Apple iOS 17.4 to introduce new features: Here’s everything you need to know

Apple is soon expected to launch iOS 17,4, which introduces several new features and fixes some existing issues. Here are some of the most useful features expected to ship with the next update.

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iOS 17.4 might be available for download sometime in March. (Image Source: Apple)

Apple recently released the iOS 17.4 Release Candidate for public beta testers and developers. Apart from numerous bug fixes, the upcoming update might also introduce some new features like more Stolen Device Protection options and detailed battery health statistics.

While there is no information on when the stable version will be out, here are some of the most useful features coming to the iPhone in the next update.

100+ emojis

Apple added more than 100 new emojis to the first beta of iOS 17.4. This includes a phoenix emoji, a slice of lime and heads shaking up and down or left and right. Keep in mind that some of these emojis were announced last year and are already available on some Android devices.

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New digital clock widget

Apple iOS 17.4 beta 2 added a digital clock app widget. Named ‘City Digital’, the new widget shows the time along with a static location. It is really useful if you travelling somewhere far away and want to see the time in your home city.

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Detailed battery health information

Available on the iPhone 15 series, the Battery Health section in the Settings app on iOS 17.4 is all set to show more information about your phone battery. Tapping on your battery health will now show details like the cycle count, and maximum capacity. This is a huge upgrade compared to the previous version, which only show how much percentage the battery health is at.

More Stolen Device Protection options

The recently introduced Stolen Device Protection feature is also getting a bunch of new options that enhance the overall security of the device. Users will be able to choose if they want to use biometric authentication to be able to modify certain settings or choose to delay the functionality when they are away from a familiar location like work or home.

Starting with iOS 17.4, users might also need to enter both their passcode and biometric ID to remove an Apple account from a device.

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Send messages with Siri in multiple languages

Siri, the company voice assistant will soon let users send messages in multiple languages. To enable the feature on the latest, you will need to head over to the ‘Siri & Search’ section in the ‘Settings’ app, tap on ‘Messaging with Siri’ and add the language you want to.

Once done, you will be able to send messages in languages like Arabic, Thai, Spanish and more. Apple also seems to have renamed the ‘Automatically Send Messages’ feature to ‘Messaging with Siri’.

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