Apple’s iOS 15 is the newest operating system for its iPhones and iPad’s line of consumer devices. The update was publicly released on 20^th September, 2021 and brought many new features and important bug fixes for all supported models. Now, the tech giant is working on its next iterative update namely iOS 15.4 which is expected to bring several modest updates to its devices.

Currently, Apple has released Beta 3 of the iOS 15.4 update and below we have listed some of the major changes and features in this beta update. Users can also download and install this update to test on their respective devices. However, users should be enrolled in Apples developer Program costing $99 annually to download and use this update. Alternatively, users can get this update through their Public Beta Program with some slight delays. Now, let us discuss some of the exiting new features in iOS 15.4 for our iPhones and iPad’s.

iOS 15.4 Cool New Features:

1. Universal Control

Apple’s Universal Control feature lets users drag and drop files between various Apple devices like Macs, iPad’s, iPhones effortlessly. Similarly, it also provides users with the option to share keyboards and mouse wirelessly between them as well. Here, the feature was supposed to launch last fall but was delayed until spring 2022 due to various reasons.

2. Face ID with Mask

Finally, iOS 15.4 will provide users the option to unlock their devices through Face ID with their masks on. This is a handy method of unlocking our devices without taking our masks off in public and it reduces the spreads of the disease as well. Although Apple did provide users the option to unlock their devices through their Apple Watch, this feature was meaningless for those who didn’t own one. As they say, Better Late than Never.

3. New Emoji’s

iOS 15.4 will bring many new Emoji’s to our i-Devices in this iterative update. Particularly, there are several dozen new Emoji’s that are developed as a part of Unicode Consortium Emoji 14 release. Some of the new additions include: – X-Ray, Beans, Saluting Faces, Melting faces, Biting lips and many more.

4. Better Safari Password Management

With the latest iOS 15.4 update, Safari won’t automatically save passwords for websites without a login name. Instead, it will prompt users to enter their own valid login ID for the website to ensure a complete password entry.

5. Tap to Pay

Tap to Pay will finally debut in Apple devices with the iOS 15.4 update. Currently, the feature will only work on the iPhone XS and all the later models. Also, Apple says that the feature will work with all payment partners and Stripe will be amongst the first one to provide this feature. Also, its availability is currently limited to the US only.

6. ProMotion Support For Third Party Apps

ProMotion was one of the headlining features in the iPhone 13 lineup but its support was quite limited to the native apps. Particularly, the problem arose from a Core Animation Bug that limited third party apps to run only at 60Hz. Now, the bug is fixed in iOS 15.4 and supported third party apps can get up to 120Hz smooth animations.