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During the Lunar New Year holiday in January, Apple pushed the first important update version "iOS 16.3" in 2023 to iPhone users, mainly fixing 6 major bugs and disasters, and bringing 5 items including the "Security Key" to enhance the Apple ID account new function.

According to foreign media MacRumors, Apple will start an important update of the "iOS 16.4" beta version in February, and it is expected that the official version will be pushed around March or April.

Regarding the new features that may be brought by the new version of "iOS 16.4", foreign media predict that there will be the following four key points:

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1. New emoji debut

The 15 emoji previously formulated by the Unicode Consortium have not yet been launched on the iOS system.

Foreign media speculate that "iOS 16.4" may officially include new emoji, including: pink hearts, jellyfish, flutes, hyacinths, ginger, geese, donkeys, moose, and blackbirds.


2. Safari webpage push

When using an iPhone to browse a website, if the website supports push notification service and the user agrees to receive it, it will allow iPhone users to receive the latest news or articles pushed by the website immediately without opening the webpage.

3. Apple Buy Now and Pay Later (Apple Pay Later)

Last year, at the WWDC Developers Conference, Apple announced that it would launch "Apple Pay Later" (Apple Pay Later), but it has not yet launched.

Foreign media speculate that the next version 16.4 is likely to import the service.

Through the new feature service of "Buy Now, Pay Later" (Apple Pay Later), consumers will be able to pay their bills in 4 installments within 6 weeks. The first payment must be paid at the moment of purchase, and then paid every 2 weeks Once, if you have excess funds in hand, you can repay the loan early. There is no mandatory 4 installments. During the process, you will not be charged any interest or late fees. You can see the consumption and repayment status in the Apple Wallet.

However, this service will be launched in the United States, and other countries, including Taiwan, are not yet clear.

At the WWDC conference in June last year, Apple announced the Apple Pay Later service.

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4. Apple Music Classical

Apple will acquire Primephonic, a streaming music platform specializing in classical music, in 2021. Apple has promised to bring this related functional experience to the Apple Music music streaming platform.

However, the service has not yet been officially launched.

It is reported that in version 16.4, it may bring iPhone users a new experience of listening to high-quality classical music, such as combining Apple's original lossless music, spatial audio and other technologies.

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