The official version of iOS 17.4 will be launched in March, will the signal get better?
The Apple system launches many new versions every year. In addition to major version updates, it also pushes some small version updates for Apple fans. Recently, news broke that the official version of iOS 17.4 will be officially released in March 2024.That is around the middle of next month, let us take a look at the relevant news about this system version!
According to Apple’s official press release, Apple announced that it will launch the official version of iOS 17.4 in March, bringing app sideloading (EU only), podcast improvements, new Emoji and other features.
Open sideloading for the EU
In order to comply with the EU's "Digital Market Law", Apple has made three changes to the App Store, Apple Pay, and Safari browsers. The relevant changes are applicable to iPhone users in 27 countries or regions in the EU: Allowing users to download applications from third-party app stores; Third-party browsers can use web engines other than Apple WebKit on the iPhone; third-party wallet applications support calling the iPhone's NFC chip
Podcast app improvements
Apple will add text lines to the Podcasts app. The overall form is similar to "Lyrics" in Apple Music, allowing users to search for lines from a specific podcast in the app and quickly jump to the relevant part.
HomePod speakers support simulcast sharing function
Starting from iOS 17.4, Apple has extended the SharePlay function to HomePod speakers. Users can approve family members and friends to control the music played on HomePod, allowing them to freely add and delete songs from the to-be-played list.
New Emoji
New additions include limes, smiling faces shaking their heads up and down, and a series of directional character Emoji symbols from the Emoji 15.1 update proposed by Unicode in September 2023.
The official version of iOS 17.4 brings many new features to users, but netizens jokingly call this version the EU version of the IOS system. After all, the new features of this version have not yet been released in China. If you are interested, you canUpdate and experience it.
