iPadOS 17.4 Release Notes

These are the full iPadOS 17.4 release notes for iPad. iPadOS 17.4 was officially released on March 5, 2024.

This update introduces new emoji, transcripts in Apple Podcasts and includes other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPad.

Emoji
● New mushroom, phoenix, lime, broken chain, and shaking heads emoji are available in the emoji keyboard
● 18 people and body emoji add the option to face them in either direction


Apple Podcasts
● Transcripts let you follow an episode with text that highlights in sync with the audio in English, Spanish, French and German
● Episode text can be read in full, searched for a word or phrase, tapped to play from a specific point and used with accessibility features such as Text Size, Increase Contrast, and VoiceOver

This update also includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
● Music recognition lets you add songs you have identified to your Apple Music Playlists and Library
● Business updates you opt into keep you informed of order status, flight notifications, fraud alerts or other transactions from trusted businesses in Messages for Business
● Apple Cash virtual card numbers enable you to pay with Apple Cash at merchants that don't yet accept Apple Pay by typing in your number from Wallet or using Safari AutoFill
● Fixes an issue where contact pictures are blank in Find My
● Safari Favorites Bar adds an option to show only icons for websites

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

Related Release Notes

● iPadOS 17.0 Release Notes
● iPadOS 17.1 Release Notes
● iPadOS 17.2 Release Notes
● iPadOS 17.3 Release Notes