Īnd other new features, not mentioned in the post below, include VoiceOver support for maps in the Weather app. You can read full details of Kate’s analysis of the update here.

As Kate O’Flaherty points out, none of the flaws which iOS 16.4 fixes has been used yet, which is reassuring.

There are more than 30 security fixes, which is a huge number for one update.

Other details are now emerging of what’s in the new release. If you have an earlier iPhone than the ones covered here, Apple has also released iOS 15.7.4, which works with lots more phones. Let’s also remember that there could be something before iOS 16.5 lands, such as iOS 16.4.1 if a bug pops up that needs squashing, for instance. As spotted by developer Steve Moser, initial code references in iOS 16.5 indicate a sports multi-view grid “with support for up to 4 streams”.

How to use the new Lock Screen Shortcut in iOS 16.Picture in Picture for sports streams Hold on, that’s actually four pictures at once.

Here’s how to automate iPhone’s always-on display with iOS 16.4.

Roundup: Here’s everything new in iOS 16.4 beta 2.

The security update comes in at just 20.9 MB in size. However, when we saw Apple release a similar update during the iOS 16.2 beta, it wasn’t until after the fact that we learned it was indeed just a test.īut hypothetically, if an important flaw was discovered in the beta that couldn’t wait until the next release, this is the mechanism Apple would use to deliver a patch. The update shows under Settings > General > Software Update for those running the iOS 16.4 beta and isn’t labeled as a test. That’s compared to the 20.8 MB update of version a that Apple pushed on March 1.Īpple released iOS Security Response 16.4 (a) today, just saying “This Rapid Security Response provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users. We’re seeing the update here too, it comes in at 3.8 MB in size. Update 3/6: First spotted by Ζουράμπι Μελάτζε on Twitter, Apple has released version “b” of its Rapid Security Response update for the iOS 16.4 beta. It’s unclear for now if this is another test of the Rapid Security Response feature like we’ve seen before or potentially fixing a notable flaw. Following up on releasing the second iOS 16.4 developer and public betas, Apple has pushed a Rapid Security Response update to those on the latest software in testing.

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