Apple’s WWDC 2022 event happened today, and one of the most crucial announcements was arguably the next-gen iOS iteration. Yes, iOS 16 is now official. The new version of iOS brings in a plethora of new features, including lock screen customizations, new iMessage features, and much more. Here’s a look at all of the new iOS 16 features.
Firstly, the main attraction here is the lock screen customizations, which have been rumored for a long time. It will allow people to add widgets, wallpapers, change the date and time font and colors, and more to the lock screen. Users will be able to look in for calendar events, alarms, weather, and more on the lock screen.
There have been improvements for Dictation too; wherein the keyboard will stay open to enable a simultaneous touch and voice experience. Also, dictation can now work with Siri, supports emojis, and even punctuation. Plus, Live Text has also seen new changes, and you can now use it in videos to copy code and text. It can now translate languages and convert currencies with a tap and perform quick actions too. iOS 16 supports an updated Visual Lookup feature, allowing users to tap and hold a subject in an image to crop it and transfer it to apps like Messages.
The Wallet app is another app that has got a bunch of features. This includes in-app age and identity verification for apps like UberEats and the ability to share keys over messages. Apple Pay now supports the Tap to Pay functionality and there’s Apple Pay Later to buy stuff in 4 easy installments without any fee or interest. This is currently for the US market, though. Additionally, there’s support for order tracking with Apple Pay too. For Apple Maps, there’s now support for multi-stop routing and this can be done by Siri too.
A developer preview of iOS 16 is now available to developers and will be followed by a public beta, which will be available to all users next month. iOS 16 will be available to everyone this fall for iPhone 8 and above.
