After seeing the release of iOS 15 and the subsequent iPhone 13 series, Apple is slowly refining the features we’ve seen since June, including iOS 15.2 and the recently released iOS 15.4 that brings FaceID to the face while wearing a mask control.
However, that didn’t stop us from thinking about what might be on the horizon for the next version of iOS, which we expect to call iOS 16 at WWDC 2022.
Every iOS release brings an important feature, whether it’s widgets or dark mode. But iOS could still benefit from some new improvements to better manage the way you use your iPhone every day.
iOS 16 release date rumored
Apple follows the traditional schedule of announcing the latest iOS update at WWDC in June, followed by a release around September.
With the launch of iOS 15.4.1, Apple has been focusing on rolling out important features in more .1 updates. In previous years, we’ve seen trackpads come to iOS 13.4, and ProRes came to iOS 15.1 last October.
When we see iOS 16, it won’t be easy to expect iOS 15.5, which will bring even more important features to your iPhone and iPad.
iPhones that support iOS 16
Apple tries to support various iPhone models with each new iOS release. iOS 15 supports at least the iPhone 6S released in 2015.
Early leaks suggest: Unsurprisingly, the iPhone 6S (along with the iPhone 6S Plus and original iPhone SE) won’t get iOS 16, but everything from the iPhone 7 onwards will.
It’s certainly not an easy task to expect iOS 16 to support at least the iPhone 7 series, but some features may be hindered, mainly due to hardware limitations in the cameras or the chips in some iPhone models.
Each iOS version has a major feature, but also some small improvements across the board. For example, if you still have an iPhone 8, you might get the benefit of some small features when iOS 16 arrives. But there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on an important feature that Apple will show.
News and Leaks
Aside from the release date and compatibility details above, the only thing we’ve really heard about iOS 16 so far is that it may feature large interactive widgets.
These are apparently called “InfoShack” internally, and you can see how they look in the image below. They will basically hold multiple widgets of different styles.
The image also shows redesigned icons, so we might see that in iOS 16 as well. However, the Apple TV remote icon is suspicious because it doesn’t look like an actual Apple TV remote.
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