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Apple Releases iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 With Face ID Mask Unlock, New Emoji, Universal Control, and More
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Just discovered this feature myself. If you go into System Preferences > Passwords, then click "Edit" for any password, you'll see a new "Notes" dialog on the bottom.
It's AWESOME! I love it. Hope they will add in attachment abilities next!
EDIT: Oops, thought this was the macOS 12.3 thread. At any rate, you can ALSO see this in iOS by doing the same thing; clicking "Edit" will reveal a "Notes" dialog, but it's not on the bottom like it is in macOS.
Siri can provide time and date information while offline on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone 11 or newer
This is innovation in AI!
This is innovation in AI!
universal control not working from me, MacBook Pro 2016 iPad Pro 3rd gen all settings enabled, on wifi bluetooth etc
They seem to be extremely reluctant to add new apps. I find it bizarre that all access to Apple Card on the iPad (where you have a big screen that makes looking at lots of data easier) is hidden inside of Settings, while on the iPhone (where you have a small screen that makes looking at lots of data harder), it gets a spot front and center in the Wallet app.
Yes, this could have been released earlier. However, I and many others still wear a mask.
Still mandated on planes and trains around here.
UK is seeing a big spike again as I type this.
Plus as already mentioned, another variant will come around. (Sorry, we're not totally out of the woods here, just my thoughts on that.) How potent it will be, who knows.
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OK working now it doesn’t play nice with an external monitor, basically it wants your external one to be the main and your laptop one to be secondary, i use my MacBook under a larger screen but my main work is on the laptop so its a small complaint
Maybe they're focusing on converting current macOS and iOS/iPadOS applications to Swift first. Once the conversion is done and all applications share one base for all platforms, then maybe Apple will build more applications that can easily be utilized across all platforms (ie, Find My is an example of an application that uses Catalyst/Swift and are the same across all platforms, but scaleable).
It took a couple times of setting up my faceid to get it to work on my 12. Plus I have glasses :/ But it does work. I think you need an iphone 12 or higher to have it work.
I've learned that the opposite of "A New York Minute" is Apples countdown to download, verify and install it's software.
I wonder why Apple excluded the iPhone 11 series from the Face ID mask unlock? Is it a hardware limitation or is it forced hardware obsolescence trying to get those users to upgrade to a newer iPhone?
Agree. The beginning of Skynet!!. What is next Apple?, make a reminder while offline?, show my next appointment’s, reminders and alarms in a widget?. Maybe in IOS 25.
iOS 15 is a vast improvement for my 6 year old IPP 12.9 first gen. iOS 14 was a hot mess for me. Makes me not want to upgrade (that and $970).
For sure!, I don’t know if you have tested Face ID on a 12 or 13, but it unlocks 245% faster, from 3 meters away, recognizes retina’s arteries at microscopic level and uses nano X-ray technology. It is the most advanced unlocking mechanism ever in a smart phone, some say that the Pentagon uses the Face ID module in the 12 as a scanner to control the access in top security wings.
Nobody should think it is as a way to differentiate iPhones!. No way.
(Sent from a 13 pro using faceid to read my eye muscles to type in IOS 17.2 beta)
I can’t believe there is “bald guy” discrimination in the emojis still!!!!. Lots and lots of colors but no bald guys other than a useless face. 96% of the emojis are used less than 0.000001% of the time
TIL creating this technology takes only days, maybe weeks.
Thank god there are no more mask mandates in my state. This feature came along a little bit too late.