The new release of the iOS 18.4 update from Apple brings new added value to the iPhone experience, and with it, we have new features. The two most notable additions are AI-generated review summaries in the App Store and the ability to pause and resume downloads of apps. The updates are meant to make using the App Store more convenient and easier.
Today, in this article, we will discuss the iOS 18.4 update and its features.
AI-Generated Review Summaries in the App Store
AI-generated review summaries in the App Store are one of the major features of iOS 18.4. To simplify the app review process authored by people, Apple is using artificial intelligence to analyze user reviews to generate short summaries of what are the most important things about an app.
This simply means that users don’t need to go through hundreds of reviews to understand if an app is good or not. Reviewers can read these summaries with text marking them as ‘Automatically summarised from reviews’ so that users know they were made through the use of AI.
Apple updates them they are at least once a week to keep them up to date on the latest customer feedback. This feature is only in English in the US App Store, and at present, only a few apps and games are available. But Apple will later roll it out to more regions and languages.
Pause and Resume App Downloads
As for iOS 18.4, it introduces another point improvement: being able to interrupt and resume app downloads. Previously, if it turned out that a user did not have enough internet or data restrictions and therefore wanted to stop an app download, the only way was to cancel the download and carry on later.
With this update, a user can pause a download and resume it later without losing progress in the download. Using this feature is especially helpful for people who download big apps or games and who are looking to manage their data usage.
In such a case, it also helps when a download takes too long to pause it and resume when its like have a better internet connection. Along with the App Store enhancements, iOS 18.4 also brings forward some of the other new features that make an iPhone more engaging.
Priority Notifications
This means that Apple has just introduced a new feature whereby the AI recognizes and underlines key notifications. This allows the users not to miss important alerts on their lock screen. Visual Intelligence for iPhone 15: Features like better visual intelligence with ‘special improvements’ for better recognition and processing of images and videos are provided only to iPhone 15 Pro users.
Adding more emojis to your options to express yourself in your message and social media interactions, iOS 18.4 has brought in a new set of emojis for you.
Ambient Music Feature
It also includes Apple’s new ambient music feature. Users can now open calming background music directly from the Control Center without interruption.
How to Update to iOS 18.4
To enjoy these new features, iPhone users can simply update their phones through the steps below:
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap on General.
- Select Software Update.
- Tap Download and Install if iOS 18.4 is available.
Before starting the update, it is recommended to connect the device to Wi-Fi and provide it with sufficient battery.
