How to use the best new features in iOS 18.4

iOS 18.4 Update: AI Priority Notification, Ambient Music, and Sketching Features

When Apple releases a new iPhone every September, it usually also launches major iOS system upgrades, such as the previous iOS 18. After these large software upgrades, some "point" version updates will be released one after another to fix known errors, improve security and stability, and occasionally introduce some new features.

iOS 18.4 is an example of this, which brings more new content than most iOS smaller version updates. It is currently being pushed to compatible iPhone devices. From extra tools for the image editor to ambient music for sleep aiding or relaxing your body and mind, here are new features in iOS 18.4 update:

AI priority notification

Apple's smart features now prioritize iPhone notifications, select the notifications you need to see first and create a summary written by AI. Apple says AI will recognize “important and time-sensitive” reminders and move them to the top of the lock screen and notification center (you can still swipe up to see all notifications).

While most of the features run automatically, you can control which apps are included in the notification priority calculation (so you can exclude less important apps). In iOS Settings, click Notifications , and then click Priority Notifications : Here you can turn this feature on or off and choose which apps you want to include.

Ambient Music

Your iPhone can now help you relax or improve your focus with a series of free ambient music playlists. These background sounds were previously available in iOS, but in iOS 18.4, they took a more prominent position in the interface, and you can access them from the Control Center (swipe down from the upper right corner of the screen).

Click on the upper left corner The (plus) button adds a new widget and finds the "Ambient Music" title: You can choose to sleep , relax , work , and be healthy . Click any widget to start playing, which is separate from Apple Music, and plays through the built-in iOS player you can access through the Control Center.

Sketching function in image editor

As long as you enable Apple Smart on your iPhone (via Apple Smart with Siri in Settings), you will find the Image Editor app on your iPhone. Launch the app (actually marked as "Editor" in iOS) and you can click The (plus) button starts creating an AI art work.

Enter your prompts using the text box at the bottom of the screen, or select one of the suggested shortcuts. None of these features in iOS are new, but if you click on the bottom right corner (Plus) button, you can choose from three image styles: animation , illustration , and sketch . The last option (very useful) is new in iOS 18.4.

Other new features in iOS 18.4

There are other new features scattered in iOS 18.4, including new emojis and the ability to pause downloads in the App Store update page. If you have any iPhone 16 phone or iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max, you can now enable Visual Intelligence via the Action Button (click the Action Button in Settings).

You'll also find a new food center in Apple News, and CarPlay has made some tweaks – with iOS 18.4 installed, you might see three-line app shortcuts instead of two (if your car's dashboard is large enough). Also pay attention to some minor tweaks in the photos, so you can better control how images are sorted and displayed.

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