IOS 18.4 Beta 1 Coming Soon, Focus On Increasing Siri

JAKARTA Apple is rumored to be releasing iOS 18.4 Beta 1, which focuses on increasing Siri's capabilities. This update is part of Apple Intelligence's expansion, which began to be introduced since iOS 18.1.

According to a report from Mark Gurman (Bloomberg), iOS 18.4 Beta 1 is expected to be released between the middle and the weekend.

Siri's New Feature In IOS 18.4

In this update, Apple will begin testing a number of new features for Siri, including:

- App Intent System, which allows Siri to understand the screen context to respond to user commands better.- Apple Intelligence expansion, with improved system summary features and writing tools.

Apple has asked developers to start optimizing their apps to be compatible with this feature since iOS 18.2.

New Language Support And Unicode Emoji 16

In addition to the upgrade to Siri, iOS 18.4 will also expand Apple Intelligence's support to several new languages, including:

- Mandarin (China)- France- Germany- Italy- Japan- Korea- Portuguese- Spain- Vietnam

Not only that, this update is also expected to bring Unicode 16, which adds seven new emojis, including root vegetables, tired faces, shovels, warrants, splashes, leafless trees, and fingerprints.

Previously, Apple released iOS 18.3 at the end of January 2025 with various improvements to Apple Intelligence, such as improving the Visual Intelligence feature, improving the summary of notifications, and activation of Apple Intelligence by default.

With a big focus on Siri and more advanced AI integration, iOS 18.4 is expected to bring the iPhone user experience to a better level.