Apple iOS 16 previewed at WWDC 2022

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2022 kicks off as usual — with plenty of details about the next upgrade to the operating system: iOS 16. It kicks off this fall after a summer in beta testing, providing more customization options and an improved lock screen with widgets.

The lock screen is at the center of Apple’s iOS 16 updates, starting with the ability to customize the fonts and colors used. It will be possible to add widgets and create multiple lock screens that you can switch between by swiping across the screen. The wallpapers provided by Apple are getting an update as well, with animated and Pride-themed options.

Notifications appear on the lock screen differently, too. Instead of stacking across the screen, they “roll” at the bottom of the screen. There is also a “Live Activity” feature to display notifications associated with an event such as an Uber ride or a sporting event in one panel.

There’s a major update coming to Messages, too: iOS 16 adds the ability to edit misspellings of sent messages, remember messages you didn’t mean to send, and the ability to mark a thread as unread so you can come back to it later. SharePlay is also coming to Messages.

Apple’s powerful Live Text feature will appear on the video. In addition, there will be more actions available when using live text in photos or videos. Wallet also gets some extended features, with a way to securely share saved identifiers by providing only the necessary information. It will also be easier to share saved keys. Apple Pay is getting a new Pay Later feature, adding the option to split the bill into four equal payments with no interest or fees. Apple Maps will get multi-station routing in iOS 16, and six more cities will be added to the Detailed City Experience introduced in iOS 15.

Apple is also adding shared iCloud Photo Libraries, in an effort to make it easier to share certain photos across family and friends accounts. Photos will include sharing suggestions, and photo and keyword edits will be synced to all users.

There is also a new feature called Security Check, which aims to protect people in abusive situations. It allows you to easily revoke access to certain information, such as a location, that you may have shared with someone else previously.

iOS 16 is likely to appear alongside the iPhone 14 series, which is Rumored to make a permanent offer For the first time on the iPhone. But this OS upgrade will not only support the latest hardware; Apple is known to introduce new iOS versions for phones with 5 or more up to six years. This is the level of support that Android device makers have struggled to match, even though they did made great progress over the past two years.

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