Apple rolls out iOS 16.4 update: Here are the exciting new features for you

SAN FRANCISCO (TechtUSA) - Apple has finally made the iOS 16.4 update available for iPhones after an extensive testing period. Along with various bug fixes, the update introduces new features like fresh emojis, sound isolation for cell calls, and other improvements. Here are all the new features.

Find out what's new on iOS 16.4 update

After the final version of iOS 16.4 beta was launched last week, the release of iOS 16.4 followed. To access the complete release, you can go to the Settings app on your iPhone, then click on General and choose Software Update. The latest update arrived to the latest iPhone models from iPhone 8 series. If you are ready, let's check what is new on the latest iOS update from Apple.

Apple unveils 21 new emojis

With the release of iOS 16.4, 21 additional emoji are now available on iOS devices. The newly added emoji include various items such as a moose, a goose, a peapod, a hair pick, and maracas, as well as new heart colors like pink and light blue.

Nine of these new emoji are displayed in a grid on a pink background, including a hand, a smiley, a gray heart, a donkey, and a Wi-Fi signal.

Cellular calls now feature voice isolation tech on iPhone series

Initially introduced in iOS 15 in 2021 for FaceTime calls, voice isolation is now available on cellular calls with the latest update, iOS 16.4.

This feature helps to minimize background noises during the call, thus improving the clarity of your voice for the person on the other end of the line.

iCloud shared photo library now allows duplicate image removal

iOS 16 introduced the ability to easily remove duplicate photos from a device's Photo Library by pressing the 'Merge' button, which combines duplicate photos and their associated data into a single image.

This feature helps to save space on the device by removing unnecessary duplicates. Now, the same feature has been extended to iCloud Shared Photo Library, which enables families and groups to save more images together without taking up too much space.

Web push notifications

With the arrival of iOS 16.4, users can now receive web-based notifications via Safari browser. Similar to app notifications, users can choose to receive notifications from websites by opting in. For instance, users can receive notifications from a website like TechtUSA whenever a new article is published.

What's more on iOS 16.4?

Apart from these, the latest iOS 16.4 update also introduces changes to the interface of Apple Music, displaying a small banner at the bottom instead of the full-screen pop-up for the queued songs list.

In addition, the update also includes voice-over support for the Weather app and a new feature to identify and remove duplicate photos and videos in the Photos app. Moreover, users can now choose from three software update options in the settings - beta, public, and off. It also reintroduces the page-turn curl animation in Apple Books, which had been removed in a previous iOS update.

Lastly, the latest iOS 16.4 update for iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models includes optimizations for Crash Detection. It also fixes an issue where Matter-compatible thermostats could become unresponsive when paired with Apple Home.

Additionally, an accessibility setting has been added to automatically dim video when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected. Another fix included is for Ask to Buy requests from children, which were previously failing to appear on the parent's device.