What are the new features worth looking forward to in iOS 15.4?

Apple recently updated iOS15.3.1 to fix security issues. I thought it was the last version, but I didn’t expect an emergency update. However, according to many friends, after updating the new system, the battery consumption became faster, and the lag problem did not improve much. Therefore, many people are looking forward to the arrival of iOS15.4.

On February 8, Apple released the second beta version of iOS 15.4 to developers. Although there are not many new features compared to the first beta version, there are still some notable changes to look at.

Tap to Pay

Apple added support for the "Tap to Pay" feature in the second test version. This feature mainly allows NFC-compatible iPhones to accept Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital payments without the need for other hardware support.

Of course, many friends who have installed the beta version may still be confused because the so-called Tap to Pay function is not found. In fact, although it has been enabled, it still needs third-party vendors to add support, so it cannot be used yet. So we can't see it for the time being.

Technical improvements on unlocking with mask

There was news before that iOS 15.4 can unlock the iPhone while wearing a mask, but to achieve this function, it must be more precise. So in this test version, there is a "look down" prompt to unlock the device. This prompt will pop up if the position of holding the iPhone is lower than the eyes, because after sacrificing the lower half of the face, the iPhone is more inclined to recognize the eyes.

Digital ID

It is mentioned in the PassKit code that support for digital IDs and driver's licenses may be introduced in the iOS15.4 system, which means that in the future, documents such as electronic driver's licenses may be added to the wallet without the need for special third-party APP support.

There are some more subtle new updates in iOS 15.4

In addition to support for face ID wearing a mask, new emojis have been added. It is worth mentioning that there is an emoji of a pregnant man, which has aroused doubts from many people. Perhaps Apple just wants to express a fat man with a big belly.