iOS 17.4.1 is the first update for iPhone, more than two weeks after the release of iOS 17.4 which brought major changes.
Although it seems to be a fairly substantial update with over 6GB for both iOS and iPadOS, company Apple did not provide details on what changes or new features are included in this version. However, we can sense that there is still a lot to work on after the iOS 17.4 major update and iPadOS 17.4, with which users in the countries of the European Union can install applications and games both from third-party application stores and from the websites of developers.
What's new in iOS 17.4.1 / iOS 17.4 for EU users
Alternative (third-party) app stores. iPhone owners in the EU can choose to download apps from outside App Store. These applications will be pre-approved by Apple.
Options to choose your default browser. EU users can choose a different default browser from a list of the most downloaded browsers on iPad or iPhone after updating to iOS 17.4 / iPadOS 17.4.
Third-party access to NFC. That means banks and other payment processing services can have their own e-wallets that work in a similar way Apple Pay.
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Among the iOS 17.4 news that applies to iPhone and iPad devices worldwide, the highlights are: GeForce NOW for games, Siri with support for reading messages in several languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French and German), iMessage with a new encryption protocol and extended battery life up to 1.000 cycles iPhone 15.
