Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 to Developers

Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after the launch of the second betas.

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Registered developers are able to download the iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 updates over-the-air after installing the appropriate profile from the Developer Center. Going forward, beta updates will not require a profile and will instead be done directly on device through an Apple ID linked to a developer account.

iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 add new emoji characters, including shaking head, pink heart, light blue heart, donkey, moose, jellyfish, hyacinth, ginger, black bird, and more. There are 31 new emoji in total, including left and right hand options in several skin tones.

Safari Web Push notifications have been added on the iPhone and iPad, and you can receive them from websites that have been added to the Home Screen on your device. Web Push notifications are identical to the notifications that you get from websites on the Mac, and behave like any other iOS notification.

Third-party browsers like Chrome are now able to let users add websites and websites to the ‌Home Screen‌, and Apple has reintroduced the HomeKit architecture upgrade. There are also changes to Podcasts, minor updates to Apple Music, new options for Shortcuts, a reintroduced page turning animation for Apple Books, and more, with a full list of new features in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 available in our features guide.

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Top Rated Comments

Realityck Avatar
10 months ago
Right after 2nd RSR reverted back to beta 2 base, we get beta 3. :)

iOS/IPadOS 16.4 beta 3 Build is 20E5229e
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TheYayAreaLiving ?️ Avatar
10 months ago
Life is better with a new iOS Beta! Thank you, Apple!
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Realityck Avatar
10 months ago
Released today to devs

* iOS 16.4 beta 3 (20E5229e) - March 7, 2023
* iPadOS 16.4 beta 3 (20E5229e) - March 7, 2023
* macOS 13.3 beta 3 (22E5236f) - March 7, 2023
* watchOS 9.4 beta 3 (20T5239f) - March 7, 2023
* tvOS 16.4 beta 3 (20L5480g) - March 7, 2023
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
hovscorpion12 Avatar
10 months ago
Apple chugging out these betas makes me thing Spring event is right around the corner. Possibly late march.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
FishyFish Avatar
10 months ago

What the actual F apple, this is not available OTA yet!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrr

Need snappier Safari and better battery life ASAP
Ok now it is, good.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
lindros2 Avatar
10 months ago

Data on AT&T is absolute crap on beta 3 for some reason. Wtf.
I've found this from time to time.
I literally got a Verizon eSIM simply because data has been completely unreliable on my 14 Pro.
VZW averages 300-600Mbps. AT&T? 30-60.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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