Both iPadOS 17.4 and iOS 17.4 come with a number of interesting new features that are applicable to users in the European Union (EU) that must adhere to the guidelines established by the Digital Markets Act (DMA). However, there are still a good number of fresh additions and modifications that Americans can take advantage of.
The same day that Apple announced it was allowing streaming game apps like Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce NOW to submit single apps on the App Store globally that allow for streaming of their entire game catalogs, the company released iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, both of which are currently in beta.
March will mark the official release of both iPadOS 17.4 and iOS 17.4, giving users plenty of opportunity to explore all the new capabilities that are concealed within the operating systems. Before getting into the updates limited to the EU, we'll go over all of the features relevant to the United States below. Installing the iOS 17.4 Beta or iPadOS 17.4 Beta will allow you to test out these new features beforehand.
You may access the 28 new emoji—or 118 new emoji counting skin tone variations—from within the Emoji keyboard with the iOS 17.4 update. They function as stickers and reactions much like any other emoji. In addition to new non-gender-specific families, the new ones are a phoenix, head shaking vertically, head shaking horizontally, brown mushroom, lime wedge, and broken chain.
Stopwatch was ostensibly overlooked, even though the Clock's Timer has supported multiple timers and Live Activities since iOS 17.0. However, this is no longer the case as iOS 17.4 has a Live Activity for Stopwatch. Using the controls on the Live Activity, you can record laps and pause or end the stopwatch feature.
The same day that Apple announced it was allowing streaming game apps like Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce NOW to submit single apps on the App Store globally that allow for streaming of their entire game catalogs, the company released iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, both of which are currently in beta.
March will mark the official release of both iPadOS 17.4 and iOS 17.4, giving users plenty of opportunity to explore all the new capabilities that are concealed within the operating systems. Before getting into the updates limited to the EU, we'll go over all of the features relevant to the United States below. Installing the iOS 17.4 Beta or iPadOS 17.4 Beta will allow you to test out these new features beforehand.
You may access the 28 new emoji—or 118 new emoji counting skin tone variations—from within the Emoji keyboard with the iOS 17.4 update. They function as stickers and reactions much like any other emoji. In addition to new non-gender-specific families, the new ones are a phoenix, head shaking vertically, head shaking horizontally, brown mushroom, lime wedge, and broken chain.
Stopwatch was ostensibly overlooked, even though the Clock's Timer has supported multiple timers and Live Activities since iOS 17.0. However, this is no longer the case as iOS 17.4 has a Live Activity for Stopwatch. Using the controls on the Live Activity, you can record laps and pause or end the stopwatch feature.