iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4
iOS and iPadOS 15.4 are huge updates that bring quite a few useful new features to the iPhone and the iPad.
With iOS 15.4, there is now an option to unlock your iPhone while wearing a mask with no additional hardware like the Apple Watch required. […] It works with glasses, but it is not compatible with sunglasses, and you must be looking at the iPhone to unlock it with a mask on.
This is an improvement, but I still think it hasn’t been well thought through and there should be a different approach, e.g. based on time. A much smaller Apple famously developed the iPod in less than a year. We’ve now had more than two years of COVID-19, and Apple has done shockingly little to address this issue that affects the basics of using its most popular product. This is too little too late, and there is still no solution for iPhone 11 and earlier. I’m approaching the conclusion that Face ID should be scrapped. It’s so slow, doesn’t work with winter gear on (even with an Apple Watch), and now it’s less secure.
The update introduces support for Emoji 14, adding 37 emoji and 75 skin tone additions for a total of 112 new characters.
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With this option, you can choose not to be notified when a Shortcut activates, something that wasn’t possible with earlier versions of iOS 15.
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By default, Emergency SOS now uses the Call with Hold feature to place an emergency call. To initiate an emergency call, press and hold the side and volume buttons until a countdown begins.
Universal Control is finally here and, despite its long gestation, it’s labeled as a beta feature.
Previously:
- macOS 12.3
- AirTag Updates to Address Unwanted Tracking
- Tap to Pay on iPhone
- Notes in Apple’s Password Manager
- iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 Beta
- iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3
- Universal Control
- iOS 14.5: Unlock an iPhone While Wearing a Mask
