There’s a lot to discover in iOS 16, Apple’s latest mobile software update. For starters, you can unsend and edit text messages and emails, and easily crop people or objects from photos with just one click. There are several hidden features you should be aware of.
But not all iOS 16 features are universally loved. For example, the new iPhone home screen search button and unexpected photo pop-ups were quickly spurned. Fortunately, most of these iOS 16 features and settings can be completely disabled or removed. I’ll help you learn how to “fix” the most unpopular new iOS 16 feature. Let’s take a look below!
Stop unexpected (and embarrassing) photo pop-ups on your iPhone screen
Apple’s artificial intelligence helps you display photos and videos everywhere on your iPhone as reminders for family vacations, couple photos, and vacations, but you might not always want your personal photos to pop up unexpectedly, especially if they’re private , embarrassing or inappropriate.
In iOS 16, you can now prevent Featured Photos and a Featured Collection called Memories from appearing in the Photos widget on the Home screen and in the Search and For You sections of Photos.
To block these custom photos, launch the Settings app, go to Photos and turn off “Show Featured Content”. All featured content will no longer appear on your device, but will only be available in your photo library and albums.
Avoid accidentally ending your phone
The side/power button on the side of your iPhone lets you quickly sleep and wake your device, but if you accidentally press it during a call, you’ll end the call prematurely. If this is something you’ve encountered in the past, iOS 16 finally allows you to prevent that from happening.
In Settings, go to Accessibility > Touch and turn off “Lock End Call” to prevent the side button from ending a call. If you accidentally press the side button, your screen will go to sleep, but you will continue to receive calls without interruption.
Go back to using old iPhone lock screen notifications
Apple’s latest redesign brings widgets to the lock screen, customizable fonts and colors, a gallery of wallpapers and stylized date and time, and an overlooked notification change. Notifications now no longer appear at the top of the lock screen, but at the bottom, which you can then tap to go full screen.
However, not everyone is happy with the change. If you want to go back to how notifications appear on iOS 15, launch the Settings app and go to Notifications > Display As. Then you will see three options:
Count: Notifications appear as numbers at the bottom of the screen.
Stack: Notifications appear in a stack at the bottom of the screen.
List: Notifications appear entirely on your screen.
To return to the old notification style, select the list option.
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