That’s not happening, nor will it occur any time soon.
Even better, with a couple noteworthy exceptions, the big changes aren’t tied to Apple Intelligence.
I’ve been trying out iOS 18.4 across multiple iPhones since the initial betas came out.
I will not pretend otherwise.
you could even add an ambient music control to your phone’s lock screen for quicker access.
iOS 18.4 includes a couple of these changes that are worth noting.
Maybe that doesn’t bug you, but it’s not the most secure way to go through life.
Priority notifications
Switch back to Apple Intelligence-specific improvements, iOS 18.4 sees the arrival of priority notifications.
Here’s an example: My wife texted me in Messages about an upcoming dentist appointment.
iOS 18.4 lets the EU join the part, and there support for more languages.
Localized English is also available in Singapore and India.
Other iOS 18.4 changes
Those aren’t the only iOS 18.4 additions.
But I’ll highlight them here in case they’re capabilities that matter to you.
Study them well, and use them as you will.
On the Apple Intelligence front, theImage Playgroundapp adds a third drawing style Sketch joins Animation and Illustration.
That certainly starts to tackle one complaint I’ve had about Apple’s image generation feature not enough styles.
But my overall observation that images generated in Image Playground really don’t have practical uses remains.
Specifically,Apple is bringing recipes to its News app.
So that might just tempt me to part with the $12.99/month that Apple charges for News Plus.
