September 12, 2022
update
iOS 16 is available starting today
iOS 16 brings the biggest lock screen update ever, with message editing and collaboration capabilities, new tools in Mail, and more ways to interact with photos and videos with live text and visual lookup. is provided. iOS 16 is available today as a free software update.
A more personal, beautiful and convenient lock screen
The lock screen has been reimagined to offer deeper personalization. Users can now add a depth effect to their lock screen photos to expertly bring the subject of the photo to the foreground. You can also customize fonts and character styles. New lock screen widgets make it easy to get useful information at a glance, including upcoming calendar events, battery level, alarms, time zones, activity ring progress, and more.
Our new lock screen gallery offers a wide variety of options. Users can choose intelligently suggested photos from their personal library to look great on their lock screen, or choose a dynamic set of photos that shuffle throughout the day. The Apple collection includes iconic images of Apple. Pride and unity wallpaper. Weather wallpaper lets you see real-time weather conditions that change throughout the day. There are also astronomy wallpapers with views of the earth, moon and solar system. Users can also create unique designs with their favorite emojis and color combinations, and multiple lock screens let you switch between your favorites with a simple swipe.
Redesigned notifications now roll in from the bottom and the lock screen is clearly visible. Users can choose to view their notifications in an expanded list, stacked, or counted view.
Focus and stay in the present moment
iOS 16 simplifies focus setup and makes it even more powerful by connecting it to the lock screen, allowing users to simply swipe to a designated lock screen to activate the corresponding focus. Focus filters help users find a better balance by allowing apps like Calendar, Mail, Messages, and Safari to show only content relevant to the user’s focus.
A new way to interact with messages
Message updates let you edit, unsend, and mark conversations as unread to help you stay connected.1 With iOS 16, users can now invite friends and family to SharePlay via Messages, providing another way to enjoy synced content like movies and songs and shared playback controls. Plus, new collaboration features in Messages make working with others fast and seamless. When a user chooses to share a file for collaboration through messages, everyone in the thread is automatically added, and when someone edits the shared document, an activity update appears at the top of the thread.
Boost productivity with new email tools
Users can now schedule email delivery in advance or cancel message delivery before it reaches the recipient’s inbox.2 Users can set reminders to come back to messages at a later date with ‘Remind me’, receive automatic suggestions to follow up on emails if they haven’t received a response, and include recipients You can also receive automatic alerts if you forget to do so. or email attachments. With our biggest search update in years, Mail now features cutting edge technology to deliver more relevant, accurate and complete search results.
Visual lookup and live text enhancements
Users can now tap and hold the subject of an image to lift it from the background and place it in apps such as Messages. Visual Look Up is also enhanced to recognize birds, insects, spiders, and statues, helping users quickly get information about objects and scenes in photos.
Live Text now uses on-device intelligence to recognize text in videos across systems. Users can pause the video on any frame to interact with the text or perform quick actions such as copy and paste, translation, currency conversion, etc.
Safer browsing in Safari with passkeys
Browsing in Safari is made even more secure with passkeys, next-generation credentials that cannot be phished or leaked, making them safer and easier to use. Designed to replace passwords, Passkey uses Touch ID or Face ID for biometric authentication and uses iCloud Keychain for end-to-end encryption across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Synchronize. Created as a collaboration with the FIDO Alliance, Google and Microsoft, the passkey works across apps and the web, allowing a user to sign into websites or apps on his non-Apple device using only her iPhone. can.
Safari also adds Shared Tab Groups for sharing your collection of websites with friends and family, making adding tabs and seeing what others are browsing seamless.
New accessibility features for navigating, staying connected, and more
Accessibility updates include door detection to help visually impaired users navigate the last few feet to their destination with an iPhone. Apple Watch Mirroring allows users with physical and mobility impairments to mirror their Apple Watch display to their iPhone and control their Apple Watch with Voice Control and Switch Control.3 In addition, Live Captioning allows deaf and hard of hearing users to easily capture any audio content during a phone or FaceTime call, video conferencing or using social media apps, streaming media content, or talking to someone. will be able to understand next to them.Four
Additional features
- Apple Pay Order Tracking Users can receive detailed receipts and order tracking information for Apple Pay purchases at participating merchants in Wallet.
- update to apple map Improved driving and traffic navigation, and routing with multiple waypoints, allow you to explore the world further. A driver can easily create a route with multiple stops, and when he’s ready to leave, he can automatically sync the route from his Mac to his iPhone. Transit directions now show the cost of the trip. Users can also add transit cards to their wallets, check low balances and top up transit cards, all without leaving Maps.
- family sharing provides an easy way to set up child accounts with parental controls in place right from the start. This includes suggestions for age-appropriate restrictions for apps, movies, books, music, and more, as well as a simple process for setting up new devices for children that automatically applies existing parental controls. I’m here. Parents can now approve or decline their child’s request for more screen time directly within the message. The new Family Checklist includes tips and suggestions like updating parental girlfriend controls and turning on location sharing as your child grows.
- dictation provides a new on-device experience that allows users to move seamlessly between voice and touch. Users can type on the keyboard, tap text fields, move the cursor, and insert QuickType suggestions without stopping dictating. In addition, Dictation has automatic dictation of punctuation marks and emojis.
- Siri Adds the ability to run shortcuts as soon as the app is downloaded, with no prior setup required. Users can add an emoji when sending a message, choose to skip the confirmation step and send the message automatically, or just say “Hey Siri, hang up” to go completely hands-on. Hang up phone and FaceTime calls for free.
- reimagined House This app provides users with an easy way to navigate, organize and view their accessories.
- of fitness The app is now available to all iPhone users who don’t have an Apple Watch to help them track and reach their fitness goals. iPhone users can set personal Move goals, see trends, and share activities for extra motivation. iPhone’s motion sensor tracks steps, distance and flights climbed to estimate active calories burned. Workouts completed in third-party apps also help the user close her move ring. A lock screen widget in the new fitness app lets you see your move ring progress, steps, and distance at a glance.
- of health The app adds medications so users can easily create and manage medication lists, create schedules and reminders, and track medications, vitamins, or supplements. In the U.S., users can add medications by simply pointing her iPhone’s camera at the label, read about the medications they take, and receive warnings of potential serious interactions with medications. .Five Users can now send loved ones an invitation to share their health data, or easily create PDFs of their health records available from connected providers right from the Health app. Ta.6
- apple news We are introducing a new (My Sports) section where users can easily follow their favorite teams and leagues. Receive articles from hundreds of top publishers. Access scores, schedules and standings for top professional and college leagues. Watch highlights directly in the News app. Favorites sync with the Apple TV app for a seamless sports experience.
- Arcade Users can easily play and compete with their friends through a redesigned dashboard that displays all their friends’ game activities and achievements in one place.
- personalized spatial audio Provides a more accurate and immersive listening experience. Her TrueDepth camera on iPhone allows users to create a personal profile of spatial audio that provides a personalized and tailored listening experience.
- safety checkis a new personal privacy tool that helps users whose personal safety is at risk due to domestic violence or intimate partner violence. This allows users to quickly review and remove access that they have granted to other users. It also includes an emergency reset feature that allows users to easily sign out of her iCloud on all other devices, reset privacy permissions, and limit sending messages to local devices only. can do. Users can also understand and control which people and apps they have given access to.
availability
- iOS 16 is a free software update available today for iPhone 8 and later.
- With an update later this year, Apple will introduce iCloud Shared Photo Library, giving families a new way to seamlessly share photos using separate iCloud libraries where up to six users can collaborate, post and enjoy. We plan to provide it.7 Live Activities makes it even easier to keep track of what’s happening in real time from your lock screen, whether it’s a sports game, rideshare or ordering food delivery. Also, clean energy charging aims to reduce the carbon footprint. Charge your iPhone by optimizing charging time when the power grid uses cleaner energy sources.8 The update will also support the Matter smart home connectivity standard when it becomes available later this fall.
- For more information, visit apple.com/ios/ios-16. Some features may not be available by region, language, or iPhone model.
- Users can edit messages for 15 minutes after sending, and can unsend messages for 2 minutes after sending. A user can make up to five edits to a particular message, and recipients can see a record of the edits made to the message.
- The user has 30 seconds to cancel delivery of the message after pressing the send button. You also have the option to change how long messages are kept in your Outbox. You can also turn off undo send.
- Magnifier door detection and person detection features include iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPad Pro 11 inch (2nd and 3rd generation). generation) LiDAR scanner required), iPad Pro 12.9 inch (4th and 5th generation). Apple Watch Mirroring is available on Apple Watch Series 6 and later. Do not rely on door detection in situations where the user could be injured or injured, or in high-risk or emergency situations.
- Live captions are available in beta on iOS 16 on iPhone 11 and later, iPadOS 16 on iPad models with A12 Bionic and later, and macOS Ventura on Mac with Apple silicon. Accuracy of live captions may vary, so don’t rely on them in high-risk situations.
- Drugs and Interactions Information is evidence-based content licensed from Elsevier, a leading publisher of health and science information. Pharmaceutical features should not be used as a substitute for professional medical judgment. Additional information can be found on the drug label, but users should consult their healthcare provider before making any decisions regarding their health.
- iPhone health records are available at participating institutions in the US, UK, and Canada.
- Users under the age of 13 (or equivalent minimum age in the relevant jurisdiction) with an Apple ID established by a parent or guardian may only participate in Shared Photo Libraries with other family members.
- Clean Energy Charging is available for US users.
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