Apple released the OS 17.4 Beta 2 update for developers a week after Beta 2. iOS 17.4, which will be released in March, will pave the way for important changes for Apple. Especially after the European Union DMA rules, Apple had to allow alternative browser and app stores. In this sense, iOS 17.4 Beta 3 update prepares iPhones for this transition.
iOS 17.4 Beta 3 developer update and features
Apple typically debugs bugs and tries out new features in each of its developer updates. However, iOS 17.4 developer betas did not go much beyond bug fixes. In this sense, a few new features appear with the iOS 17.4 Beta 3 update. In fact, it is more accurate to call these minor design changes rather than features.
As you know, with iOS 17.4, we will see Transcript, that is, podcast descriptions in the Podcast application. Previously, in the Beta 2 update, podcast descriptions were expanding immediately and the return screen disappeared immediately. Now these description sections do not expand without you touching them with your finger.
Again, when you click once with your finger, the expanding descriptions return to the Podcast screen when you click again. Although not a major innovation, the Podcast menu has become much more useful in this sense.
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With the iOS 17.4 Beta 3 update, we see a much smoother lock notification screen. At the same time, new wallpapers are also available with iOS 17.4 Beta 3. It will now be possible to make the basic wallpapers of the iPhone 15 series brighter or darker.
The 3D object capture feature that Apple introduced at WWDC 2023 gets a new feature with iOS 17.4 Beta 3. Accordingly, a manual capture box will appear for objects that LIDAR cannot detect and are not located on a smooth ground. Users need to manually define the boundaries of this box and capture accordingly.
iOS 17.4 features
We tried to summarize for you what Apple will bring with the iOS 17.4 update in March. With the iOS 17.4 update, Apple will start offering application support for cloud gaming systems such as Xbox Cloud and Geforce Now. Previously, users had the opportunity to use these services only on the browser. Mini-apps, games, chatbots and add-ons will also be available for in-app purchase.
With iOS 17.4 Beta, new emojis also entered our lives. Accordingly, new emoji characters such as a lime, a brown mushroom, a phoenix, a broken chain, vertical and horizontal nods have appeared.
The iOS 17.4 update will also offer new features such as transcripts for podcasts in the Podcasts app, support for using SharePlay with HomePod, and Stopwatch Live Activities.
If you want to experience the iOS 17 Beta 3 update, you can access the iOS 17 Beta profile by clicking here. Note that you need to open the link directly from Safari on your phone. After installing the beta profile on your device, it will be enough to follow Settings > Software Update. However, you should keep in mind that iOS beta versions are not stable and may cause certain errors on your device.
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