After more than a month of testing, iOS/iPadOS 13.4 finally ushered in the official version. Applicable devices can receive the update push in Settings> General> Software Update.

As the fourth major update of iOS/iPadOS 13, what's new in the official version of iOS/iPadOS 13.4?

Nine emoji stickers

iOS/iPadOS 13.4 has added nine emoji stickers. On models equipped with the FaceID function, enter the information application and select the corresponding function in the input field to use it. (Tips: long press the send button can also choose message effects)

iCloud Drive Folder Sharing

"iCloud Drive Folder Sharing" is one of the first new features of iOS/iPadOS 13, but I don't know why it was officially launched until iOS/iPadOS 13.4.

You can understand it as a tool similar to Baidu Web Disk. If you often need to exchange files with colleagues or family and friends, this function will be very useful.

Select the folder you want to share in "iCloud Drive" in the file app, then select "Add User" in the pop-up secondary page and send an invitation to the user who wants to share to add the TA to the member list of the folder among.

The initiator can also set folder sharing options, such as adjusting who has access to it, and setting user permissions.

It is worth mentioning that in order to use this feature, in addition to upgrading the system to iOS/iPadOS 13.4, the folder needs to be in iCloud Drive. If the file is local to the iPhone, it needs to be uploaded to iCloud Drive first.

Touchpad/mouse support

As the biggest new feature of iPadOS 13.4, touchpad/mouse support will add even more persuasiveness to iPad's productivity attributes.

Although iPadOS 13 has added support for the mouse, Apple has completed more adaptations in iPadOS 13.4, allowing the mouse operation and touch screen operation to be more perfectly integrated.

The first is the "click operation" of the mouse and trackpad. The volume of the mouse cursor will be smaller (the default state) in iPads running iPadOS 13.4. This change makes it more suitable for iPadOS page layout and operating habits.

The second is the adaptive change of the cursor. When the mouse is used on a Mac or PC, when the cursor is on different content, its shape will be different, such as an I-type pointer when pointing to text content, and iPadOS 13.4 will also follow This setting,

It also changes when the cursor stays on some key content on the screen. For example, when an application icon or a control component is pointed, the icon is merged with the application icon and enlarged to simulate the touch feeling of a finger. (Enabled by default, can be disabled)

It is worth mentioning that the custom adjustment of the mouse can be set in "Settings> Accessibility> Pointer Control", such as adjusting the cursor auto-hide time, cursor size, pointer animation, and pointer sliding speed.

Secondly, iPadOS 13.4 also supports gesture control of Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, and touchpad keyboard accessories, such as two-finger swipe scrolling, three-finger swipe up and stop to activate the background, two-finger pinch zoom, three-finger light Gestures such as swiping the app will also greatly improve the non-touch operating experience of the iPad.

Full keyboard control

Full keyboard control is an important auxiliary function in iPadOS 13.4. After you enable it in "Settings> Accessibility> Keyboard> Full Keyboard Control", some of the controls on the screen will be selected and controlled by the keyboard.

You can use keyboard commands (shortcuts) to complete some operations that could not be done independently by the keyboard before, such as using the keyboard to open the application under the home screen page and completing some operations within the application.

The emergence of this feature will promote iPad's efficiency when pairing keyboards individually, and the tedious experience that previously required frequent switching between keyboard input and touch operation will also be eased.

Keyboard shortcuts support more built-in applications

iPadOS 13 brings support for keyboard shortcuts for many applications, and now iPadOS 13.4 brings this feature to more applications, including the Photos app.

In iPadOS 13.4's Photos app, when iPad is connected to the keyboard, you can press and hold the Command key to see the shortcut operations supported by the corresponding page.

For example, when opening a photo, press "delete key" to delete the photo; press "Command + E" to enter editing tools and so on.

In addition to the new photo shortcuts this time, applications that support keyboard shortcuts on iPadOS include "Safari", Apple Music, memos, reminders, and more.