iOS 17.4, which has been tested for a long time and brings important changes for those living in European Union countries, has been released.
iOS 17.4 The official version description for the update, including users in Turkey, is as follows: happened:
“Emoji
- -New mushroom, phoenix, lime, broken chain and shaking head emojis are available on the emoji keyboard
- -18 body and human emojis add the option to look in both directions
Apple Podcasts
- -Transcripts let you follow an episode with text highlighted simultaneously with audio in English, Spanish, French and German
- -Chapter texts can be read in their entirety, words or phrases can be searched in texts, they can be played from that point by touching a specific moment and can be used with accessibility features such as Text Size, Increase Contrast and VoiceOver.
This update includes the following improvements and bug fixes:
- -Music recognition lets you add designated tracks to Apple Music Classical as well as your Playlists and Library in Music
- -Siri has a new option to speak the messages you receive in all supported languages
- -Stolen Device Protection supports increased security option in all locations
- -Battery Health in Settings shows battery cycle count, production date and first use on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models
- -Fixes an issue where contact images were blank in Find
- -Fixes an issue for dual SIM users that caused the phone number to change from primary to secondary and be visible to the group they messaged to.
Apple stated the following for the new Europe-based era launched with iOS 17.4: “Apple also shared a number of changes to the App Store for developers with apps in the EU. These changes affect applications used on Apple’s operating systems such as iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and tvOS. The changes include new disclosures informing users in the EU of the risks associated with using alternatives other than the App Store’s secure payment processes. For developers, the changes include:
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- -New options for using payment service providers (PSPs): New options for processing payments for digital products and services will be available in the developer’s app.
- -New options for processing payments via a link to an external web page: Users will be able to complete digital product and service purchases on the developer’s external website. Developers will also be able to inform users in the EU about campaigns, discounts and other offers outside their applications.
- -Business planning tools: It will help developers set fees and understand metrics linked to Apple’s new business terms for apps in the EU.
These changes include new steps to protect and inform users in the EU, including:
- -App Store product page tags: Notifies the user if the downloaded application uses an alternative payment process.
- -In-app description pages: Notifies users when the transaction is not processed by Apple and the developer redirects the user to an alternative payment processor to complete the transaction.
- -New App Review processes: Verifies that developers accurately convey information about transactions using alternative payment processors.
- -Enhanced data portability on Apple’s Data & Privacy website: Users in the EU may receive new data about their App Store usage and transmit it to an authorized third party.
Apple will not be able to issue refunds for apps that use alternative payment processes and will have less ability to support customers who experience problems or experience fraud. Useful App Store features such as Report a Problem, Family Sharing and Purchase Permission will also not be available in these transactions.
Since users may need to share their payment information with more parties, this could provide opportunities for bad actors to steal users’ sensitive financial information. Additionally, on the App Store, users’ purchase history and subscription management will only show transactions made through the App Store’s In-App Purchase system.”