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This week besides saw the archetypal beta of iOS 18.5, a caller rumor astir iOS 19 compatibility, and Apple's enactment connected haptic buttons that person yet to aboveground connected the iPhone, truthful work connected beneath for each the details!
iOS 18.4 Released: Here's Everything New
Apple this week released iOS 18.4 to the wide public, pursuing much than a period of beta testing. While the personalized Siri features that were primitively expected to debut successful iOS 18.4 have been delayed, the bundle update inactive includes a fistful of caller features and changes for iPhones, truthful beryllium definite to cheque retired our list of everything new.
Apple besides released iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, watchOS 11.4, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4, and a fewer different updates, and the iWork apps Keynote, Numbers, and Pages person received caller features too.
iOS 19 Rumored to Drop Support for These iPhones
A backstage relationship connected X that accurately shared iOS 18 compatibility details past twelvemonth is backmost with a list of iPhone models that iOS 19 volition allegedly support.
Unlike iOS 18, which maintained compatibility with the aforesaid iPhone models that tin tally iOS 17, the upcoming iOS 19 update is expected to driblet enactment for 3 older iPhone models, truthful beryllium definite to cheque retired the database to spot if the instrumentality that you usage mightiness beryllium affected.
The archetypal iOS 19 beta should beryllium disposable on June 9, and the update should beryllium released to the wide nationalist successful September.
Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Max With Lossless Audio Support
After a false alarm, Apple has followed done with releasing an AirPods Max firmware update that enables enactment for lossless audio and ultra low-latency audio connected the over-ear headphones.
These features are lone disposable connected the newer mentation of the AirPods Max with a USB-C port, with the older mentation of the headphones that inactive person the Lightning larboard unluckily missing retired connected these escaped upgrades.
Apple Reportedly Hasn't Given Up connected Haptic Buttons for a Future iPhone
Apple is still exploring solid-state buttons with haptic feedback for aboriginal iPhones, according to accusation shared precocious by a known leaker.
It was widely reported that Apple intended to present solid-state buttons connected the iPhone 15 Pro models successful 2023, but it canceled the plan astatine a precocious stage. The buttons were again rumored for the iPhone 16 Pro models, earlier being shelved indefinitely. They are not expected connected the iPhone 17 Pro models, but it seems similar the task is inactive alive.
Everything New successful the iOS 18.5 Beta
Following the merchandise of iOS 18.4 earlier this week, Apple has already moved connected to the adjacent version, with the first iOS 18.5 beta already disposable to developers for testing. So far, iOS 18.5 includes lone a fewer insignificant changes, arsenic outlined successful our list of everything new.
iOS 18.5 could summation caller features and different changes successful aboriginal betas, but it is presently shaping up to beryllium a insignificant update, arsenic Apple starts shifting its absorption towards iOS 19.
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