iOS

iOS 18.4 Beta 2 Unveiled: iPhone 16e Support, New Emoji, and Enhanced Visual Intelligence

Discover the latest updates in iOS 18.4 beta 2, featuring enhanced iPhone 16e support, new emoji characters, and exciting features like Apple News+ Food and Visual Intelligence.
By Blip Tech 1 min read

Summary of iOS 18.4 Beta 2 Release Apple has released the second developer beta version of iOS 18.4, which includes several new features and improvements. Key highlights include:

  • Apple News+ Food: A new cooking and recipes experience in the News app.
  • Priority Notifications: Powered by Apple Intelligence, this feature prioritizes important notifications.
  • CarPlay Design Update: Enhancements to the CarPlay interface.
  • Support for iPhone 16e: The update now includes support for the latest iPhone model, which was missing in beta 1.
  • Visual Intelligence: Can be accessed via the Action button and Control Center on all iPhones with Apple Intelligence.
  • New Emoji Characters: The first release to include new emoji characters since last year.

Apple plans to complete iOS 18.4 development for an April release, adding support for multiple languages including French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (simplified), and localized English for Singapore and India. Additional features promised for future updates include a new Apple Vision Pro app and improved guest mode.

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