Apple has just released the iOS 16.4 beta for developers and anyone else who wants to get a really early look at the new software. This is the first beta for iOS 16.4, following numerous releases for iOS 16.3.
The first highlights for iOS 16.4 are the new Unicode 15 emoji. These are the first new emoji in over a year. Some of these new emojis include trembling face, pink heart, light blue heart, goose, donkey, angel wings, jellyfish, pea pod, ginger, folding fan, maracas, flute and more. These new emoji additions were originally proposed in July 2022 and were added to the Unicode standard in September 2022. It took several months to be added to iOS because designers at Apple needed to create the icons with information provided by the Unicode Consortium.
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Another big feature in iOS 16.4 is new support for web push notifications. This was promised in June 2022 during WWDC. With this feature, if you save a website as a web app to your home screen, you can receive push notifications for that web app via the Push API, Notifications API, and Service Workers. These web apps first need user permission before they can send push notifications. These notifications are like other apps, appearing on the lock screen in the Notification Center and even on a paired Apple Watch.
As for web pages, third-party web browsers can also add web apps to the iOS home screen.
It also allows beta developers to opt-in to betas directly from the Settings app via Software Update settings. For those using the developer beta, this will eliminate the need to install a profile from the developer center, making it easier to get the latest beta builds. The same thing applies to those who are on the public beta.
Another interesting tidbit about iOS 16.4 is the addition of new features in the Podcasts app. There will be a new Channels menu in Podcasts, giving users a complete list of podcast channels in one place on iPhone as well as iPad and Mac. The next new addition is a change to the Next Queue, as it will now include episodes that users have saved to their library, as well as episodes they stream from shows they don’t yet follow. More tools will be added later, giving listeners more control over managing Next, including tapping and holding on a show’s artwork to remove it from the queue if desired.
Users can also see how many unplayed episodes are waiting for them at the top of the show page. CarPlay improvements are also included in this update, allowing access to the Next and Recently Added queues from the Listen Now section of CarPlay.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn