iOS 17.4 Is Way Bigger Than We’ve Expected — 25+ Amazing Features!

I’ve never felt so sad for Apple.

The trillion-dollar company wouldn’t have dreamt in its scariest nightmares that its monopoly in some aspects could be challenged so harshly.

Say hi to iOS 17.4 — it’s a good day for developers and rival companies, and a bad day for Apple.

While this is a pretty major (and much needed) update for iOS, there are a couple of changes Apple made not because it loves to — but to comply with EU’s enforced laws and acts, which, like I said, are throwing a direct blow to Apple’s control over its EU tech.

However, Apple did something for an advantage. For now, the EU-mandated features are only limited to EU-based iPhones — which only represent 7% of its total revenue. Mastermind.

So Apple can still sing its monopoly songs in the rest of world — and people have no other option than to hear them, irrespective of whether they appreciate the melody or not.

What’s in this article

EU-SPECIFIC CHANGES
1 — Sideloading is active!
2 — A prompt to change your default browser
3 — Support for 3rd party browser engines
GENERIC CHANGES
New Messages Changes
4 — 16 new emojis
5 — Messages for Business
6 — Siri can read out messages in different languages
New Settings Changes
7 — Significant change to Stolen Device Protection
8 — Access to ‘Contactless & NFC’ for 3rd party apps
9 — New Regional Identifier
New Safari Changes…