– Apple officially released iOS 17.4, with many unprecedented changes
Apple has officially released the iOS 17.4 update with unprecedented changes for iPhone users.
iOS 17.4 has just been officially released. This is the fourth major update of the iOS 17 operating system since its launch in September 2023.
This is an important upgrade, bringing major changes to iOS in Europe to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
One of the expected features is the ability to provide detailed iPhone battery status details.
It is known that the feature is currently available on two models iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. Specifically, when users access the Battery section in Settings, the device will display whether the battery is in “normal” condition. In addition to information about battery capacity in %, users can see the time the device was manufactured, first used and the number of charging cycles.
A charging cycle is counted as one time the user uses up 100% of the battery capacity. Apple says the device’s battery is designed to maintain 80% of its capacity for the first 1,000 charging cycles under ideal conditions.
The other big change of iOS 17.4 is the addition of emojis. New icons like mushroom, phoenix, lime, broken chain and shaking head.
iOS 17.4 also updates some of the available emojis, allowing them to rotate in many different directions such as walking, running, kneeling, using a white cane, using a wheelchair or an electric vehicle.
Meanwhile, Apple Podcasts allows users to follow a featured set of text in sync with audio in English, Spanish, French and German.
In addition, the iOS 17.4 update also has many improvements and bug fixes. Apple Music can recognize music allowing songs to be added to playlists and Apple Music Library; Multilingual updates to Siri; Enhance iPhone security at every location; shows battery cycle count, date of manufacture, and first use on iPhone 15 and 15 Pro; Fixes an issue with dual SIM users that caused the phone number to change from primary to secondary…
– Huawei again “overwhelms” Apple in China
In the first six weeks of 2024, iPhone sales in China dropped 24% compared to the same period last year.
The latest data was published by Counterpoint Research, which also explained that in January 2024, fierce competition was the cause of the large decline. Part of that competition comes from Huawei as the company is resurgent and still capitalizing on the huge success of the Mate 60 series.
Overall, smartphone sales in China decreased by 7% year-on-year in the first 6 weeks of the year. Vivo was the leading phone manufacturer in China during this period, with 18% market share. That’s steady with the 19% market share it held at the same time last year, although sales are down 15% in 2024 compared to 2023. After the first six weeks of last year, Vivo tied Apple for the top spot. charts.
Huwaei’s market share skyrocketed from 9% after the first 6 weeks of 2023 to 17%. Currently, they are second only to Vivo in China after coming in 6th place a year ago. Apple and Honor ranked third with both accounting for 16% market share. At the same time last year, Apple was in first place and Honor was in the middle. While Apple this year suffered a 24% sales decline in China, Honor saw sales increase 2% year-on-year.
It is known that China is the largest smartphone market in the world, followed by India and the US in third place.