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iOS 18.4 beta 2: Here’s everything new

iOS 18.4 beta 2 is now available for developer testers, just over a week after the first beta was released . iOS 18.4 beta 2 continues to make changes for iPhone users before the update’s public release in April. Head below for a full roundup of everything new in the latest iOS 18.4 beta.

iOS 18.4 beta 2 is currently available to developer beta testers. Apple hasn’t yet released a new public beta, but we expect that to change

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visionOS 2.4 adds support for two more languages, hints at Vision Pro expansion

Apple on Monday released the second beta of visionOS 2.4 to developers . While the update is primarily focused on enabling Apple Intelligence in Vision Pro , the new software also points to Apple’s headset coming to more countries soon. That’s because visionOS 2.4 adds support for two more languages.

As confirmed by 9to5Mac , users running the latest beta of visionOS 2.4 can now set the language of their Vision Pro to Spanish and Italian. Currently, the Apple Vision Pro operating system


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Apple’s M4 MacBook Air coming this week with six new features

Apple has been having fun mixing it up with recent product launches. After teasing the iPhone 16e launch on X, now Tim Cook has shared news of another product launch in the same way. The launch is happening this week, and is widely assumed to be the M4 MacBook Air. Here’s everything the new model is expected to offer.

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iOS 18.4 adds tons of new Shortcuts actions, hints at Siri’s future upgrades

Today’s iOS 18.4 beta 2 offers the first major hints in Apple’s software of the upcoming big Siri upgrades . Apple has added a bunch of new Shortcuts app actions for Apple apps, with super fine-grained controls available for building shortcuts that change apps’ settings in various ways.

Apple’s Shortcuts app hasn’t received as many noteworthy updates recently as it once did. But that appears set to change soon.

Shortcuts’ App Intents system is the foundation of Apple’s upcoming

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iOS 18.4 will address a frustrating CarPlay limitation

Apple Maps EV routing is one of the most compelling CarPlay features, giving drivers a way to plan a route that automatically includes charging stops.

Now, it looks like iOS 18.4 will address one of the biggest limitations of Apple Maps EV routing…

I’ve written about this limitation a few times over the past year. Apple Maps EV routing is supported on three the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Ford F-150 Lightning, and the Porsche Taycan. Last year, shipping adapters that

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iOS 18.4 beta 2 lets you choose which apps deserve Priority Notifications

The first iOS 18.4 beta introduced a brand new Apple Intelligence feature , Priority Notifications. Now as of today’s beta 2 update, Apple is giving users even more control over how the feature works. Here are the details.

In the original version of Priority Notifications, iOS 18.4 only offered a single on-off switch for the feature.

Essentially, you could turn on Priority Notifications for all apps, or none at all.

Here’s Apple’s summary of how the feature


Apple just released two brand new apps in iOS 18.4 and visionOS 2.4 beta 2

Apple released the latest iOS 18.4 and visionOS 2.4 betas today. Beta 2 arrives with a brand new app on each platform: ‘Apple Vision Pro’ is the newest iPhone app, and ‘Spatial Gallery’ is new to Vision Pro.

For years, Apple has offered a standalone ‘Watch’ app on the iPhone for setting up and managing your Apple Watch.

Now as of iOS 18.4 beta 2, that same idea has been applied to the Vision Pro.

The new ‘

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MagSafe Monday: LISEN’s new 10,000mAh battery includes Qi2 and a built-in kickstand

The introduction of Qi2 has made MagSafe charging more on par with wired USB-C charging, and takes full advantage of it. It includes a 10,000mAh battery, 15W wireless charging (Qi2), and a built-in kickstand; this MagSafe charger from LISEN is a great option for your go-to battery.

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iOS 18.4 beta 2 includes seven new emoji

As reported last year, the Unicode Consortium had teased seven new emoji that would become available on platforms such as iOS and Android. Now with the release of iOS 18.4 beta 2 to developers , Apple has finally introduced support for these new emoji.

Perhaps one of the new emoji that stands out the most is the “face with bags under eyes,” which is basically an emoji with a really tired face. But users will also have a few other new options as well.

Here’s the list

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