As you we announced yesterday, the fourth update of iOS 8 is now available for download. The new version of the Cupertino operating system arrives with Apple Music, its streaming music service, as a great novelty although there are more aspects that we will review below.
More than two months have passed since Apple launched the first beta of iOS 8.4 for developers, somewhat less since the open beta that served so that we could test the novelties that were being prepared as iOS 9 prelude. The future version of the operating system was announced, as is customary, during WWDC 2015 from the beginning of the month. The conference also announced its new music streaming service, Apple Music which becomes available with iOS 8.4, they have not wanted to wait until September to give the green light to the new competitor of Spotify and the like.
Apple Music
Many of the new features in iOS 8.4 revolve around Apple Music. A service that will allow its members (although the application is pre-installed, you will have to pay a fee of 9,99 euros for the individual plan and 14,99 euros for the family plan) enjoy millions of songs even offline, it will recommend lists and albums, hit lists, they will have access to radio with exclusive programs such as Beats 1. In addition, iTunes and Apple Music purchases will be synchronized and the player, with a renewed interface , includes features such as "Recently Added", "Mini Player" and "Up Next".
iBooks and other fixes
Another point that iOS 8.4 focuses on is iBooks. The application will allow download and listen to audiobooks, brings compatibility with iPhone and iPad, pre-orders and searches can be made from the library, improves the accessibility of widgets, glossary and navigation in books created by authors as well as a new type of tagline, settings to deactivate the theme "Automatic night", solution of the problem related to the operation of the option "Hide purchases" and correction of the error that prevented the download of books from iCloud.
As usual, they have also implemented a series of solutions to improve device performance who install iOS 8.4. In this case, they have fixed the problem that caused the device to restart when receiving a certain series of Unicode characters, the one that prevented the GPS accessories from providing location data and the one whereby the deleted Apple Watch applications were reinstalled.