MacOS 15.4: New Emojis, Photo Retouching, Hidden Features
MacOS Sequoia Update Arrives wiht AI Enhancements, Emoji additions
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Apple’s latest operating system, MacOS Sequoia, has been released, bringing a host of improvements and new features. the update, which began rolling out yesterday, includes enhancements powered by Apple Intelligence, along with several bug fixes and performance improvements.
Apple Intelligence Expands Language Support
A key feature of the update is the expansion of Apple Intelligence to include support for several new languages. Users can now leverage AI-driven features in Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Korean, and Japanese, along with English.
Apple Intelligence allows users to create custom “Memory Movies” within the Photos app by simply describing the desired story. The request then automatically generates a presentation based on the user’s input. The Image Playground Image Generator also receives an update, allowing users to create sketches in various styles. Additionally, the Mail app gains the ability to categorize emails based on importance, using AI to prioritize messages.
Photos App Updates
The Photos application receives several notable updates. Users can now sort albums by date of adjustment and utilize improved filtering options.A new ”Clean Up” tool incorporates a retouching brush, enabling users to remove blemishes and unwanted objects from photos.This complements the existing tool for removing entire objects from images.
Additional Features in macos 15.4
MacOS 15.4 introduces support for Matter-compatible robotic vacuum cleaners,allowing users to control them through the Home app. Performance is also improved on the new Mac Studio with the M3 Ultra chip. The update also includes eight new emoji from Unicode 16.0, including a tired face, fingerprints, root vegetables, and various other symbols.
Official Feature List
According to apple, the update includes the following key features:
- Ability to create Memory movies in Photos with Apple Intelligence by describing the story.
- Sketch style option in Image Playground for creating drawings.
- Mail Categorization to sort messages by importance.
- Enhancements to organise and filter the photo library.
Apple Intelligence Language Support Details
Apple Intelligence features now support eight additional languages and two additional English locales:
- English (India, Singapore)
- French (France, Canada)
- German (Germany)
- Italian (Italy)
- Japanese (Japan)
- Korean (South Korea)
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish (Spain, Latin america, U.S.)
mail and Photos Enhancements
The update brings several improvements to the Mail and Photos applications:
- Mail Categorization sorts messages to help prioritize the most vital ones.
Photos
- New filter to show or hide items not contained in an album in the Library view.
- Retouch brush included in the Clean Up tool.
- Reorder items in the Media Types and Utilities collections.
- Consistent filtering options in all collections, including sorting by oldest or newest first.
- Option to sort albums by Date Modified.
- Disable “Recently Viewed” and “Recently Shared” collections from the View menu.
Further Enhancements and Bug Fixes
The update also includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
- Eight new emoji are available in the emoji keyboard.
- New widgets for podcasts, including a followed Shows widget and a Library widget.
- Matter-compatible robot vacuum cleaners can be controlled in the Home app.
- resolves an issue where certain external displays might not be able to turn off Night Shift.
- Increases the default maximum memory allocation limit available to the GPU on Mac Studio (2025) with M3 Ultra with 256GB or 512GB of unified memory.
- Improves transcoding performance in Final Cut Pro on Mac Studio (2025) with M3 Ultra.
- Screen Time App Limits persist even after a child uninstalls and reinstalls an app.
- Fixes an issue where VoiceOver navigates elements in incorrect order in Music.
- Addresses an issue where a Braille display may show an incorrect line when navigating lines with left or right arrows.
Apple confirmed the release and feature set in a statement.
macOS Sequoia Update: Your Burning Questions Answered
The following Q&A is based on the release of macOS Sequoia, as confirmed by Apple and with information available in the source material.
What is macOS Sequoia?
macOS Sequoia is the latest operating system update from Apple, bringing a host of new features, improvements, and AI enhancements. It includes updates to existing apps, performance optimizations, and the introduction of Apple Intelligence.
When was macOS Sequoia released?
The update began rolling out recently.
What’s new in macOS Sequoia?
macOS Sequoia features a variety of updates,including:
Apple Intelligence: AI-powered features integrated throughout the system.
Expanded Language Support: Apple intelligence now supports numerous additional languages.
Photos App Updates: Improvements to photo institution and editing.
Additional Features: Support for Matter-compatible robotic vacuum cleaners and more.
New Emoji: Eight new emoji are available.
Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements: Addressing issues and optimizing performance.
What is Apple Intelligence, and how does it improve macOS?
Apple Intelligence is the core of many new AI-driven features present in macOS Sequoia. It enhances the user experience by powering features like:
Memory Movies in Photos: Create custom videos automatically based on your descriptions.
Image Playground Updates: Create sketches in various styles.
* Mail Categorization: automatically sorts emails by their importance.