iOS 18.4 RC 2 released: the official version will be released next week!

Apple released iOS 18.4 RC 2 today, and announced that the official version will be officially released in early April, which is expected to be Tuesday.

According to Apple’s previous plan, iOS 18.4 will be officially added to the Chinese version of Apple smartphones. The beta version has been launched before, but whether it can be directly launched to users in the end depends on whether it has passed domestic supervision.

In addition, the part of the international market that cooperates with ChatGPT requires a domestic supplier. Apple has previously contacted Tencent, Alibaba, ByteDance, Baidu, etc., but it is not yet completely certain.

Apple also announced the complete update content this time:

Apple Intelligence (for all iPhone 16 series and 15 Pro/Max)

Priority notifications will appear at the top of the notification list, highlighting important notifications that need immediate attention

The “Sketch” style is added as a new option in Image Playground to create beautiful sketch works

Added support for 8 new languages ​​and 2 English regions, including: English (India, Singapore), French (France, Canada), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Spain, Latin America, United States)

Apple Vision Pro App

New app automatically installed for Apple Vision Pro users to help them discover new content, spatial experiences and quickly get device information

Apple News+ app

New content from the world’s top cookbook publishers

Recipe catalog supports browsing/searching ideal dishes and saving them to “My Recipes”

Cooking modes provide step-by-step instructions

The food section also includes restaurant stories, kitchen tips, healthy eating and more

Photo App

New library view filter to show/hide items not included in albums or synced from Mac/PC

Support for reordering items in the “Media Types” and “Utilities” collections

Uniform filtering options for all collections, including ascending/descending chronological order

Added the ability to sort albums by modification date

Ability to turn off Recently Viewed and Recently Shared collections in Photos settings

Hidden photos will no longer import to Mac/PC when Photo Face ID is enabled

Other function optimizations and bug fixes:

Safari’s recent search suggestions help users quickly return to the last search topic

Parent Setup Assistant simplifies the process of creating child accounts, suspends setup and enables age-appropriate defaults

Screen Time app limits remain in effect after children uninstall and reinstall the app

New summary view for App Store user reviews

Supports pausing/resuming application download updates without losing progress

Podcasts adds “Follow Shows” and “Library” widgets

Added quick access to ambient music in the control center

Apple Fitness+ curated content can now be added to your library

The Home app supports controlling Matter protocol sweeping robots and adding them to scene automation

Added support for 10 new system languages ​​(Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu)