Adam Kos Apple has released the first beta of iOS 16.4 to developers, which includes a number of new features and changes. As expected, new emoticons will also come with the new update, but it's certainly not the only thing we can look forward to in supported iPhones.
New emoticons
Apple no longer releases new emoticons in the second tenth update of the system, when it focuses more on debugging errors and more useful functions for users. This time too, their new set will come with only the fourth tenth update. We can look forward to a trembling face, new colors of hearts, a pea pod, ginger or a donkey or blackbird.
New emoticons in iOS 16.4
New features in Safari and more
Apple is finally making push notifications available to web apps you can launch within Safari. We had to wait a really long time for the fact that the first iPhone originally relied mainly on web applications and Steve Jobs initially saw a greater future in them than in applications from the App Store.
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Since Apple updates its applications only with the release of a new system, its Podcasts will also receive a drastic improvement in iOS 16.4. These include easy access to channels you subscribe to and channel browsing from shows you're watching, returning to episodes you've listened to or episodes you've saved. When using CarPlay, you can quickly return to where you left off using the Next menu.
Apple Music
There are various interface modifications and changes to some icons in the Music application. For example, adding a song to a queue no longer displays a full-screen popup. Instead, a much smaller notification will just appear at the bottom of the interface. If you were looking forward to Apple Classical, there is no mention of it.
Mastodon in the Messages app
Apple is starting to notice the power of the Mastodon social network, which is being used by Twitter users and perhaps even Facebook users in droves. This will show rich previews of the links you can send in the Messages app. It's actually the same as in the case of Twitter.
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Always-On battery consumption
With the arrival of the iPhone 14 Pro, there was a lot of talk about how much energy their always-on display consumes (according to some benchmark tests, the Always-On function can drain up to 20% of the iPhone 14 Pro's battery in 24 hours). Apple will therefore add details in iOS 16.4 about how much this function actually eats. Users of iPhone 14 Pro (and later also newer) will see in the Battery menu how the function actually affects the battery of their device.
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The new architecture of HomeKit
When iOS 16 was announced, Apple mentioned that it would introduce a new architecture for the Home app that would improve the experience of using HomeKit accessories. The feature was officially released with iOS 16.2, but the company quickly pulled it because it caused compatibility issues with smart home accessories. So now it's back in iOS 16.4, and hopefully bug-free.
