This time it’s been a bumper release, with many improvements to the functionality of the entire operating system on a scale arguably not seen since iOS 8. While some people look forward to Stage Manager on their iPads or the Weather app on macOS and iPadOS, iOS 16 brings some features I look forward to seeing on my iPhone 13 Pro. Here are seven features I look forward to once iOS 16 is available to everyone.
1. New lock screen
Improvements to the lock screen are at the heart of iOS 16, as you can choose from a variety of colors, fonts, and photos to make your own lock screen . Using iOS’ Focus feature, it can restrict certain apps and notifications at specific times, and it can change the lock screen based on a profile you choose.
2. Accessibility
While Apple confirmed these in May, there are a number of accessibility features that are not only useful but hint at applications for Apple’s future AR headsets. You also have the option to view Live Captions during a FaceTime call, and you can control your Apple Watch directly from your iPhone, giving you a bigger screen to interact with.
3. Mail
In iOS 16, most of the features I’ve seen from Google finally appear in Apple Mail, including reminders to schedule, undo, and follow up on certain emails, all of which make the process a lot richer.
4. Message
iOS 16 introduces some features to help Messages catch up. For example, “Undo Send” has arrived and you can delete a message up to 15 minutes after it was sent. Likewise, you can also edit the message within the first 15 minutes, but this only applies to iPhone-to-iPhone messages.
SharePlay will also be present in the app, so for example, if you’re watching an episode of Obi Wan Kenobi on Disney Plus, you can share it with others via Message so they can watch it with you.
5. Safety
Security Checks allow users to quickly and securely revoke all access they have granted to partner information and other applications.
An emergency reset feature lets users stop sharing their location with others and easily sign out of iCloud on all their devices, while being able to reset privacy permissions and limit messaging to the devices in their hands.
It also allows you to generally check and manage the people and applications you have granted access to your information, and revoke them if you need to.
6. A better home
The Home app can be slow to use and slow to respond to our commands for certain lights. So it’s good news for both of us to see the app finally get a redesign, especially since it finally offers widgets so you don’t have to rely on third-party apps to handle those.
The changes were announced alongside the new Matter smart home standard, and the new look makes it easy to see an overview of all your lights at once and control them right at the top of the app.
7. AirPods finally have their own section
Instead of going to Settings > Bluetooth > AirPods Pro, you’ll be taken to a direct menu right after launching Settings, where you can view the battery levels of both AirPods and the case, as well as custom taps and Siri.
This will work with other peripherals like AirPods Max, but it’s unclear if this will work in the same way for Apple-owned Beats headphones.
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