What was updated in iOS 17.4?
From iOS 17.4Beta 1 on January 26 to iOS 17.4 beta 4 on February 21, in less than a month, Apple has released four iOS 17.4 beta versions to users.
What features and improvements have Apple brought to us in these four beta versions?
The iOS 17.4Beta 1 update focuses on adapting Safari and the App Store for the European Union, including more than 600 new APIs, expanded app analytics, support for alternative browser engines, and new options for processing app payments and publishing iOS apps.
On top of that, there are a number of improvements and fixes to improve the user experience, including optimizations to the system's performance, fixes for some known bugs, and the addition of some new functions and features. There have also been some improvements in terms of security and privacy, which have strengthened the protection of user data. At the same time, some new animation effects and interface design have been added to make the whole system more beautiful and smooth.
The iOS 17.4Beta 2 update is a new regulation that is scheduled to be implemented in the European market in March, further refining and tweaking many components and APIs, such as StoreKit.
On Valentine's Day, February 14th, Apple brought you iOS 17.4Beta 3!iOS17.4 Beta 3 update upgrade package size is about 6.22GB, and the updated version number is 21E5200d, with no obvious functional changes, mainly to fix bugs and improve system stability. Here are some of the small changes that iOS 17.4Beta 3 brings:
Siri supports a brief "Siri" wake
Offline maps support domestic regions
A call background without a contact poster will show a blurry effect on the lock screen instead of an ugly gray background
Added multiple emoji symbols
Optimized protection for stolen devices
New CarPlay (Newer model required.)
The built-in clock adds a "City Digital" home screen widget
Adjust the Dynamic Island effect of the Clock App
Added the user avatar in the activation interface;
The latest iOS 17.4Beta 4 mainly optimizes and upgrades the battery health menu, which allows users to understand the battery health status of the iPhone more intuitively, and adds the battery status display. However, this optimization is exclusive to the new phone, which means that only the iPhone 15 phone can support viewing the number of battery cycles from the settings.
Although it is a beta version, Apple has indeed brought users a new visual experience in several beta versions of iOS 17.4Beta, and has optimized the user's experience in details, especially for the visual display of battery health status, so that users can see the battery status of the phone at a glance. If you are a user who likes to experience new features, you can use AISI Assistant to upgrade to your latest version with one click as soon as the new version is released.
It should be noted that iOS 17.4 is still only a beta version, and may encounter some instability or compatibility issues during use, so it is recommended that ordinary users carefully choose whether to upgrade before the official version is released, and use AISI Assistant to do a good job of data backup before upgrading just in case.
iOS 17.4 RC is expected to be released this week, and iOS 17.4 will also arrive in early March.