Here’s All That’s New in Apple’s iOS 16.4 Beta 2 for Developers

Apple launched iOS 16.4 Beta 1 to builders earlier this 12 months in February. The replace contains new emojis, enhancements to the Safari browser, and different options. The corporate additionally optimized help for third-party browsers. Apparently, such apps now permit customers so as to add web sites to the house display screen. Earlier this week, the Cupertino-based tech big launched iOS 16.4 Beta 2 to builders, which improves on the brand new “5G Standalone” characteristic added in iOS 16.4 Beta 1 and introduces many different new options.

Tech reviewers Aaron Zollo (@zollotech) and Steve Moser (@SteveMoser) noted that the page-turning impact has returned to Apple Books with this iOS 16.4 Beta 2 replace, which was eliminated when the redesigned Books app was launched with iOS 16 final 12 months.

Apple first enabled standalone 5G help on the iPhone with the primary iOS 16.4 beta. Nonetheless, on the time this characteristic was solely accessible to T-Cell clients in the US. With the newest replace, Apple has additionally prolonged standalone 5G help for Brazilian operators Vivo and TIM Brazil. Based mostly on iOS code, the 9to5 Mac report claims that 5G SA will likely be accessible to Softbank clients.

A 5G community that makes use of devoted {hardware} is named 5G Standalone, whereas 5G Non-Standalone relies on LTE communication infrastructure. T-Cell claims its 5G SA community can attain speeds of as much as 3Gbps. Nonetheless, 5G Standalone isn’t the identical as 5G mmWave, which is just accessible in the US.

With iOS 16.4, Apple has partnered with Docomo and JCOM to permit clients in Japan to simply convert a bodily SIM to an eSIM.

Within the first beta model of iOS 16.4, there have been no new options associated to Apple Classical in the Music app. However, the iOS 16.4 Beta 2 replace contains new notes associated to Apple’s new classical music program. “To hearken to Apple Music Classical, you’ll need to put in Apple Music,” the observe reads.

Apple acquired classical music streaming service Primephonic practically two years in the past, however there’s at present no indication that an app will likely be launched anytime quickly. It’s not clear what prompted Apple to delay the discharge of Apple Classical.

Moreover, with this beta replace, the AppleCare menu in iOS Settings now shows machine icons.

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