iOS 17.4 Released With Support For Third-Party App Stores
Apple has released iOS 17.4 for all supported devices.Build number is 21E219 (different from RC).
With this update, the company has made a number of major changes. Basically, they concern the countries of the European Union, but there are other innovations for other countries:
- expanded information about the battery status has appeared in the iPhone 15 settings;
- developers of video communication applications now have the ability to disable gesture reactions by default;
- support for shooting spatial video with a warning that it takes up twice as much space as 2D;
- The Apple Wallet app now includes new permissions to provide Apple with anonymous transaction data;
- Apple Podcasts now has a playback bar that appears above the user interface, inspired by VisionOS;
- Automatic transcription of podcasts has been added to Apple Podcasts;
- CarPlay information is now displayed on the dashboards of compatible vehicles;
- The anti-device theft protection mechanism now supports trusted locations;
- Voice assistant Siri received support for answers in several languages.
In accordance with the European DMA law on digital markets, Apple has added support for third-party app stores in the European Union.
The company says developers will be able to “offer their iOS apps for download from alternative marketplaces.” Previously, the company also released a special API for creating such markets.
Cupertino residents will not charge fees for apps offered in these stores. However, developers of third-party stores will have to pay €0.5 for each application installation after crossing the threshold of 1 million downloads
The update is already available for download in the Settings -> General -> Software Update section. The firmware size is about 1.5 GB or 6.5 GB for those who installed the beta.
