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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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But the wise will still wear them.
Yeah. This Omicron subvariant BA.2 aka "Deltacron" is spreading like crazy in the UK. No question it's already here.
So yeah, my mask is not going anywhere.
Exactly, or uf you travke ( lets say for work or other necessity) to a region that still mandates masks.
Personally I find faceID a but hitt and miss while touch id worked every time ( obviously not vith gloves on but whar would you expect with a fingerprint scanner.), So while not being the loudest person arguing for geting tuch ud back, U'll certainly be glad when/if it comes back, I'm gkad faveid works well fir you, snd nsyby for most, but what us wrong wpwith hawing both? ( unkess having both raises the phines price by unreasonable amount)
Thus is nit a new wave, just the expected jump when we re open and restructions go away, the difference this yine us since the high vaccine rates now reduce the number of cases that are serius enough to require hospital treatment, ouer helth services don't get overwhelmed so no new restrictions and/or mandates are necessary ( at kest not on a national level, maybe loccaly at hotspits)
Why doesn't the iPadPro have the unlock with apple watch feature? Why doesn't it have the unlock with face mask feature either?
Apple today released iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, the fourth major updates to the iOS and iPadOS 15 operating systems that were released in September 2021. iOS and iPadOS 15.4 come a month after the launch of iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1.
The iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 updates can be downloaded for free and the software is available on all eligible devices over-the-air in the Settings app. To access the new software, go to Settings > General > Software Update.
iOS 15.4 adds an option to use Face ID while wearing a mask, which works just like normal Face ID but scans the areas around your eyes for authentication. iPadOS 15.4 introduces Universal Control, allowing multiple Macs and iPads to be controlled with the same mouse/trackpad and keyboard.
The updates also add 37 new emoji characters and they lay the groundwork for the new "Tap to Pay on iPhone" feature that allows NFC-compatible iPhones to accept payments through Apple Pay. There are also updates to add custom domains to iCloud Mail right on device, Siri enhancements, new Emergency SOS features, and tons more. Apple's full release notes for the update are below:For a complete overview of all of the features that are available in iOS 15, we have a dedicated iOS 15 roundup.
Article Link: Apple Releases iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 With Face ID Mask Unlock, New Emoji, Universal Control, and More
Just a word of caution. I updated today to 19E241 and my iPhone 12 Max Pro is in restarting itself every 1-2 min, rendering it useless. It also suddenly showed only 4GB free when there are in fact about 120GB free. I'm attempting to restore via a Mac, but nothing has worked thus far. I've not heard of anyone else yet having this issue, so I'm making note of it to save someone else from this multi-hour headache.
**Post** - I had to roll back to 15.4 (non beta) and restore/update. It appears fine now, but it's unfortunate to have to roll back to non-beta.
***Post/Post*** - the phone was fine for many hours and is now back in the continual restarting mode again rendering it unusable.
**Post** - I had to roll back to 15.4 (non beta) and restore/update. It appears fine now, but it's unfortunate to have to roll back to non-beta.
***Post/Post*** - the phone was fine for many hours and is now back in the continual restarting mode again rendering it unusable.
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The update has made Face ID much much worse for me. As a glasses wearer, mask unlock is patchy if my glasses fog up. But it shouldn’t matter because I have an Apple Watch. But my iPhone never gets unlocked by my watch anymore, even though it’s enabled in settings. I’m entering my passcode constantly since the 15.4 betas.
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Won’t install on Iphone 11 pro, it says no wifi but I am on Wifi for sure…no VPN etc. Have seperated the 2.4 and 5GHz Wifi network by different names, inside the airport configurations of multiple airports through the house. Could that be an issue?
No, I had the private WIFI address disabled, then it worked!
Won’t install on Iphone 11 pro, it says no wifi but I am on Wifi for sure…no VPN etc. Have seperated the 2.4 and 5GHz Wifi network by different names, inside the airport configurations of multiple airports through the house. Could that be an issue?
No, I had the private WIFI address disabled, then it worked!
I noticed a weird bug on my iPhone 11 Pro when I was attempting to do a factory reset while in the process of doing an early upgrade to an iPhone 13. When I clicked on the button to factory reset the device without a backup it would do nothing, when I clicked on factory reset with backup it got stuck on backing up. I had to sign out of my Apple account before it would allow me to do a factory reset on the iPhone 11 Pro.
I don't think so — most Mac applications are still AppKit. I believe what Apple did was make AppKit compatible with the new Apple Silicon processor, but Swift takes the next step and makes all applications automatically scaleable and compatible across all platforms. I wouldn't be surprised if, in the next few years, Apple moves all applications to Swift and deprecates AppKit.
Has anyone else been experiencing that lag?
We are still required to wear masks on trains and buses here in the US. Needless to say I have noticed it works pretty consistently for me when I am on the train.