Apple Fixes Bugs in iOS 18.4 Dev Beta 4 and Comes with New Features, Nearby Interaction Support
Apple released the iOS Beta 4 Update for iPhone users. It includes a fix for an issue that stopped Siri suggestions from completing successfully in languages other than English. Here’s what's new!

Expected to arrive in April, iOS 18.4 will bring expanded language support, including localised English (India). It will also introduce Priority Notifications, a new Sketch style for Image Playground, and other enhancements.
Apple iOS 18.4 Beta 4 Bug Fixes
According to Apple's changelog, the iOS 18.4 Beta 4 update fixes three issues related to Apple Intelligence. The company's artificial intelligence (AI) suite. It states that one of the instances required Siri to be enabled to use Apple Intelligence in languages other than English (US). Meanwhile, users also reported facing unavailability of Apple Intelligence features or seeing a “Downloading support…” message. The last issue required a device reboot for the AI features to work. The company says it has solved all of them with the latest beta update.Apple iOS 18.4 Beta 4: New Features
In terms of notifications, iOS 18.4 Beta 4 fixed a problem that prevented Notifications from flickering or collapsing momentarily. Meanwhile, some Siri suggestions failed to complete successfully in languages other than English, which no longer persists following the update.The update also includes fixes for other issues related to SwiftUI, StoreKit, UIWritingToolsCoordinator, Wi-Fi calling, and Writing Tools while also fixing currently known problems in the new Apple Vision Pro app and StoreKit.
Apple iOS 18.4 Beta 4: Other Update
This new update also brings a new feature called Nearby Interaction. The Cupertino-based technology giant says apps that have Live Activities can now leverage Nearby Interaction to perform Ultra Wideband ranging. This means that apps that use Apple's real-time notification system can now use Ultra Wideband technology to discover how far away other devices are.Apple also released the fourth developer beta updates of iPadOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, and watchOS 11.4. The stable version of Apple's operating system for the iPhone is speculated to be released in April 2025.