Apple to launch iOS 18.4 soon with significant upgrades

Apple aims to bring host of new features with iOS 18.4 to advance user experience, productivity, and privacy

Apple to launch iOS 18.4 soon with significant upgrades
Apple to launch iOS 18.4 soon with significant upgrades

Apple is planning to launch iOS 18.4 next month, alongside some significant upgrades with a bunch of much-awaited features.

With these forthcoming iOS 18.4 updates, the Cupertino-based tech giant aims to bring a host of other new features to advance user experience, productivity, and privacy.

Here’s a compiled lineup of the upcoming updates for iPhone users.

Apple Intelligence in India

One of the major features Apple is planning to launch with iOS 18.4 is the support for Apple Intelligence in Indian English which will allow users to use the new AI-powered Siri and other AI-driven features like Priority Notifications, which use AI to highlight the most important alerts on your Lock Screen.

Related: Apple to launch iPhone 17 Ultra to replace ‘Pro Max’ variant this year — Report

Visual Intelligence for iPhone 15 Pro

Apple is set to release Visual Intelligence for the iPhone 15 Pro models. 

This Apple Intelligence-backed feature utilises AI to analyse images and provide contextual information, such as identifying objects, text, or landmarks in photos.

Customisation features

For users who love customisation, the upcoming iOS 18.4 update will integrate new Control Centre toggles for Cellular and Wi-Fi signal strength, along with redesigned Brightness and Sound sliders that change colour when adjusted.

New emojis

The update will bring seven new emojis, including a face with bags under eyes, a fingerprint, a leafless tree, a root vegetable, a harp, a shovel, and a splatter.

iOS 18.4 will include numerous privacy updates for iPhone users. These updates include:

Privacy indication dots: This indicator shows users when the camera or microphone is in use, set to get a redesign for better visibility.

Password app update: The Passwords app will now include a countdown circle for verification codes, making it simple for users to track new codes.

Related: Apple plans to upgrade texting features in iOS 19

Read more : Sci-Tech
Amazon's easy return policy opens doors to new problems
Amazon's easy return policy opens doors to new problems
Amazon's lenient return policy for packages give rise to fraudulent activities and pollution waste
Tesla set to launch highly anticipated robotaxi service
Tesla set to launch highly anticipated robotaxi service
Elon Musk's company is set to begin the testing stage of long awaited robotaxi service in Texas
Soft robots that imitate human touch developed by scientists
Soft robots that imitate human touch developed by scientists
Scientists unveiled the new soft robots that can mimic human touch earlier this week
Meta held talks to acquire Perplexity before the massive Scale AI deal
Meta held talks to acquire Perplexity before the massive Scale AI deal
In April, Meta also tried to purchase Safe Superintelligence, which was reportedly valued at $32 billion in a fundraising round
Snap purchases Saturn, a social calendar app for high school students
Snap purchases Saturn, a social calendar app for high school students
The entire Saturn team is joining Snap as part of the acquisition
16 billion passwords leaked in massive data breach: Are you also affected?
16 billion passwords leaked in massive data breach: Are you also affected?
More than 16 billion login credentials for Google, Facebook, Apple and other platforms have been reportedly leaked
Microsoft feature accidentally starts blocking Google Chrome on Windows
Microsoft feature accidentally starts blocking Google Chrome on Windows
This bug appears to be affecting mainly Windows 11 devices but Windows 10 or macOS may be affected too
Foxconn, Nvidia to launch humanoid robots by 2026: Report
Foxconn, Nvidia to launch humanoid robots by 2026: Report
Foxconn will display two robot models at its annual tech event this November
Insurer Aflac probes data breach following attack on US network
Insurer Aflac probes data breach following attack on US network
Aflac provides pet insurance plans and accidents all across the US and Japan
Microsoft considers negotiations with OpenAI amid partnership tensaions
Microsoft considers negotiations with OpenAI amid partnership tensaions
Reports suggested that negotiations between Microsoft and OpenAI have ranged between 20% and 49%
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit moon and cause massive damage to Earth’s satellites
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit moon and cause massive damage to Earth’s satellites
An asteroid could strike the Moon at a speed of 29,000 miles per hour and create a huge crater
Midjourney rolls out first AI video generation model, V1
Midjourney rolls out first AI video generation model, V1
Midjourney's V1 allows users to extend an animation by four seconds up to four times