IOS 16, unveiled at Apple’s annual World Developer Conference (WWDC), has yet to hit the world of online advertising — Facebook — with no significant movement. But that does not mean there will be nothing. It was suggested that Private Relay could be made available to all iPhone users by default, and this could still happen. The upcoming iOS 16 operating system comes with some features that people have been wanting for a long time and at its heart, Apple’s ethos continues to give you more control over the data on your iPhone. In terms of security, Apple wants iPhone users to be safe by default, and some of the new features of iOS 16 are aimed at just that. Here’s what to expect when iOS 16 arrives this Fall.
Do not send messages
This is a big one — and a feature that many Apple fans have been asking for. Apple has now enabled you to edit and not send iMessage messages to your iPhone. This means that any late night messages you regret or any annoying working DMs can be deleted in the blink of an eye. This is easy to do, just recall the message via the Undo Shipping tool. If you edited the message, the only gift to the person receiving the iMessage will be a small “edited” text below. Apple is moving forward with this feature of the iPhone, but the wait will not be long before it can finally use it.
Access keys
Passwords suck. They can often be guessed, exposed to violations and many people repeat them in all services. I often promote the benefits of password managers, but there is something even better on the horizon – Apple Passkeys on iOS 16 aim to get rid of passwords altogether. Passwords are not just about Apple — they are promoted by the FIDO Alliance, of which Apple is a member, along with Google and Microsoft. WebAuthn-based Passkeys use public key encryption to secure your accounts, eliminating the need for passwords. In short, using Passkeys in iOS 16, Apple will verify your identity in the background and all you need to do is use Face ID or Touch ID instead of a password. Nice huh;
Security check
A new privacy feature called Security Check will arrive in iOS 16, which aims to help protect people from abusive associates. The feature lets you stop site sharing and revoke any access to accounts you may have granted in the past, including emergency reset to quickly sign out of iCloud and reset your permissions. This ensures that only the device you are currently using receives messages. IOS 16 is also more useful — you can use Security Check to see which people and apps have access to information.
And something else…
Significant iPhone ad-hoc features may not have been revealed yet, but that does not mean they will not be available in later beta versions of iOS 16. Other great new features include the ability to lock hidden photos and deleted photos by default for hide your personal photos, while on the security side, Wi-Fi passwords are now accessible and you will receive important security updates on your iPhone by default. It’s still early days, but it’s clear that iOS 16 will continue Apple’s ethos to give you more security, privacy and control over your iPhone. The exact release date is not yet known – but it will probably be September alongside the release of the latest iPhones.
