Examples of Apple Intelligence at work.
Apple’s third developer beta round for the current generatioh of updates is out, with new builds of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4, and visionOS 2.4 set for testing.
The new third beta round follows after the second for iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4, and visionOS 2.4, which Apple introduced on March 3. The first round appeared on February 21.
The third iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 developer betas share build number 22E5222f, replacing 22E5216h, while macOS Sequoia 15.4 beta three uses build number 24E5228e, up from 24E5222f. The third tvOS 18.4 build is 22L5240e, the third watchOS 11.4 build is 22T5234f, and the third visionOS 2.4 build is 22O5221d.
The first build additions in iOS 18.4 included many changes to Apple Intelligence, including more localization support. Image Playground gained a new sketch style is included in Image Playground, while a new Priority Notifications feature adjusts how it displays more important notices.
A new Apple Vision Pro app was included, which explains how to use the Apple Vision Pro, as well as offering a Discover section for looking at apps and immersive videos for the headset.
That build’s Apple News+ added food content, while Control Center gained new Ambient Music controls. Smaller changes were made to Apple Maps, Apple Wallet, CarPlay, Mobile Device Management, Podcasts, and Siri, among others.
On iPadOS, the first build included support for the on-device email categorization feature, which also arrives on macOS Sequoia 15.4.
Apple Vision Pro gained support for Apple Intelligence in the first visionOS 2.4 beta build.
The second round of builds included a set of new emoji characters, brought Visual Intelligence to the iPhone 15 Pro, as well as a Control Center section just for Apple Intelligence features.
The App Store offered new options for downloads, with a new “pause” button to temporarily stop updates. There were also changes to the Shortcuts app and indications that CarPlay could have an update for EV route planning in the future.
The Wallet app gained a new menu icon for accessing in-app settings and order management, and Orange users in France saw the RCS protocol enabled in the beta.
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