Apple unveiled every major iOS 16 feature earlier this week at WWDC, its annual developer conference. We will look at every feature you need to know in anticipation of the public beta coming out in July and the full release in September.
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IOS 16 lets you edit and not send messages
“Annoying typographical errors are a thing of the past,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, as he introduced three of the most sought-after features in the Messages application. Initially, in iOS 16 you will be able to edit the sent messages. So if you notice a typo after a message, you will be able to edit the message afterwards. A tiny “edit” appears in the status below the message. In Messages, you can edit previously sent messages. apple Then – and this may be my favorite new feature – you can immediately recall a sent message. If you accidentally sent an incomplete message, you can use the Undo Send tool to prevent it from being read, and hopefully you’ll look less chaotic to your friends and family. Finally, you can mark messages and threads as unread. This could be a great tool for when you do not have time to reply to a message right now but want to make sure you return to it later.
Your iPhone gets a new customizable lock screen
One of the things you see most about your iPhone is the lock screen, especially if you have an iPhone with Face ID. IOS 16 brings the most substantial update to the iPhone lock screen so far. Press and hold to edit the lock screen. You can scan to try many different styles. Each style changes the color filter for the background photo and the font on the lock screen so that everything is complementary. This is a bit like Apple’s view of Google’s Material You, which started with Android 12. You can also customize the fonts for the time and date, and add lock screen widgets such as temperature, activity rings, and a calendar. The graphics are similar to the complications on the Apple Watch lock screen. Your iPhone will be more adaptable to iOS 16. You will be able to choose what the lock screen will look like, down to the font and color. apple You can even set up multiple custom lock screens with different widgets and easily slide to switch between them. There is even a photo play option that automatically changes the images on the lock screen. One feature we hoped to see Apple add was an always-on screen. It’s something that almost all Android phones have. even the Apple Watch does. There is hope that it will be released with the iPhone 14. IOS 16 adds a feature that developers can use called Live Activities. This is essentially a mini-view of the real-time progress of a workout, sporting event or Uber track from your iPhone lock screen. apple
Alerts and live activities
Notifications can sometimes cover the lock screen photo, so iOS 16 moves the notifications to the bottom of your screen. As you receive them, instead of being listed, they appear as a vertical carousel. Not only does this look better, but it should be a great help for using your iPhone with one hand. IOS 16 also aims to solve another notification problem. Sometimes you get multiple notifications in a row from one app, such as the score of a basketball game. A new tool for developers called Live Activities makes it easy to keep track of what is happening in real time from the lock screen, instead of taking a series of breaks. Live Activities should make it easy to watch sporting events, workouts or even the progress of an Uber track.
Wallet and Apple Pay Later
Identity cards from multiple states will be available in your Wallet app along with more security and privacy features. In iOS 16 you can also protect your identity and age. Therefore, instead of showing your exact date of birth, the Wallet app will display your identity and that you are over 21 years old. IOS 16 makes it easy to share keys with apps like Mail and Messaging. When your friend receives the key, they can add it to the Wallet app on their iPhone. Apple said it is working to ensure that shared keys are an industry standard and free for others. The Wallet app on iOS 16 receives a number of small but worthwhile updates, including the Apple Pay Later payment plan. apple Apple Pay will support new payment types and add a new feature called Apple Pay Later, a Klarna-like service that lets you split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments over six weeks, with zero interest and free of charge. Upcoming payments are managed through the Wallet application, making it easy to track dates and payments. But Apple Pay does not stop there. A new feature will also help you track Apple Pay orders and allow merchants to provide detailed receipts and tracking information. This will make it easier for you to stay informed about the status of all your orders. You can hold down the subject of a photo and separate it from the background. You can then drag it to another application like Messages to share it. apple
Click and drag Visual Lookup for photos
In iOS 15, Visual Look Up analyzes your photos and can identify objects such as plants, landmarks and pets. IOS 16 takes it to the next level. When you touch the subject of a photo like the dog in the image above, you can lift it away from the background and add it to apps like Messages. It is essentially a click and hold tool that removes the background of a photo. Apple sometimes uses the word “magic” too much, but this feature really looks like it. During a keynote address on WWDC, Apple executive Craig Federighi introduces SharePlay for the Messages app. apple
SharePlay is coming to Messages
SharePlay, which debuted in iOS 15, lets you have a shared experience while connecting with someone via FaceTime. You can watch TV shows, listen to music on sync, and more. IOS 16 adds the ability to discover more applications that support SharePlay through FaceTime. But perhaps one of the most beautiful things Apple did for SharePlay was to make it work within the Messages app. Apple said this was one of the biggest requests from application developers. Now, when you want to share a movie on Disney Plus, you can start SharePlay with a friend while chatting in Messaging. Security Check lets you quickly restore site sharing and password access. Intended to be useful for people in abusive relationships. apple
Security Check aims to help people in abusive relationships
Security Check is a new feature that is meant to be useful for people in abusive relationships. Allows you to control and reset who has access to location information, as well as passwords, messages and other applications on an iPhone.
Focus mode updates and focus filters
The focus mode receives many updates. The first applies focus behaviors to widgets and lock screen appearances. So you could set a lock screen for when Work Focus is on and another for workouts. Apple has added specific focus filters that apply the focus function of your iPhone within the applications. In Safari, for example, you can narrow the tabs that appear depending on the focus mode you have.
Apple Maps adds fare fares
The maps will receive several updates. You will be able to plan trips with up to 15 different stops along the way. If you start planning a trip with Maps on your Mac, you can share it with your iPhone. And in something similar to what Google announced about Google Wallet on Android 13, you will be able to view freight rates and add more money to a fare card through Apple Maps. In iOS 16 you will be able to customize Quick Start with a specific child’s parental controls and iCloud settings. apple
ICloud family checklist
ICloud gets a lot of new features. One of the most interesting is the option to quickly set up a new device for your child. When Quick Start appears, you have the option to select a user for the new device and use all existing parental controls that you have previously selected and configured. However, this is not what many of us still want: the ability to configure separate users for the same device. There’s a new family checklist with tips for updating settings for your kids as they grow up, such as a reminder to check your site sharing settings or share your iCloud Plus subscriptions. For more, see everything Apple announced at WWDC 2022. …
