Before the Spring Festival holiday, Apple released the first beta update for iOS 15.4.
Although it is only a beta version, the ability to unlock the iPhone with a mask added by iOS 15.4 immediately attracted the attention of a large number of Apple users.
During the epidemic, everyone needs to wear a mask when entering and leaving public places, which makes the Face ID function of the iPhone almost ineffective, and it is very inconvenient to wear a mask to unlock the iPhone.
Just when everyone was looking forward to Apple's ability to launch the screen fingerprint iPhone, I did not expect that Apple directly added the convenience function of wearing a mask to unlock the iPhone in the new system.
iOS 15.4 has also been hailed as the most useful system version of iOS 15 since its release last September.
About two weeks after the release of the first beta of iOS 15.4, Apple released the second beta update of iOS 15.4 in the early hours of this morning, with the system version number 19E5219e.
Compared with the first beta, iOS 15.4 Beta 2 does not have many new features and changes, mainly for the mask unlock function has been re-optimized, while continuing to strengthen the stability of the system.
Next, Xiaoguo will take you to see what new changes are in iOS 15.4 Beta 2.
Wearing a mask to unlock iPhone feature optimizations
In iOS 15.4 Beta 2, Apple added a "look down to unlock" prompt for Face ID.
Because you use Face ID while wearing a mask, iPhone needs to identify unique features around your eyes to authenticate.
This prompt appears on iPhone when the user's line of sight is below the horizontal position, reminding the user to adjust the iPhone to increase unlock efficiency.
Judging from Xiaoguo's experience in the past two weeks, iOS 15.4's newly added mask unlock iPhone function is very good, and the unlocking experience is almost the same as when not wearing a mask.
In addition, machine learning can make us wear a mask to unlock the sensitivity of iPhones more sensitive as we use them.
Glasses-wear partners recommend that in the Settings - Face ID and Password option, select "Wear Glasses" to re-enter the face information of the glasses to improve the unlocking efficiency.
It should be understood that due to technical limitations, the mask unlocking function of iOS 15.4 requires iPhone 12 and newer models to use.
iPhone mobile payments
In iOS 15.4 Beta 2, Apple brought Tap to Pay contactless mobile payment to the iPhone.
This feature allows NFC-compatible iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless and debit cards, and other digital wallets without the need for additional hardware or payment terminals.
Apple also released the news today in an official press release.
Apple says the Tap to Pay feature on the iPhone is available for payment platform and app developers to integrate into their iOS apps and offer them as a payment option to their business customers.
The feature will be rolled out first in the U.S., with Stripe becoming the first payment platform to offer Tap to Pay to its business customers on the iPhone, and other payment platforms and apps coming later this year.
HomePod exclusive WiFi network support
In iOS 15.4 Beta 2, Apple added support for a dedicated WiFi network to the HomePod.
Allow users to use HomePod in hotels, dormitories, and other places that require additional WiFi network login steps.
Bug fixes
On iOS 15.4 Beta 2 systems, Apple also fixed a bug in iOS 15 systems. Even if a user chooses not to share Siri data, the system will still incorrectly upload Siri data to Apple.
After you upgrade to a new beta system for the first time, a settings window will pop up, giving users a new choice of whether to share Siri data.
These are the main new changes brought by iOS 15.4 Beta 2.
According to the convention, the official version of iOS 15.4 will arrive with Apple's new products at the spring conference.
At present, it is rumored that Apple will hold the first spring conference of the year on March 8, and it is expected that the official version of iOS 15.4 will also be released at the same time.
The new feature of wearing a mask to unlock iPhone is expected to make iOS 15.4 the most popular system version since iOS 15 went live.