iOS 18.4 is officially here.
You’ll have to wait until iOS 18.5 (or later) for those features to arrive.
Nevertheless, 18.4 isn’t an empty update.
Perhaps most importantly, there are new emojis to try out.
Priority notifications
One of the new highlight features in iOS 18.4 is Priority Notifications.
However, it’s not enabled by default.
Go toSettings>Notifications>Prioritize Notificationsand then initiate the feature to start using it.
you’ve got the option to also now remove apps from Priority Notifications.
During beta testing, this was an all-or-nothing affair.
This style makes it look like your AI-generated image was drawn on paper.
With iOS 18.4, iPhone 15 Pro users will get it, too.
In iOS 18.4,Apple is introducing seven new emojis.
There’s a new face emoji called Face with Bags Under Eyes (my personal new favorite).
Here’s what they look like.
However, in iOS 18.4, you’ll find a newAmbient Music sectionin Control Center.
There are four options: Sleep, Chill, Productivity, and Wellbeing.
Tap one, and it’ll play a corresponding playlist from Apple Music.
Apple mapped a playlist to each button by default, but you’re not locked to any of them.
Plus, there’s now support for localized English for both India and Singapore.
Here, you could access tens of thousands of aesthetically pleasing recipes.
There are also stories, restaurant reviews, and more.
Once you update, you’ll get access toemail categories and other AI featureson your tablet and computer.
Genmoji was just a multicolor smiley face tucked in the corner of the Emoji keyboard.
The Library widget can show you all saved episodes, downloaded episodes, or latest episodes.
The Shows widget is for highlighting all episodes from a single show.
More choices for default apps
Apple’s selection ofdefault apps options is growing.
(If you’re not in the EU,try using Map Redirectas a workaround.)
Whether you see this seems to depend on which vehicle you have.
Safari now offers suggestions based on your recent searches.
Screen Time limits do not disable if a child uninstalls and reinstalls Screen Time.
you’ve got the option to controlMatter-compatiblerobot vacuum cleaners from the Home app.
Apple says that it will use this data only to help set up parental controls.
There’s a new button in the Recently Deleted section of the Photos app to quicklyDelete Allphotos.
