Apple iOS 15.4 Update Adds New Emojis and Face ID While Wearing a Mask

Interested users can sign up for the public beta.

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Apple‘s upcoming iOS 15.4 update adds a roster of new emojis and enhanced Face ID capabilities, among other new features.

Soon, iPhone users will be able to unlock their device using Face ID while wearing a mask, a highly-requested feature during the pandemic. Several new emojis have also been added, including heart hands, biting lip, pregnant person and pregnant man, hamsa and several others.

In addition, users will have the ability to copy text from objects using the camera while in the Notes or Reminders apps. Other utilities are also in the works.

Apple has yet to announce a release date for the update, though interested users can sign up for the iOS 15.4 public beta here.

Apple unveiled its iOS 15 update in September, introducing several key new features to enhance the iPhone user experience like SharePlay, spatial audio for FaceTime calls and a new Focus feature that helps minimize distractions.

In other news, Apple reportedly removed noise cancellation from its iPhone 13 line.

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