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Here are Apple’s iOS 18.4 release notes

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Apple has released the second release candidate (RC) for iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 to developers, following the first RC by a few days. These updates, available via Settings > General > Software Update on compatible devices, introduce several features.

Notably, iOS 18.4 includes Priority Notifications, an Apple Intelligence feature that highlights important notifications on the Lock Screen.

Additionally, Apple News+ subscribers gain a new Food section, Image Playground adds a Sketch style for hand-drawn image generation, and Apple Intelligence expands language support to include French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), and localized English for Singapore and India.

Here are Apple’s full iOS 18.4 release notes:

This update includes enhancements, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPhone.

Apple Intelligence (All iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max)

• Priority notifications appear at the top of your notifications, highlighting important notifications that may require your immediate attention
• Sketch is now available as an additional style option in Image Playground, allowing you to create gorgeous sketch drawings
• Apple Intelligence features support 8 additional languages and 2 additional English locales, including English (India, Singapore), French (France, Canada), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, and Spanish (Spain, Latin America, US)

Apple Vision Pro App

• The new Apple Vision Pro app, automatically installed for users with Apple Vision Pro, helps you discover new content, spatial experiences, and quickly access information about your device

Apple News+

• Recipes from some of the world’s best recipe publishers are now available on Apple News+
• Recipe Catalog allows you to browse or search to find the perfect dish and save it to your Saved Recipes
• Cooking mode lets you easily follow step-by-step directions
• The Food section also includes stories about restaurants, kitchen tips, healthy eating, and more

Photos

• New filters to show or hide items that are not contained in an album, or synced from a Mac or PC, in the Library view in Photos
• Reorder items in the Media Types and Utilities collections in Photos
• Option to sort albums by Date Modified in Photos
• Consistent filtering options in all collections, including the ability to sort by oldest or newest first in Photos
• Ability to disable “Recently Viewed” and “Recently Shared” collections in Photos Settings
• Hidden photos are no longer included for import to Mac or a PC if Use Face ID is enabled in Photos settings

This update also includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:

• Safari recent search suggestions help you quickly get back to previous search topics when starting a new query
• Option to sort albums by Date Modified in Photos Setup Assistant streamlines steps parents need to take to create a Child Account for a kid in their family, and enables child-appropriate default settings if parents prefer to complete setting up a Child Account later
• Option to sort albums by Date Modified in Photos Screen Time App Limits persist even after a child uninstalls and reinstalls an app
• Option to sort albums by Date Modified in Photos App Store includes summaries for user reviews so you can get helpful insights from other users at a glance
• Option to sort albums by Date Modified in Photos Pause and resume of an app download or update on App Store without losing progress
• Option to sort albums by Date Modified in Photos New widgets for Podcasts including a Followed Shows widget to track your favorite shows and a Library widget to get to your most used sections, such as Latest Episodes, Saved, and Downloaded
• Option to sort albums by Date Modified in Photos Ambient Music offers the ability to instantly play music from Control Center, giving access to a set of hand-curated playlists that offer soundtracks for daily life
• Option to sort albums by Date Modified in Photos Apple Fitness+ Collections can now be added to Library
• Option to sort albums by Date Modified in Photos Matter-compatible robot vacuum cleaners can be controlled in the Home app as well as be added to scenes and automations
• Option to sort albums by Date Modified in Photos- Support for 10 new system languages including Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices.
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