The most significant iOS update to date has been released in India, featuring a variety of awesome features and tools for users. This is the latest iOS 18.4 update, which was already released for the Apple users in the USA on 28 October 2024, and now it got released in the India also.
So, here we will be talking about what is there for you in the update and how the latest tools and features will benefit you. We’ll be uncovering the features and tools of the update one-by-one.
iOS 18.4 Features & Tools
Writing
- Proofread – A new feature of the proofreading has been added in the software to check for the spellings and grammatical errors in the real time whether you are writing an email or texting someone. This will take care of all the writing rules and punctuations that should be used and added to a piece of text to make it sound clear, professional, and perfect.
- Rewrite – The rewrite feature allows you to rewrite the same piece of content in different formats of tone, be it friendly, professional, etc. You can also convert text to table formats, which is insanely awesome as you can convert any textual content to tabular format just with a single click.
- Summarize – As the name itself clearly defines its function, it can be used to summarize any long form or any content in a few meaningful words to make it clearly understandable.
A next-level thing that you can see in the update is the permission that it seeks from you to use ChatGPT, if it is unable to do something on its own.
But the limitation of this update is that you can only use these features in the Notes app and not in other apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, etc. So, if you want to text someone on these platforms, then first, you have to write your message in the notes app, format it there using the Apple AI, and then copy it from there to paste it on the platform from where you want to send it to the person you want to send.
I think this is a major flaw as most of the users won’t use it in the notes app because people communicate either through WhatsApp or other social media apps. So, this functionality should be added to all the apps instead being limited to just one.
Visual Intelligence
The iPhone 16 series already has the visual intelligence feature, which can be used using the camera control button but now the iPhone 15 users can also use it as it has been introduced to the 15 series also in the update.
You can just pull down the control center from the top and use the visual intelligence feature in the iPhone 15 Pro smartphones, and to just let you know, it uses ChatGPT to search and give you the information about anything you ask.
Photos
- Erase – You can use the erase feature in the Photos app to remove any object, person, or anything that you want from any photograph. The interesting part about this feature is that you can use it without the internet, which means that your data is not being shared to any server or elsewhere, which is a good thing.
- Search – The search feature allows you to search for anything in the photos app, be it something that even you can’t remember. You can use it to search some of the oldest memories you have.
Emojis
You can create your own emojis just by defining the type of the emoji you want in the textual format and the AI will generate it for you.
Emails
- Summary – You can also summarize your emails to know what is in them, saving your reading time and effort.
- Prioritize – Also, you can prioritize your emails with this latest update.
- Smart Reply – You can also use the smart reply feature to generate replies to the emails you got instantly with just one click.
Call Recording
The call recording feature is now also available, but the only drawback is that it will announce before starting the call recording which will let the other person know that you are recording the call.
After recording the call, you can summarize it, transcribe it, and convert it to text.
Conclusion
This was all about the major iOS 18.4 updates. Below are the list of the compatible devices that will use the Apple intelligence.
