On Sunday, the American electronics giant “Apple” launched the new version of the operating system for smart devices, which is IOS 15.4, on its phones, and it contains a wide range of new features that facilitate access to and increase the functions of iPhone smartphones.
The new version of the operating system includes the long-awaited feature known as “Universal Control”, to operate the function of unlocking the device by recognizing the user’s face, that is, using facial features as a password to unlock the iPhone, as the feature became available even when the user wore a protective mask .. Also The new version includes 37 new emojis.
As the name IOS 15.4 indicates, the new version represents the fourth new update to the basic version IOS 15, and it was launched with the iPhone 13 smartphone last September.
These updates, which started with 15.1 last December, added more features and functionality to Apple’s smartphone operating system and improved existing versions.
The new “Universal Control” feature also allows the use of other Apple devices as a second screen for the smartphone, while moving the contents of the phone between the two devices in an easy way as if they were one device.
This feature was first revealed as part of the Mac OS Monterey operating system, but its release was delayed during the fall, and then talk regarding its launch began during the current spring.. This feature was part of the beta version of the iOS 15.4 operating system and was released as an experimental feature. On Monterey OS 12.3 and iPad IOS 15.4
Since the Universal Control feature is still in the beta phase, some problems may arise during its use and it may not work with all iPhone devices currently.
Apple has updated the Face ID feature so that it can be used with iPhone 12 and later generations while wearing a muzzle.
And because this feature depends on a small part of the user’s face to identify his identity, the user needs to be more accurate in relation to the angle of the phone while photographing the face when using the “FaceID” feature.
