iOS 16 includes the most significant update to the Lock Screen in iOS history, the ability to edit and collaborate in Messages, new Mail tools, and new ways to interact with photos and video via Live Text and Visual Look Up. iOS 16 is now available as a free software update.
Typically, iOS 16 is accompanied by iPadOS 16, but because Apple is still working on iPadOS 16 features such as Stage Manager, iPadOS 16 has been delayed, and an iPadOS 16.1 update will be released alongside iOS 16.1 in the near future.
Apple’s updated software can be downloaded over-the-air on eligible iPhones by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Due to high demand, it may take a few minutes for the updates to reach all users.
The most noticeable change in iOS 16 is an updated Lock Screen experience, and you can now customise how your Lock Screen looks. You can select wallpapers, fonts, and even widgets to display. You can even link specific Focus modes and Apple Watch faces to your Lock Screens, and you can set up several to switch between throughout the day.
iMessages can be edited, deleted, and marked as unread, while Mail allows you to schedule emails, undo emails, and receive follow-up notifications. FaceTime calls can now be transferred to other devices, and there are new sleep tracking and medication and vitamin tracking features in the health app.
The following are Apple’s complete release notes for the iOS 16 update
Screen Lock
- 1. The redesigned Lock Screen allows you to personalise your Lock Screen in a variety of ways, including displaying favourite photos, customising font styles, displaying widgets, and more.
- 2. You can create multiple Lock Screens and easily switch between them.
- 3. The Lock Screen gallery provides personalised recommendations as well as Apple-curated collections for your Lock Screen.
- 4. Font and colour options for personalising the date and time on your Lock Screen
- Widgets on the Lock Screen provide quick access to information such as the weather, battery levels, upcoming calendar events, and more.
- 5. A new effect puts the photo’s subject in front of the clock (iPhone XS and later)
- 6. Photo styles complement each other by changing the colour filter, tinting, and font style of photos on the Lock Screen.
- 7. Notifications are displayed at the bottom of your Lock Screen in an expanded list view, stacked view, or count view.
Focus
- 1. Lock Screen linking associates your Lock Screen with a Focus, allowing you to activate it by switching to the corresponding Lock Screen.
- 2. Distracting content is hidden by focus filters in apps such as Calendar, Mail, Messages, Safari, and third-party apps.
- 3. Simplified setup makes getting started with Focus easier and faster, with personalised Lock Screen and Home Screen suggestions that include apps and widgets relevant to the Focus you’re configuring.
Messages
- 1. You can edit a message for up to 15 minutes after sending it, and recipients will see a record of the changes.
- 2. Undo send allows you to cancel any message up to 2 minutes after it has been sent.
- 3. Marking a conversation as unread makes it simple to return to it later.
- 4. SharePlay in Messages allows you to do things like watch movies, listen to music, play games, and more with your friends while messaging.
- 5. Collaboration allows you to easily invite others to collaborate on a file through Messages and receive activity updates in the thread whenever someone makes an edit to a shared project.
- 1. Improved search returns more accurate, complete results and offers suggestions as soon as you start typing.
- 2. Undo send allows you to cancel delivery of a message within 10 seconds of hitting send
- 3. Scheduled send allows you to send an email at a specific day and time
- 4. Followup brings unanswered emails to the top of your inbox so you can quickly followup
- 5. Remind me allows you to schedule a date and time to be reminded about an email
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