Company Apple confirmed last month that the operating system iOS 17.4 will see the light of day in March – probably in about a month, due to the new EU Digital Markets Act coming into effect on March 7. The upcoming update is expected to bring several interesting features and changes to iPhone users. What can we look forward to in March?
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Among the main news in iOS 17.4 includes major changes in App Store in the EU, transcripts in native Apple Podcastoh, SharePlay for HomeUnder and new emojiThe update also includes preparations for the launch of the next generation CarPlay later this year.
Changes in App Store in EU countries
Sideloading is undoubtedly one of the biggest innovations in iOS 17.4. “New options for EU developer apps inevitably create new risks for users Apple and their equipment. Company Apple cannot eliminate these risks, but will take steps to mitigate them within the constraints set by the DMA. These safeguards will be in place when users download from March iOS 17.4 or later," it says in the company's related press release Apple.
To society Apple complied with the EU Digital Markets Act, announced major changes to applications App Store, Apple Pay, Safari and others. These changes will be made in the system iOS 17.4 for iPhone users residing in the 27 countries belonging to the EU. First of all Apple now allows you to use alternative online app stores and alternative payment options. Other changes in the EU include a new default screen for selecting a web browser in Safari, the ability for third-party web browsers to use web engines other than the company's WebKit on the iPhone Apple, the ability for third-party mobile wallet applications to access the chip NFC iPhone for contactless payments and more.
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Transcriptions in native Podcasts
Starting with the operating system iOS 17.4 will also bring podcast transcripts to the native Podcasts app, allowing listeners to read the full text of an episode, search for a specific word or phrase, and tap the text to jump to a specific part of the episode. When an episode is playing, individual words are highlighted, similar to song lyrics in Apple Music.
Apple states that it automatically generates transcripts when a new episode is posted. Transcripts will be available for podcasts in English, francin Uzbek, German and Spanish and will be added over time for older episodes in the podcast catalog.
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SharePlay for HomeUnder
This function allows you to iOS 17.4 family and friends to control music playing on the speaker HomePod if you approve their request. For now, it's limited to the Music app and doesn't require a subscription for other people Apple Music. When playing a song on your iPhone, simply tap the SharePlay icon at the bottom of the screen to display a QR code that someone else can scan with their iPhone or Android smartphone camera to request access to control your music playback. You can also take a screenshot of the QR code to grant access to people around the world remotely. Company Apple already introduced a similar function for last year CarPlay, which allows anyone in the car with permission to control music playback via SharePlay.
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New emoji
And koneWhat kind of update would it be without a bunch of new emojis? That's what I was looking for. iOS 17 is still stingy, so it probably won't surprise anyone that this thing Apple v iOS 17.4 will fix it.
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along with Jara da Cimrman I would say...
… and it's not small Antone Pavlovic?
When will it be on? iOS RCS?
Yesterday.
I hope never. A more unreliable model of communication is probably impossible to come up with
If he starts to cooperate on it i Apple, so reliability and functionality will increase rapidly....