On April 1, Apple pushed out the iOS 18.4 official version update today at midnight, bringing a large number of new features and optimization fixes.

First of all, what everyone perceives most strongly is 5G-A, which we commonly refer to as 5.5G, with a theoretical peak rate that can reach ten times that of 5G.

Previously, beta users reported that iPhones with 5G-A activated achieved speeds of up to 1400Mbps in speed tests.The speed far surpasses traditional 5G, but it is only supported on iPhone 13 and later models.

Apple's intelligent Chinese and other major languages have been launched, but for users in mainland China, they are still unavailable and need to wait for regulatory approval, making it of little significance.

It should be noted that the update introduction pushed this time,Many online banking users have reported that the app is not localized and is entirely in English, which might be a bug or an oversight by Apple.

In addition, there are changes to the photo album, control center, etc. The full update content is as follows:

Apple Intelligence (for iPhone 16 series and 15 Pro/Max)

Priority notifications will be displayed at the top of the notification list, highlighting important notifications that require immediate attention.

"Sketch" style has been added as a new option to Image Playground, allowing users to create exquisite sketch works.

Added support for 8 languages and 2 English regions, including: English (India, Singapore), French (France, Canada), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Spain, Latin America, United States).

Apple Vision Pro application

The newly installed application for Apple Vision Pro users that automatically helps users discover new content, spatial experiences, and quickly access device information.

Apple News+ app

Add global top recipe publisher content

Cooking mode provides step-by-step guidance.

The food section also includes restaurant stories, kitchen tips, healthy eating, and more.

Photo app

Add a gallery view filter to show/hide items not included in albums or synced from Mac/PC.

Support reordering items in the "Media Types" and "Utilities" collections.

All collections use unified filtering options, including sorting by time in ascending/descending order.

Add the function of sorting albums by modification date

You can turn off the "Recently Viewed" and "Recently Shared" collections in your photo settings.

After enabling Face ID for photos, hidden photos will no longer be imported to Mac/PC.

Other functionality optimizations and bug fixes:

Safari's recent search suggestions help users quickly return to previous search topics.

The parental setup assistant simplifies the process of creating children's accounts, allowing for delayed setup and enabling age-appropriate default configurations.

Screen time app restrictions remain effective even after children uninstall and reinstall the app.

New summary view for App Store user reviews

Support pausing/resuming app download updates without losing progress

The podcast has added new 'Follow Show' and 'Library' widgets.

Control Center adds a quick access entry for ambient music

Apple Fitness+精选内容现可添加至资料库 Apple Fitness+ Selected Content Now Can Be Added to the Library

Home applications support controlling Matter protocol robotic vacuum cleaners and adding them to scene automation.

Added support for 10 new system languages (Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu).