Apple news coverage will come back gradually. We’ll start with important technical news over last weeks.
Apple published Release Candidate for its OSes. Xcode 13.3 RC is also published
Latest betas and RC added couple of new features that include:
- New anti-stalking alerts for AirTags
- New voices for Siri, voice recognition for Dutch users on HomePod
- Face ID with mask support
- Universal Control
- A lot of small tweaks here and there
Beta download: Beta Software Downloads
Release notes:
- iOS & iPadOS 15.4 Release Notes
- macOS Monterey 12.3 Release Notes
- watchOS 8.5 Release Notes
- tvOS 15.4 Release Notes
- Xcode 13.3 RC Release Notes
Reference:
- Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 to Developers and Public Beta Testers
- Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version macOS Monterey 12.3 Beta to Developers and Public Beta Testers
- iOS 15.4 RC now available to developers, here’s what’s new
- tvOS 15.4 and HomePod 15.4 RC version now available, here’s everything new
- watchOS 8.5 RC version now available to developers, features new American Siri voice
- Apple seeds macOS 12.3 RC with Universal Control, new emoji, Siri voice, and more
Recommendations
Developer:
Try RC for compatibility issues. Try using Xcode RC for building existing projects.QA engineer:
Test applications for regressions.PM/DM:
Business as usual.