Top Intriguing Features of iOS 16.4

Ashutosh Singh March 28, 2023

[{"selector":"#anim-9b7df0f4-7e44-4c47-b6eb-d6d0a0d9ac1b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99cd1079-5796-42c2-a584-cfbf7a4827f6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 213.63117%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Apple finally releases its fourth big update of iOS 16. iOS 16.4 is now available for everyone after many beta builds. IMG: Unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-741ab5d0-ddca-4e1b-842f-5b2f1dcc74a0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-955d9df8-59a7-45df-a2e3-e60458a9af37","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 203.32191%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The latest big update comes with many new features. Here are some top features of iOS 16.4.

21 New Emojis

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Voice Isolation

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Push Notifications for Web apps

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Duplicate Detection from iCloud Library

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Automatically Dim Video

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VoiceOver Changes

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Other Features

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[{"selector":"#anim-9b08962c-62e2-4966-8b92-055831a99170","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-71f7e34c-b25f-4a73-9d10-75eb73c22cd7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 154.89417%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] - New Profile Settings Page for Beta Updates - UI updates on Apple Music - A new app called Apple Music Classical - New shortcut actions - Bug fixes and improvements

Other STORIES

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