Top 4 Best New Features of Apple’s iOS 16

Not sure if you’re ready to upgrade to iOS 16? If you have an iPhone 8 or above, a whole range of impressive functionalities can now be unlocked for more customisation, convenience and safety.

Here are our top 4 new features that make iOS 16 a must-have:

1. More control over iMessage

iOS 16 brings major improvements to iMessage with new functionalities to edit and delete sent messages. You now have a 15-minute window to edit a sent message with the ability to make up to 5 edits per message. Edit history is available to both you and the recipient, and an alert is sent as soon as a message is modified.

To unsend messages, you now have up to 2 minutes to delete it. Like with the editing feature, you and the recipient will both be notified.

It’s important to note that these features need all devices running on iOS 16 to work.

        2.    Dynamic Lock Screen

The new Lock Screen on iOS 16 takes customisation to the next level. It allows you to choose fonts, colours, widget placements, and even how notifications are displayed. The standout feature of iOS 16 is the multi-layered photo effect, which dynamically displays a photo’s subject over the clock. You can use your own images or choose from Apple's premade options, like dynamic astronomy, cultural themes, and a weather screen that changes throughout the day to reflect time and weather according to your exact location.

Other handy functionalities iOS 16 brings to the Lock Screen include:.

• The addition of widgets by Apple and third-party apps,
• Viewing notifications in a list, count or stack format (these also roll up from the bottom of the screen now),
• Staying updated with real-time events, like an Uber Eats Delivery, with the new Live Activity feature, and
• Linking Focus Mode, so it reflects the parameters set. 

3. Live Text gets smarter

iOS 15 introduced Live Text, the ability to grab information from a photo, like a phone number or address, just by selecting the text. With iOS 16, it’s been further revamped to let you:

• Copy and paste images,
• Identify objects like landmarks, animals and plants using the internet and Siri’s extensive knowledge base, and
• Lift information from a paused video with text.

The data detected is actionable, allowing you to copy and paste info, translate languages, convert currencies, look up information and much more.

4. Always-connected emergency reset

iOS 16 enhances privacy using always-connected infrastructure. A great example is the new Safety Check, which is an emergency reset if you find yourself in danger and need to avoid people you’ve connected with. You can immediately change your Apple ID password, review emergency contacts, and reset access across all your apps. The reset is discreet for an added layer of security.

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