Apple on Monday released iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 which adds the ability to unlock with Face ID while wearing a mask on iPhone 12 and newer. This update also includes new emoji, a new voice option for Siri, and other features and bug fixes for your iPhone and iPad.
iOS 15.4 release notes:
Face ID
• Face ID while wearing a mask option on iPhone 12 and newer
• Apple Pay and password autofill in apps and Safari can be used with Face ID while wearing a mask
Emoji
• New emoji including faces, hand gestures, and household objects are now available in emoji keyboard
• Handshake emoji allows you to choose separate skin tones for each hand
FaceTime
• SharePlay sessions can be initiated directly from supported apps
Siri
• Siri can provide time and date information while offline on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone 11 or newer
• Siri now includes an additional voice, expanding the diversity of options
Vaccine cards
• EU Digital COVID Certificate support in Health enables you to download and store verifiable versions of COVID-19 vaccination, lab results, and recovery records
• COVID-19 vaccination cards in Apple Wallet now support the EU Digital COVID Certificate format
This release also includes the following enhancements for your iPhone:
• Safari webpage translation adds support for Italian and Chinese (Traditional)
• Podcasts app adds episode filters for seasons, played, unplayed, saved, or downloaded episodes
• iCloud custom email domains can be managed from Settings
• News offers enhanced discovery of audio content in the Today feed and Audio tab
• Camera in keyboard can be used to add text to Notes and Reminders
• Shortcuts now supports adding, removing, or querying tags with Reminders
• Emergency SOS settings have changed to use Call with Hold for all users. Call with 5 Presses is still available as an option in Emergency SOS settings
• Close-up in Magnifier uses the ultra-wide camera on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max to help you see small objects
• Saved passwords can now include your own notes in Settings
This release also includes bug fixes for your iPhone:
• Keyboard may insert period between typed numbers
• News widgets in Today View may not open articles when tapped
• Photos and videos may not sync to iCloud Photo Library
• Speak Screen Accessibility feature may quit unexpectedly within the Books app
• Live Listen may not turn off when switched off in Control Center
Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
MacDailyNews Take: As always, but even more so in iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, some features are more useful than others.
Whew. Just in time. The whole, “I can’t unlock my iPhone because I’m wearing a mask” thing is wearing me out.
Day late, dollar short. America is done with masks. Good luck convincing the population that masks are required ever again. The lying scientists and politicians overplayed their hand, and most American’s won’t be fooled again. I won’t.
Unfortunately, airborne viruses couldn’t care less about how committed you are to scientific ignorance.
You watch a lot of MSDNC, huh, sheep?
Here, watch something smart for a change:
You make a lot of bad, dumb assumptions based on nothing but your own prejudice, huh?
Racist, clueless, moronic governor. How embarrassing.
“Lying scientists?” All over the world? Maybe you should allow yourself be “fooled” into being enlightened. It may protect yourself or others if that is at all important to you.
Oh yes, isn’t it time to use science to your advantage rather than deny it? Act in a way that benefits you.
Also, what exactly is smart about an angry man-baby yelling at kids?
I want the option to side swipe in emails, with the option to ‘Move to Junk’.
Is the CSAM crap still being considered or is it fully dead?
Also, all you leftist fascist can go get bent. Stay in your leftist holes. Never go to Florida and red states that work. Prove your commie colors and forever stay in your leftist hell sh*tholes. It’s fully deserved.
FYI Zombie, as soon as you use the oxymoron phrase “leftist fascist” you broadcast loud and clear that you have zero idea what the f*** you are talking about. So, nice work. Also, smart people across the nation intentionally avoid Florida and its moron-baby governor.
Leftist fascist is correct. We reject your revisionist history. You expect us to believe Hitler is a conservative? LOL
“Leftist fascist” is an oxymoron swallowed by people unaware they are marinating in propaganda.
Fascism is a far-right ideology. Always has been, always will be.
So, present day leftists are the first to adopt fascism then? They censor and ban what they don’t like and want their points of view codified.
You are conflating ‘fascism’ and ‘authoritarianism’. But I don’t blame you, there’s been a deliberate effort to confuse people about it.
Also, you must be really upset about conservatives trying to ban teachers from accurately talking about American history.