Apple soon to release iOS 16.4 and other platforms. Today Release Candidate is published. Xcode 14.3 RC is also available.
In addition to new platforms, Apple also publishes RC for iOS 15.7.4 including security fixes (no releases notes are available).
This update includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
- 21 new emoji including animals, hand gestures, and objects are now available in emoji keyboard
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- Notifications for web apps added to the Home Screen
- Voice Isolation for cellular calls prioritizes your voice and blocks out ambient noise around you
- Duplicates album in Photos expands support to detect duplicate photos and videos in an iCloud Shared Photo Library
- VoiceOver support for maps in the Weather app
- Accessibility setting to automatically dim video when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected
- Fixes an issue where Ask to Buy requests from children may fail to appear on the parent’s device
- Addresses issues where Matter-compatible thermostats could become unresponsive when paired to Apple Home
- Crash Detection optimizations on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models
Also, corresponding RC firmware for Apple Studio Display is available.
Beta download: Operating Systems
Release notes:
- iOS & iPadOS 16.4 RC Release Notes
- macOS Ventura 13.3 RC Release Notes
- watchOS 9.4 RC Release Notes
- tvOS 16.4 RC Release Notes
- Xcode 14.3 RC Release Notes
References:
- Apple Seeds Release Candidate Versions of iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 to Developers
- Apple Seeds Studio Display 16.4 Firmware Release Candidate
- Here’s everything new for Apple Watch users with watchOS 9.4
- What’s new in iPadOS 16.4? Here are the full release notes
- iOS 16.4 Expands Duplicate Image Detection to iCloud Shared Photo Library
- iOS 16.4 Seemingly References New AirPods and AirPods Case
- iOS 16.4 Adds Voice Isolation for Cellular Phone Calls
- Xcode 14.3 RC 1