iOS 18.4 Update with Ambient Music, New Emoji, Priority Notifications, Mail Categorization for iPad, Released

Apple launches iPhone iOS 18.4 and iPad iPadOS 18.4 updates, bringing new features, bug fixes and security enhancements.

iOS 18.4 includes new emojis, ambient music generator, priority notifications for Apple Intelligence, and various bug fixes and security patches. iPadOS 18.4 introduces controversial email classification capabilities (from iPhone), ambient music generator, new emojis, priority notifications, and fixes for various bugs and security issues.

Mac also ushered in the macOS Sequoia 15.4 update, and macOS Sonoma, macOS Ventura, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS have also been updated.

How to download and install iOS 18.4/iPadOS 18.4 update

First, back up your iPhone or iPad data to your iCloud or computer. After the backup is complete, you can easily update iOS:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Go to General and select Software Update.
3. Select Update Now to download and install iOS 18.4/iPadOS 18.4.

The iPhone or iPad will need to be restarted to complete the installation of the system software update.

You can also update your iPhone or iPad by connecting your device to your Mac or PC, or by using an IPSW firmware file that can be downloaded directly from Apple.

iOS 18.4 IPSW firmware file

If you wish to manually update your device using an IPSW file, you can use the following links that point to an Apple CDN server to download IPSWs compatible with your device:

• iPhone 16 Pro
• iPhone 16 Pro Max
• iPhone 16
• iPhone 16 Plus
• iPhone 16e
• iPhone 15 Pro Max
• iPhone 15 Pro
• iPhone 15 Plus
• iPhone 15
• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 14 Pro
• iPhone 14
• iPhone 14 Plus
• iPhone 13 Pro Max
• iPhone 13 Pro
• iPhone 13 mini
• iPhone 13
• iPhone 12
• iPhone 12 Pro
• iPhone 12 mini
• iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XS Max
• iPhone XR
• iPhone SE (second generation)
• iPhone SE (third generation)

iPadOS 18.4 IPSW

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (M4 chip)

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (fifth generation)

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (4th generation)

• 11-inch iPad Pro (M4 chip)

• 11-inch iPad Pro (third generation)

• 11-inch iPad Pro (second generation)

• 11-inch iPad Pro (4th generation)

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (6th generation)

• 11-inch iPad Pro (first generation in 2018)

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation 2018)

• 11-inch iPad Air (M2 chip)

• 11-inch iPad Air (M3 chip)

• 13-inch iPad Air (M2 chip)

• 13-inch iPad Air (M3 chip)

• iPad mini (7th generation)

• iPad mini (6th generation)

• iPad mini (fifth generation)

• iPad Air (fifth generation)

• iPad Air (4th generation)

• iPad Air (third generation)

• 10.9-inch iPad (2025 A16 chip, 11th generation)

• 10.2-inch iPad (7th generation)

• 10.2-inch iPad (8th generation)

• 10.2-inch iPad (9th generation)

• 10.9-inch iPad (10th generation)

iOS 18.4 update instructions

iOS 18.4/iPadOS 18.4 update instructions are as follows:

Apple Intelligence (all iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max) – Priority notifications are displayed at the top of the notification, highlighting important notifications that may require your immediate attention – Sketch is now available in the Picture Playground, allowing you to create beautiful sketches – Apple Intelligence features support 8 additional languages ​​and 2 additional English-speaking regions including English (India, Singapore), French (France, Canada), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japanese), Korean (Korea), Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese and Spanish (Spain, Latin America, United States)

Apple Vision Pro app – A new Apple Vision Pro app automatically installed for users with Apple Vision Pro to help you discover new content, experience spaces and quickly access information about your device

Apple News – Apple News now offers recipes from the best recipe publishers around the world – The recipe catalog allows you to browse or search to find the perfect dish and save it to your saved recipes – Cooking mode makes it easy to follow step by step instructions – The Food section also includes reports on restaurants, kitchen tips, healthy eating and more

Photos – New filters can show or hide items not included in the album or not synced from Mac or PC in the Photos – Reorder items in the Media Type and Utilities collection in Photos – Consistent filtering options in all collections, including the ability to sort in the earliest or latest order – Options can sort albums by modified date in photos – Ability to disable the Recent View and Recent Shared collections in Photo Settings – If Use Face ID is enabled in Photo Settings, hidden photos are no longer included for importing to Mac or PC

This update also includes the following enhancements and bug fixes: – Safari recent search suggestions help you quickly return to previous search topics when you start a new query – Setting up assistant simplifies the steps parents need to take to create sub-accounts for children in their family, and enables a child-friendly default setting if parents want to complete the set up of sub-accounts later – Screen time app limits remain valid even after the child uninstalls and reinstalls the app – The App Store contains a summary of user comments so you can get useful insights from other users at a glance – Pause and resume app downloads or updates on the App Store without losing progress – The new widget for the podcast, including a "Search Shows" widget to track your favorite shows, and a "Library" widget to access your most commonly used parts such as "Latest Episodes", "Save" and "Downloaded" – Ambient Music provides instant music playback from the Control Center, with access to a carefully curated set of playlists that provide soundtracks for everyday life – Apple Fitness collection can now be added to the library – Matter-compatible robot vacuum cleaners can be controlled in home apps or added to scenes and automation – Supports 10 new system languages ​​including Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu

Some features may not be available in all regions or all Apple devices. For security content information about Apple software updates, please visit: https://www.php.cn/link/53b1ab0fb54159c63dc80b31554ed473

You also need to make sure you update your Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro.

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