Chance Miller-
Sep. 12th 2022 9:59 (U.S.)
iOS 16 is now available to the general public. After three months of beta
testing, Apple has released its latest major update for iPhone users
everywhere.
The update packs a number of new features, including new edit and undo send
features, a completely customizable Lock Screen, and much more. Head below
for the full details.
iOS 16 is now available to the general public. After three months of beta
testing, Apple has released its latest major update for iPhone users
everywhere.
The
update packs
a number of new features, including new edit and undo send features, a
completely customizable Lock Screen, and much more. Head below for the full
details.
How to install iOS 16
Apple makes it easy to
install iOS 16
by simply heading to the Settings app on your iPhone. Open the Settings app,
choose General, and choose Software Update. You can then update to iOS 16
with just a few taps. Keep in mind that it may take a few minutes for the
update to appear as Apple slowly rolls out the update to iPhone users
worldwide.
You can choose to install iOS 16 immediately or have it installed overnight
while your iPhone is charging. If you choose to install it immediately, it
will make your phone unusable while the update is installed.
New features in iOS 16
iOS 16 Lock Screen
New Lock Screen customization options
The headlining feature of iOS 16 is support for fully customizing your Lock
Screen. You can now add widgets to your Lock Screen, choose custom fonts and
colors, and apply different filters. You can also create multiple different
Lock Screens and easily switch between them. The different Lock Screens can
also be tied to Focus Modes, such that they change automatically as you set
Focus Modes.
Third-party apps can also integrate with Lock Screen widgets, in a way
that's very similar to putting widgets on your Home screen. We're already
seeing
some of our favorite apps adds support for Lock Screen widgets and there are
more to come over the next few weeks.
The new Lock Screen widgets give you yet another way to make your iPhone
match your personality. You can learn more about customizing your Lock
Screen
with widgets, fonts, photos, and more in our
complete guide right here.
New wallpapers
Alongside the new customization options for the Lock Screen in iOS 16, Apple
has also added new wallpaper options. These options include a new default
wallpaper, new collections for Pride and Unity, as well as new Weather and
Astronomy collections. The Weather and Astronomy collections are particular
fun because they show live data for your current location.
Finally, iOS 16 lets you create wallpapers using emoji characters, photo
shuffle, and custom color gradients. There's also the
return of the iconic clownfish wallpaper
from the original iPhone.
New iMessage features: Undo send and editing messages
edit iMessages iPhone
iOS 16 also brings two long-awaited features to iMessage: the ability to
unsend a message as well as to edit a message. Apple
has made some changes
to these features throughout the beta testing process in response to
concerns over abuse.
To edit or unsend an iMessage in iOS 16, you simply long-press on the
message in question after you've sent it. You can unsend an iMessage for up
to two
minutes after it has been sent. Other iMessage users will be able to see
that you unsent a message, but they won't be able to see what that message
said.
Finally, you can edit an iMessage up to five different times. Each of those
edits is logged and visible to both the sender and receiver of the iMessage.
Other changes to Messages:
list of 5 items
. Mark as unread
. Recover recently deleted messages
. SharePlay via Messages
. SMS Tapbacks on Android
. Audio message playback: fast-forward or rewind audio messages as you
listen
list end
Focus modes
Focus mode in iOS 16
Following its initial debut with iOS 15 last year, Focus is getting some
major changes with this year's release of iOS 16. Most notably, Apple has
streamlined
the setup process to make it easier to allow or block notifications from
specific apps and contacts.
Focus filters allow you to manage boundaries within Apple applications like
Calendar, Mail, Messages, and Safari. For instance, you can easily hide your
work calendar or work email while the Personal Focus setting is enabled.
Developers can also tap into that feature with a new Focus filter API.
Focus modes can be tied to Lock Screens and Home Screens as well,
automatically showing specific pages and screens depending on the Focus
that's currently
enabled.
Privacy and security in iOS 16
It wouldn't be an iOS update without some major new security and privacy
features. One of the biggest updates here is something Apple refers to as
Safety
Check. This is a new section in the Settings app that helps people domestic
or intimate partner violence situations quickly reset the access they've
granted
to others.
"If circumstances or trust levels change, Safety Check allows you to
disconnect from people, apps, and devices you no longer want to be connected
to,"
Apple says. This allows you to immediately reset access for all people and
apps and help you review your account security. You can also customize which
people and apps can access your information.
Learn more about how to use iOS 16's new
Safety Check feature in our full guide here.
iPhone Lockdown Mode
iOS 16 also includes a new pasteboard permission tool that requires apps to
ask your permission before accessing the pasteboard to paste content from
another app.
Rapid Security Response is a new feature that implements important security
fixes on your device even faster than before. "These improvements can be
applied
automatically between standard software updates," Apple says.
Finally, iOS 16 adds Lockdown Mode. This new feature "provides extreme
protection for the very small number of users who face grave, targeted
threats to
their digital security." Lockdown Mode will strictly limit certain
functionality to "reduce the attack surface that could potentially be
exploited by highly
targeted mercenary spyware."
Lockdown Mode disables features in applications like Messages, Safari,
FaceTime, Photos, and much more. We have the
full details right here.
Notifications in iOS 16
iOS 16 beta 4 notifications
Apple has also redesigned the notifications system in iOS 16, particularly
on the Lock Screen. Notifications now come in from the bottom of the screen,
which Apple says is a change designed to show you more of your wallpaper and
other customization options.
In the Settings app, you'll find three notification options: counts tack,
and list. Count shows you the number of notifications you have in total,
stack
organizes your notifications into a single stack per app, and list its the
notification system that iOS has used for years.
Passkeys
iOS 16, along with upcoming updates to macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16, aims to
completely remove our reliance on usernames passwords. Passwords are one of
the weakest links in digital security today and Apple is adopting the new
passkey standard in its effort to move on.
The
passkey standard is described
as unique digital keys designed to replace the need for passwords altogether
with streamlined sign-in across your devices, websites, and apps.
iOS 16 passkeys
The flow for logging in with a passkey will work similarly to using iCloud
Keychain and Face ID or Touch ID. The difference, of course, is that,
instead
of choosing a credential from iCloud Keychain and autofilling your password
and username into text fields, you'll choose (or create) a passkey as your
login method. Passkeys are synced across your devices using iCloud Keychain
with end-to-end encryption, so even Apple can't view the information.
We have a full in-depth guide on everything you need to know
about Passkeys right here.
Siri and dictation upgrades
iOS 16 also includes some notable updates to Apple's voice-powered Siri and
Dictation features. Most notably, the Dictation feature has been completely
revamped. Dictation in iOS 16 allows you to easily switch between voice and
touch. While dictating, you can type with the keyboard, tap in the text
field,
move the cursor, and insert QuickType suggestions.
Dictation also now supports auto-punctuation, automatically inserting
commas, periods, and question marks for you as you dictate.
Other Siri upgrades:
list of 3 items
. Insert emoji when sending messages with Siri.
. Skip the confirmation step when sending messages.
. Siri can run shortcuts from your apps without any setup required.
list end
Completely redesigned Home app
iOS 16 HomeKit
One of my favorite features in iOS 16 is the completely redesigned Home app.
After several years of minor changes, the Home app has gotten a huge upgrade
with iOS 16.
The new Home app is designed to make it easier to navigate, organize, view,
and control all your accessories. You can customize the main tab by choosing
favorite accessories for each room, viewing things by categories, adjusting
the size of different tiles, and much more.
Apple is also working to adopt the Matter standard, which is set to launch
later this year. This will make it possible to use compatible accessories
seamlessly
across multiple different platforms. It should also increase the number of
accessories that support HomeKit and Siri control.
New Accessibility features in iOS 16
Accessibility Awareness Day
As first announced by Apple way back in May, there are a host of new
Accessibility features in iOS 16. First and foremost, a new Apple Watch
mirroring
feature allows you to fully control Apple Watch from your iPhone and use
assistive features such as Switch Control and Voice Control.
Door Detection is an incredibly impressive feature that uses your iPhone's
camera technology to location a door, read signs and labels, and get
instructions
on how to open the door. There's also a new Detection Mode in the Magnifier
app. Apple explains that this feature gives you "rich descriptions of your
surroundings" including People Detection and Image Descriptions.
Live Captions provide automatically generated captions in real time for
users who are deaf or hard of hearing. The feature also shows automatically
transcribed
dialogue with speaker attribution in FaceTime.
A few more Accessibility features in iOS 16:
list of 5 items
. Buddy controller: Combine inputs from multiple game controllers into one
so your care provider or friend can support you in getting to the next level
in your game.
. Adjust how long Siri waits for you to finish speaking before responding to
your request.
. Dictate names, addresses, or other custom spellings letter by letter using
Voice Control spelling mode.
. You can now hang up Phone and FaceTime calls with Voice Control.
. VoiceOver and Spoken Content are now available in over 20 additional
languages and locales
list end
Photos app
Photos App iPhone
The Photos app is getting some notable upgrades with iOS 16. There is a new
duplicate detection feature that identifies all duplicate photos such that
you can easily clean up library. The Hidden and Recently Deleted albums are
also now locked behind your iPhone's passcode.
The Photos app now lets you copy the edits you've made on one photo and
paste them onto another photo or even a batch of other photos. Similarly,
you can
now undo and redo multiple edits in your photos.
iCloud Shared Photo Library is another new feature coming to the Photos app
later this year. This will allow you to share a separate iCloud photo
library
with up to five other people.
And much more.
iOS 16 remove background
These are just some of the major features included in iOS 16. The update
also includes a number of other improvements and changes. Here's a rundown
of
some other new iOS 16 features:
list of 11 items
. Apple Maps supports multi-stop routing, allowing you to play a route with
multiple stops along the way.
. Health app adds medication tracking: Create a medications list to keep
track of medications, vitamins, and supplements you take.
. Fitness app now available for all iPhone users, even if you don't have an
Apple Watch.
. Face ID now works in landscape on supported iPhone models.
. FaceTime now supports Handoff: Move FaceTime calls seamlessly from your
iPhone to your Mac or iPad, and vice versa.
. Notes app now allows you to lock notes behind your iPhone passcode.
. The Music app now supports favoriting different artists and bands as well
as new playlist sorting options.
. Live Text now supports videos: Text is completely interactive in paused
video frames, so you can use functions like copy and paste, lookup, and
translate.
. iOS 16 can instantly remove the background from any image, allowing you to
effortlessly lift the subject from the background of an image. Here's
how it works.
. The Mail app now supports scheduled send and undo send for the first time.
. You can now enable Haptic Feedback for the system keyboard.
list end
9to5Mac's Take
I'm incredibly happy to see Apple continuing its focus on personalization
and customization with iOS 16. Following the release
iOS 14 and Home Screen widgets in 2020,
we saw an influx of people going to extreme lengths to customize their
iPhone's Home Screen. There's still much more that could be done in this
area, including
custom app icons, but maybe that's coming next year.
While features like Lock Screen Customization and editing/unsending
iMessages will undoubtedly be the "viral" features of iOS 16, there are a
ton of other
changes that improve the iPhone experience this year. Improved support for
tapbacks with Android devices will be popular for cross-platform
communications,
the new Home app finally gives HomeKit a modernized experience, and the
security and privacy changes are huge as usual.
On a longer-term timescale, I'm also really excited to see where passkeys
can take us. A world without usernames and passwords is a world that will be
far more secure than today. It's just a question of getting widespread
adoption from third-party apps and websites.
And of course, there are more iOS 16 features coming later this year. These
include things like Live Activities, a new Freeform app, Apple Pay Later,
and
more. Here's a
full rundown of those features
that have been delayed.
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