Brief Summary
This video highlights 10 new features in iOS 18.4, including new emoji characters, ambient music, prioritized notifications, visual intelligence shortcuts, Apple News+ food recipes, robot vacuum support, a new macOS proximity-based setup, iPadOS Mail app updates, Photos updates, and the ability to hide recent searches in Safari.
- New emoji characters include bags under the eyes, a tree without foliage, a root vegetable, a harp, a shovel, and a splatter emoji.
- Ambient music is a new feature that allows users to play relaxing music through a dedicated control center shortcut.
- Prioritized notifications allow users to see important notifications in a separate section on the lock screen.
- Visual intelligence shortcuts allow iPhone 15 Pro users to invoke visual intelligence using the action button.
- Apple News+ subscribers can now view recipes within the News app.
- Robot vacuum support is now available in the Home app thanks to Matter compatibility.
- A new proximity-based macOS setup allows users to set up a new Mac by holding their iPhone or iPad near the Mac's display.
- iPadOS Mail app now includes categories like primary, transactions, and promotions.
- Photos app has new updates including a key photo view, the ability to sort utilities and media types, and a filter for shared photos.
- Safari now allows users to hide recent searches.
Introduction
This video introduces the top 10 features in iOS 18.4 that users should be aware of. The video will cover new emoji characters, ambient music, prioritized notifications, visual intelligence shortcuts, Apple News+ food recipes, robot vacuum support, a new macOS proximity-based setup, iPadOS Mail app updates, Photos updates, and the ability to hide recent searches in Safari.
New Emoji
iOS 18.4 includes several new emoji characters, including bags under the eyes, a tree without foliage, a root vegetable, a harp, a shovel, and a splatter emoji. These new emoji characters can be accessed by typing in the corresponding keywords in the emoji keyboard.
Ambient Music
The new ambient music feature in iOS 18.4 provides a dedicated control center shortcut for playing relaxing music. Users can access this feature by adding the ambient music shortcut to their control center. Apple provides four different playlist options for each ambient music type, and users can also add their own playlists from their library. Ambient music can also be accessed through the dynamic island or the action button.
Prioritize Notifications
iOS 18.4 introduces the ability to prioritize notifications using Apple intelligence. Users can access this feature in the settings app under notifications. This feature allows users to see important notifications in a separate section on the lock screen. Users can also choose which apps they want to work with priority notifications.
Visual Intelligence Shortcuts
iPhone 15 Pro users can now invoke visual intelligence using the action button thanks to new visual intelligence shortcuts. This feature allows users to quickly access visual intelligence by long-pressing the action button. Visual intelligence can be used to perform Google image searches, ask questions using ChatGPT, and get information about objects in the viewfinder.
Apple News+ Food Recipes
Apple News+ subscribers can now view recipes within the News app. This feature allows users to view recipes, articles related to those recipes, and get details on the ingredients and directions. Users can also set timers directly from the recipe instructions.
Robot Vacuum support over Matter
iOS 18.4 introduces robot vacuum support in the Home app thanks to Matter compatibility. This feature allows users to control compatible robot vacuums using Siri and the Home app.
New macOS proximity-based setup
A new proximity-based macOS setup feature allows users to set up a new Mac by holding their iPhone or iPad near the Mac's display. This feature prompts users to set up the new Mac and then guides them through the setup process by holding their phone to the Mac's display.
iPadOS Mail app updates
The iPadOS Mail app now includes categories like primary, transactions, and promotions. This feature allows users to view only emails related to specific categories. Users can also further break down email threads to show only promotions or all mail from a particular sender.
New Photos updates
iOS 18.4 includes several new updates to the Photos app, including a key photo view, the ability to sort utilities and media types, and a filter for shared photos. The key photo view allows users to switch from a list view to a view that highlights key photos in an album. Users can also sort utilities and media types to customize the order of photos in an album. The shared with you filter allows users to quickly find photos that were sent to them.
Hide recent searches in Safari
iOS 18.4 introduces the ability to hide recent searches in Safari. Users can access this feature by tapping the search bar and then toggling the "Show recent searches" option. This feature allows users to prevent their recent searches from being displayed in the search bar.
