iOS 15.4, the latest version of Apple’s iPhone operating system, has been released and will soon be available for download ahead of the new Apple release on Friday. Third generation iPhone SE And iPhone 13 green. The update includes significant new features such as the ability to Use Face ID when wearing a maskalong with smaller plugins like File A bunch of new emojis. New version of iOS launches alongside iPadOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3, adding support for new Apple devices Universal control feature.
Universal Controls lets you use your Mac keyboard and mouse to control your iPad completely wirelessly, including the ability to drag and drop files from your tablet back to your computer. Universal Controls requires that your Mac be running macOS Monterey 12.3, also released on Monday, and your iPad running iPadOS 15.4.
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We already have a great idea of how Apple’s new mask-friendly Face ID app will work after trying it out in beta. You can read files Full mind here. In short, it does a good job of recognizing faces even when the nose and mouth is covered by a mask but you can still get stuck with glasses, sunglasses and a floppy hat. Apple warns that enabling the new feature could make Face ID less accurate overall.
Other new features include Apple AirTag Anti-stalking Features tracker as well New Siri voice is more gender neutral. There’s also support for the new Tap to Pay feature that lets you do just that iPhone accepts contactless paymentseven though a third party provider Like a Line Had to add support to make it useful.
iOS 15.4 will be available for all iOS 15 compatible devices, which means it includes anything from the iPhone 6S. Meanwhile, iPadOS 15.4 is available for all models of iPad Pro, iPad Air 2nd generation and later, iPad mini 4th generation and later, and all of the basic iPad 5th generation and later.
Finally, macOS Monterey 12.3 is supported on the following devices: iMac (Late 2015 and later), iMac Pro (2017 and later), Mac Pro (Late 2013 and later), Mac Mini (Late 2014 and later), MacBook Pro (Late 2015 and later), MacBook Air (Early 2015 and later), MacBook (Early 2016 and later).
You can check for updates on your iPhone or iPad by going to Settings > General > Software Update. On a Mac, you can go to System Preferences > Software Update.
Update March 14, 13:15 ET: Added information about macOS 12.3, which was also released.
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