In the early hours of this morning (May 4), Apple released the fourth beta update for iOS 15.5, a week after the last beta.
The system version number for iOS 15.5 Beta 4 is 19F5070b.
According to Apple's updated description, the fourth beta system of iOS 15.5 mainly includes bug fixes and other optimizations.
While iOS 15.5 Beta 4 hasn't brought much change, in the last beta, Apple modified the algorithm of the album recall function to automatically block photos taken at sensitive addresses.
At the same time, the internal code in the iOS 15.5 beta shows that Apple will open up third-party support methods for "reading" apps in the App Store.
The official iOS 15.5 release is expected to be released within this month in anticipation of the upcoming WWDC 2022.
In addition, the beta update of iOS 15.5 has once again improved the low image quality of the camera previously exposed by Studio Display.
According to the tests of developer James Thomsom, after upgrading the latest firmware for iOS 15.5, although the image display is still somewhat faded, the clarity has obviously improved.
At the same time, the image has higher contrast and the colors are more natural.
Although foreign media speculate that this problem may be based on Studio Display's hardware configuration, Apple is improving the user experience as much as possible through software updates.
Firmware updates for Studio Display are now available through the macOS 12.4 beta, with users using Studio Display suggesting updates.
In addition, Apple also released a beta update for macOS 12.4 today, and the problem of incompatible universal control functions is still not solved.
Users now need to upgrade both iPad and Mac to the latest beta version to use universal controls.
Small partners who have a demand for this function should be cautious about upgrading.
In addition to the system update released today, with the approaching of this year's Apple WWDC Developer Conference, the latest news about iOS 16 has recently been released.
According to foreign media 9to5Mac, Apple will optimize the iCloud Private Relay (dedicated transfer agent) function in iOS 16.
As a specific scenario, this feature may be transferred to production in iOS 16 and extended to more apps as a resident feature.
iCloud Private Relay is a feature based on iCloud+ that protects the privacy of users while browsing the web through Safari.
In simple terms, this feature is an encrypted VPN developed by Apple for users, which can establish a secure link to protect users' data from being monitored or collected.
At present, iCloud Private Relay has been tested and launched in some foreign countries and regions, but it is temporarily unavailable in China.
However, even if the iCloud Private Relay function is officially launched in China, Apple will most likely add some local restrictions to it.
For example, only encrypted address services are provided, but it cannot be used to access websites that are restricted in some regions.
In any case, paying attention to the privacy protection of users has always been one of the concepts advocated by Apple, and Apple has also released many features in this regard over the years, such as App privacy reports and App tracking transparency functions.
It is believed that Apple will introduce more features to protect user privacy in the future.
According to Apple's previous official announcement, iOS 16 will be unveiled at WWDC held on June 7, let's wait and see.