Apple released iOS 16.4 beta 3 For public beta testers Wednesday, about a week after the company released the second public beta of iOS 16.4. This third beta release means that a large-scale reveal of iOS 16.4 may be within reach. Beta testers can now try out new iOS features, such as New emoji and Apple Books updates.
These features are only available to people who are part of Apple Beta Software. New iOS features can be fun, but we recommend downloading a beta only on something other than your primary phone, just in case the new software causes problems. Apple provides beta testers with an app called Feedback. The app allows testers to notify Apple of any issues with the new software so the issue can be addressed before the public release.
Here are some of the new features that testers can find in the iOS 16.4 beta.
Apple ID and beta software updates
The latest beta version allows you to sign in to another Apple ID to access another beta program.
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With the third beta of iOS 16.4, developers and beta testers can check if their Apple ID is associated with the developer beta, the public beta, or both. If you have a different Apple ID, such as one for your work, that has access to beta updates, iOS 16.4 beta 3 also allows you to switch to that account from your device.
Apple Books Updates
The iOS 16.4 beta 2 update brings back the squiggly page animation to Apple Books, after removing it in the previous iOS update. Before, when you flipped a page in an e-book on your iPhone, the page would slide to one side of your screen or disappear and be replaced by the next. Beta testers can still choose these other page-turning animations in addition to the warp animation.
With iOS 16.4 beta 3, a new popup appears when you open Apple Books for the first time after downloading the update. It lets you know that you can change page-turning animations, themes, and more.
31 new emojis
Bring the first iOS 16.4 beta program 31 new emoji for your iOS device. New emojis include a new smiley face; new animals, such as the moose and goose; and new heart colors, such as pink and light blue.
Some new emojis were released in the first beta of iOS 16.4.
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All new emoji come from Unicode’s September 2022 recommendation list, Emoji 15.0.2 Update.
Apple Podcasts updates
The first beta made some changes to how you navigate Apple Podcasts. You can now access the podcasts you subscribe to in your library. You can also use Up Next to resume podcast episodes you’ve started, start episodes you’ve saved and remove episodes you want to skip.
Preview Mastodon links in messages
Apple’s first iOS 16.4 beta enabled rich previews for Mastodon links in Messages. That’s good because Mastodon saw a 400% increase in At the rate of new accounts in December, so you may receive Mastodon links in messages.
The Music app changes
A small banner appears at the bottom of the screen when you choose to play a song next in Apple Music in iOS 16.4 first beta.
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The Music interface has been slightly modified in the first iOS 16.4 beta. When a song is added to the queue, a small banner appears near the bottom of the screen instead of a full screen popup.
Learn who and what AppleCare covers
Starting with iOS 16.4 beta 1, you can go to Settings to check which devices are covered by your device AppleCare Plan. With iOS 16.4 beta 2, this list will show you a small icon next to each device covered under AppleCare.
Focus mode, shortcuts, and always-on display
If you have a file iPhone 14 Pro or Pro MaxiOS 16.4 beta 1 allows you to enable or disable the Always On Display option with some focus modes. A new option has been added in Shortcuts called Set Always on Display, as well as a new screen lock and specific VPN actions.
New Apple Wallet tools
You can add three new order tracking widgets for Apple Wallet to your home screen with the first beta of iOS 16.4. Each widget displays your tracking information on active orders, but the widgets are of different sizes: small, medium, and large.
The medium-sized Apple Wallet order tracker takes up three tiled areas on your iPhone screen.
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More access options
The first beta update added a new accessibility option as well. The new option is called Dim Flashing Lights, and it can be found in the Motion menu in Settings. The description of the option says that video content that depicts flashing or repetitive flashing lights will be darkened automatically. Video timelines will also appear when flashing lights occur.
New keyboards, Siri voices, and language updates
The first beta of iOS 16.4 added keyboards for the Choctaw and Chickasaw languages, and there are new Siri voices for Arabic and Hebrew. Language updates have also reached Korean, Ukrainian, Gujarati, Punjabi, and Urdu.
There is no word on when iOS 16.4 will be released to the general public. There’s no guarantee these beta features will be released with iOS 16.4, or that they will be the only features released with the update.
For more information, check out How to become an Apple beta testerAnd What’s included in iOS 16.3.1 And Features you may have missed in iOS 16.3.
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