{"id":38865,"date":"2023-03-27T16:08:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T20:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=38865"},"modified":"2023-04-21T20:48:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T00:48:12","slug":"ios-16-4-and-ipados-16-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/27\/ios-16-4-and-ipados-16-4\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Juli Clover<\/a> (release notes<\/a>, security<\/a>, enterprise<\/a>, developer<\/a>):<\/p>\n

iOS 16.4 adds 21 total new emoji characters including shaking head, pink heart, blue heart, gray heart, donkey, moose, black bird, goose, wing, jellyfish, hyacinth, and more.<\/p>

It also includes Safari web notifications for websites added to the Home Screen, Voice Isolation for clearer cellular phone calls, the return of the Apple Books page turning animation, updates to Podcasts, new HomeKit architecture, and a number of other small changes and tweaks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Federico Viticci<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Continuing the trend from last year, there are some new actions in Shortcuts for iOS and iPadOS 16.4. Unfortunately, rather than moving the app forward in meaningful ways for power users, these actions mostly revolve around exposing app settings and various toggles to Shortcuts.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Like I said, I’m a bit disappointed that the new actions added to Shortcuts in the past year mostly involve the ability to control on\/off settings with no deeper controls.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

There are Mastodon link previews in Messages, Mail, and Notes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Voice Isolation has been available for VoIP calls that use FaceTime, WhatsApp, and other apps on devices running iOS 15 or macOS Monterey or later, and it is designed to significantly improve microphone quality when on calls by cutting down on background noise. Until now, it was not available for cellular conversations, with Apple offering no way to improve call quality.<\/p>\n

On a FaceTime call, Voice Isolation can be enabled by activating control center, tapping on the Mic Mode option, and choosing the Voice Isolation option, so the feature may be able to be activated in a similar way for voice calls.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The iOS 16.4 update that was released today fleshes out the built-in order tracking function that’s available in the Wallet app for purchases made using Apple Pay.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Chance Miller<\/a> (via Eric Schwarz<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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In iOS 16.4, Apple has added underlying support for health departments to end their support of the Exposure Notifications API. When a health authority decides to end support for the feature, users will see a message on their iPhone informing them of that decision.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n