iOS 17.4 released for iPhone; check out the news

This Tuesday (05), Apple released the stable version of iOS 17.4. The software was in beta for testing a few weeks ago, gained the RC (Release Candidates) release last Tuesday (27) and is now available to all owners of compatible iPhone devices.

This is one of the latest updates to Apple’s mobile operating system and practically marks a new era. Due to pressure from European legislators, SO is more open than ever.

In Beta 4 of iOS 17, users can install third-party apps, i.e. apps available outside the App Store. The company had already announced this fact on January 25 of this year.

With the new feature, users who install the update will also be able to choose their own payment service provider within the applications. This is also possible Now change your iPhone’s default browser. In addition, subscriptions and other transactions are now allowed on external sites outside the ecosystem.

Despite the good news, Apple’s launch is quite limited for now. The new rules only apply to 27 countries in the European bloc and should not be applied to other markets.

More news on iOS 17.4

iOS 17.4 also has other important changes for users in other parts of the world. The software provides a panel with new options for CarPlay, for example.

One of the most important security updates was made to iMessage. The messaging application has gained post-quantum encryption protocol (PQ3), which, according to Apple, is the most effective protection method known so far.

Check it out below More news from iOS 17.4:

• More indicators of cell phone battery health on iPhone 15, including cycle count, battery manufacturing date and more;
• New looks for emojis like phoenix, mushroom, negative head shake, lemon and broken chain;
• Improvements to the Stolen Device Protection feature;
• Audio transcriptions in the Podcasts & Live Events app;
• Caller ID displays the location name, logo, and departments of companies verified by Apple;
• Pay with Apple Cash even at establishments that don’t accept Apple Pay; Simply enter your wallet number using the Safari Autofill feature and you’ll be done.
• Business for Business, a service for communicating with companies, now shows information about order status, flight notifications, fraud alerts and more;
• Fixed a bug where contact photos were not showing in Find My Devices in iCloud;
• Fixed a bug for dual SIM users that caused the primary phone number to change to secondary and be visible to people in groups receiving messages;
• Improvements have been made to Siri so that it can read messages.