Your iPhone is on the iOS 16 device compatibility list, but some features won't work nonetheless? The following nine new features in iOS 16 require at least iPhone XS.
9 features in iOS 16 that don’t work on iPhone X and iPhone 8
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MLS Season Pass launches in February at a discounted price for Apple TV+ subscribers
MLS Season Pass is coming to Apple's TV app, providing a special discounted price for Apple TV+ subscribers of $12.99/month and $79/season.
New in iOS 16.2: Disabling wallpaper and notifications on iPhone’s always-on display
iOS 16.2 brings new toggles to disable your lock screen wallpaper and or/notifications when the iPhone's always-on display feature is active.
Why Twitter is prompting people to share tweet links instead of screenshots
If you've attempted to screenshot a tweet in the mobile app only to be prompted to share a link to it instead—well, that's part of a new limited test on iPhone.
How to share your location via satellite in the Find My app on iPhone
Take advantage of satellite connectivity to share your precise location via satellite using Apple's Find My app and your iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro.
Apple launches Emergency SOS via satellite in the US and Canada
In addition, Apple has confirmed that Emergency SOS via satellite will be available in December in France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Apple reportedly isn’t looking to inundate iPhone users with ads after all
Apple won't start showing significantly more iPhone ads. Also, Apple a few years back apparently stopped a project to inject ads into Spotlight search results.
Create AI-generated images from your iPhone with Draw Things
Draw Things for iPhone lets you run the popular Stable Diffusion AI image generator on a pocket-size device you always have with you.
iOS 16.2’s Custom Accessibility Mode streamlines the iPhone experience
Custom Accessibility Mode makes the iPhone more approachable for inexperienced users by letting you replace the home screen with huge icons, turn on simple controls in apps, disable hardware features such as the volume buttons and more.
New in iOS 16.2: Apple’s Stocks app gains watchlist sorting and display options
iOS 16.2's Stocks app lets you sort your watchlists with new options such as ticker symbol, price or percentage change, market cap and others.
Apple developing its own version of the metaverse for the rumored headset
Aside from 3D worlds, Apple headset content will also include a video service, entertainment and productivity apps, augmented reality games and more.
AirTag firmware 2.0.24 adds Precision Finding support to locate unknown AirTags
The software powering Apple's AirTag has been refreshed. Learn what's new in AirTag firmware v.2.0.24 and how to install it on your personal item tracker.