iOS 16.4: A Review of the Latest Software Update

As an enthusiast of Apple software updates, I have had the pleasure of playing around with iOS 16.4 for a couple of days now. In this article, I would like to share with you some additional new features and changes that I've noticed after using the software.

One of the first things I want to talk about is Focus mode. Now, in iOS 16.4, if you go to set up a new Focus mode option, you now have the ability to add a filter for the always on display. This feature is available only for the new iPhone 14 pro and 14 pro Max models, and it's a welcome addition to their already impressive list of features. The fact that Apple has added this functionality to focus mode is a testament to their commitment to improving the user experience.

Another exciting development in iOS 16.4 is the addition of additional widgets to the wallet application. If you head over to the widget list and find the Apple Wallet app, you'll notice that there are now two additional widgets available for tracking packages directly with purchases made through your Apple account and your Apple wallet. These widgets come in three different sizes: small, medium, and large. I think it's a very useful feature to have on the home screen, and I'm glad to see Apple including it.

In addition to these new features, there are some minor changes that have been made to airPods. If you connect your airPods on iOS 16.4, you'll notice that the UI has changed slightly. The icon for connecting airPods is now grayed out, which I think looks a bit different from the brighter white color of previous versions. However, it's worth noting that this change is just minor and doesn't affect the functionality of airPods.

Now, something bigger and more important than these minor changes is the new home kit architecture update available for iOS 16.4. This update is much needed to improve the entire ecosystem of home kit, and I'm happy to see Apple including it in their latest software update. If you haven't updated your home kit yet, I highly recommend doing so.

Finally, there's a minor change that has been made to shortcuts. If you run the shortcuts application on iOS 16.4, you'll notice that after running a shortcut, you can now have your iPhone re-spring or shut down. This is achieved by searching for shutdown in the shortcuts app, which will allow you to shut down your iPhone or restart it after a shortcut has been run.

In conclusion, iOS 16.4 continues to improve the user experience and add new features to Apple's software. While there are some minor changes, such as the updated airPods UI and the addition of widgets to the wallet application, these are overshadowed by more significant developments, like the home kit architecture update. If you're an Apple enthusiast, I highly recommend staying tuned for future updates and following me on YouTube for more details. Thank you for watching, and I'll see you guys on the next one!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enokay so iOS 16.4 has been out for a couple of days now so I've had some time to play around with the software and of course as always I like to come back and share with you guys additional new features and changes that I've noticed after using the software for a couple of days let's just Dive Right into this video now as always if you would like to stay up to date with the latest IOS news and Apple software updates of course don't forget to subscribe and make sure you turn on those notifications so that you don't miss another episode now the first thing I would like to talk about is focus mode because now in iOS 16.4 if you go to set up a new Focus mode option you now have the ability to add a filter for the always on display this is going to be of course for the new iPhone 14 pro and 14 pro Max you have the option to turn on always on display on the latest IOS 16.4 when it comes to focus mode which is a welcome option of course always on display will continue to improve over time and this is just one of those improvements that Apple has added here recently now if we we go into the widgets categories in iOS 16.4 Apple has also now added an additional widget to the wallet application so if we head on over here into the widget list here and we find the wallet application the Apple Wallet app right there it is we now find that we have two additional widgets are actually three additional widgets for tracking packages directly with purchases made through your Apple account and your Apple wallet as you can see here you have the small the medium and the large which is a very very useful thing to have here on the home screen which I really like and another Improvement on 16.4 now I want to go over and show you a minor change that's happening here with airpods as well so if you connect your airpods on iOS 16.4 you find that the UI here the icon when connecting airpods is slightly different on the latest OS so let me show you here just for reference so right here is the airpods third generation take a look at the icon right there the icon is slightly different it's sort of grayed out this iPhone here is running iOS 16.3 so let me show you what that looks like on a previous OS so on 16.3 let's go ahead and connect these here and you see that the icon is like a brighter white color and the airpods are dark here on the latest OS is sort of gray and the color white isn't as pronounced I think I like the older icon a little better let me know in the comments down below just a minor icon UI changed there for airpods but yeah something definitely new on the latest 16.4 is well now something bigger and something more important that I'm happy to learn after updating to 16.4 if we go to the home application here and we go to the three dots we now have under settings for home a new home kit architecture update which is much needed in order to improve the entire ecosystem of home kit so this is a welcome addition if you haven't updated just yet I highly recommend you go ahead and update to the latest update here for homekit now not only a homepod update is available for home kit as well as also been updated on 16.4 something that Apple promised and now it's here finally with iOS 16.4 and I'll be testing this throughout the entire beta process to give you guys more updates on this and now minor change is happening here for shortcuts if you run the shortcuts application did you know that now after running a shortcut you can have your iPhone re-spring or shut down so if you have a shortcut on your iPhone you can actually now search for shutdown and it'll allow you to shut down your iPhone or restart your iPhone after a shortcut has run with the shortcuts application on your iPhone something that's definitely new on iOS 16.4 now in terms of bugs of course beta software tends to have some bugs the always on display is buggy sometimes when I walk away from it but other than that iOS 16.4 continues to improve of course the user experience and a lot of new features continue to be added we're still expecting a handful of features for this software as well so just make sure to stay tuned and follow me here on YouTube for more details thank you for watching guys have a great day and I'll see you guys on the next one peaceokay so iOS 16.4 has been out for a couple of days now so I've had some time to play around with the software and of course as always I like to come back and share with you guys additional new features and changes that I've noticed after using the software for a couple of days let's just Dive Right into this video now as always if you would like to stay up to date with the latest IOS news and Apple software updates of course don't forget to subscribe and make sure you turn on those notifications so that you don't miss another episode now the first thing I would like to talk about is focus mode because now in iOS 16.4 if you go to set up a new Focus mode option you now have the ability to add a filter for the always on display this is going to be of course for the new iPhone 14 pro and 14 pro Max you have the option to turn on always on display on the latest IOS 16.4 when it comes to focus mode which is a welcome option of course always on display will continue to improve over time and this is just one of those improvements that Apple has added here recently now if we we go into the widgets categories in iOS 16.4 Apple has also now added an additional widget to the wallet application so if we head on over here into the widget list here and we find the wallet application the Apple Wallet app right there it is we now find that we have two additional widgets are actually three additional widgets for tracking packages directly with purchases made through your Apple account and your Apple wallet as you can see here you have the small the medium and the large which is a very very useful thing to have here on the home screen which I really like and another Improvement on 16.4 now I want to go over and show you a minor change that's happening here with airpods as well so if you connect your airpods on iOS 16.4 you find that the UI here the icon when connecting airpods is slightly different on the latest OS so let me show you here just for reference so right here is the airpods third generation take a look at the icon right there the icon is slightly different it's sort of grayed out this iPhone here is running iOS 16.3 so let me show you what that looks like on a previous OS so on 16.3 let's go ahead and connect these here and you see that the icon is like a brighter white color and the airpods are dark here on the latest OS is sort of gray and the color white isn't as pronounced I think I like the older icon a little better let me know in the comments down below just a minor icon UI changed there for airpods but yeah something definitely new on the latest 16.4 is well now something bigger and something more important that I'm happy to learn after updating to 16.4 if we go to the home application here and we go to the three dots we now have under settings for home a new home kit architecture update which is much needed in order to improve the entire ecosystem of home kit so this is a welcome addition if you haven't updated just yet I highly recommend you go ahead and update to the latest update here for homekit now not only a homepod update is available for home kit as well as also been updated on 16.4 something that Apple promised and now it's here finally with iOS 16.4 and I'll be testing this throughout the entire beta process to give you guys more updates on this and now minor change is happening here for shortcuts if you run the shortcuts application did you know that now after running a shortcut you can have your iPhone re-spring or shut down so if you have a shortcut on your iPhone you can actually now search for shutdown and it'll allow you to shut down your iPhone or restart your iPhone after a shortcut has run with the shortcuts application on your iPhone something that's definitely new on iOS 16.4 now in terms of bugs of course beta software tends to have some bugs the always on display is buggy sometimes when I walk away from it but other than that iOS 16.4 continues to improve of course the user experience and a lot of new features continue to be added we're still expecting a handful of features for this software as well so just make sure to stay tuned and follow me here on YouTube for more details thank you for watching guys have a great day and I'll see you guys on the next one peace\n"