iOS 17.4 brings some useful features but also is draining the batteries of iPhone users.
Last week Apple pushed out iOS 17.4 and if you live in the EU, JACKPOT! Your iPhone can now sideload apps from third-party app stores, use mobile browsers with a non-WebKit browser engine, pay for in-app purchases using a third-party platform, and more. In other markets, iPhone users have to be happy with a less ambitious, but still useful, update. For example, with iOS 17.4 installed, users can now set the Stolen Device Protection feature to work everywhere and not just at familiar locations.iOS 17.4 will allow you to have the Stolen Device Protection feature protect you anywhere your phone is at
I can’t make my plea to iPhone users any more urgent. If you are running iOS 17.3 and later, enable the Stolen Device Protection feature as it requires Face ID or Touch ID to verify your identity before certain changes are made to your iPhone. For more sensitive tasks such as changing your Apple ID, resetting your passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID, and disabling the Find My app, no requested change can take place without a waiting time of at least one hour, and identity verification is still required via Face ID or Touch ID.
iOS 17.4 allows the Stolen Device Protection feature to work everywhere
The update also comes with 118 new emojis, some bug fixes, and one very unwanted feature.
