iPadOS 16.4 Release Notes

These are the full iPadOS 16.4 release notes for iPad.

This update introduces 21 new emoji and includes other enhancements, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPad.

This update includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
● 21 new emoji including animals, hand gestures, and objects are now available in emoji keyboard
● Apple Pencil hover adds tilt and azimuth support so you can preview your mark at any angle before you make it in Notes and supported apps on iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
● Notifications for web apps added to the Home Screen
● Duplicates album in Photos expands support to detect duplicate photos and videos in an iCloud Shared Photo Library
● VoiceOver support for maps in the Weather app
● Accessibility setting to automatically dim video when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected
● Fixes an issue with Apple Pencil responsiveness that may occur while drawing or writing in the Notes app
● Fixes an issue where Ask to Buy requests from children may fail to appear on the parent's device
● Addresses issues where Matter-compatible thermostats could become unresponsive when paired to Apple Home


Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices.

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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Previous Release Notes

● iPadOS 16.3.1 Release Notes
● iPadOS 16.3 Release Notes
● iPadOS 16.2 Release Notes
● iPadOS 16.1 Release Notes