In the early hours of this morning, Apple pushed the update of the iOS 15.4 Beta 2 beta for developer preview users. Users who have installed the iOS 15 Beta profile can directly open the Settings - Universal - Software Update and upgrade the online OTA to the latest iOS 15.4 beta.
The size of this update package is about 880M, the updated version number is (19E5219e), according to Apple's official update instructions, this update is still mainly to fix bugs and optimize the system. So, what new changes has been brought about by the Beta 2 beta?
This iOS 15.4 Beta2 also brings a very heavy update, but it has little to do with our domestic users. According to foreign media reports, Apple first introduced support for the "click to pay on iPhone" function in iOS 15.4 Beta2.
It is reported that the feature will allow IPhones with NFC capabilities to pay directly through Apple Pay, credit/debit cards, and other digital wallets, without relying on other hardware support. To put it simply, with this feature, your iPhone can also act as a mobile POS machine.
Apple has officially announced last night that it will officially add the "Tap to pay" function in the next iOS 15 system update, but at present, this function is only open to users in the United States, and other regions are temporarily unavailable.
Other developers have seen related tips in the PassKit code such as "know when your driver's license or state ID will be available and get important updates about your ID", suggesting that Apple may be planning to introduce support for digital IDs and driver's licenses in iOS 15.4.
Of course, the above updates have little to do with our domestic users, and if you want to adapt, you may have to wait for a while.
In the first beta of iOS 15.4 released 10 days ago, Apple brought a major update to "support wearing a mask to unlock" for iPhone 12/13 users, and in Beta 2 released today, Apple further optimized the unlocking experience of wearing a mask.
When the user wears a mask to unlock the iPhone, if the height of the iPhone is different from the height of the eye, then the iPhone will automatically prompt the user to "look down to unlock". Because when the user turns on "Wear a mask to use Face ID", when wearing a mask to unlock the iPhone, they must look at the screen with both eyes to unlock it.
According to Apple's official release notes, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (5th generation) and 11-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation) can only be updated from iPadOS 15.4 Beta1 to iPadOS 15.4 Beta2, and cannot be upgraded directly through IPSW. It's unclear what caused it, but Apple says the issue will be addressed in a future release.
If you often need to wear a mask to unlock your iPhone, quickly upgrade your iPhone to the latest iOS 15.4 beta ~ The method of upgrading is very simple, as long as you reply to "test" in our fruit powder home, install the iOS 15 beta profile, you can directly upgrade the OTA on the iPhone, no need to flash the machine.
As for when will the official version of iOS 15.4 be released? Judging from the update frequency of the iOS 15.4 beta version, the official version of iOS 15.4 is expected to wait until the end of apple's spring conference in March (Apple has not yet officially announced the conference time) to be pushed, that is, the official version of iOS 15.4 will not be released until at least a month later.