In an unfortunate bout of news for the jailbreak community, Apple made the decision to stop signing iOS 15.6 RC (release candidate) late Friday evening.
Apple stops signing iOS 15.6 RC as issues with FutureRestore on iOS 16 take the spotlight
iOS 15.6
Apple no longer signing iOS 15.6 following last week’s iOS 15.6.1 software update
After releasing iOS & iPadOS 15.6.1 last week with bug fixes and security improvements for the iPhone and iPad, Apple is at it again this week with the company’s standard process of unsigning older firmware after pulling the plug on the previous iOS & iPadOS 15.6 release.
You can now test emergency alerts from the US government on your iPhone
Both iOS 15.6 and iOS 16 allegedly provide a new toggle that lets you test emergency alerts from the US government on your iPhone and Apple Watch.
Apple releases iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6
Apple is currently beta testing iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, with plans to launch the major software updates later this year. However, before that can happen, there's one more relatively minor update for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 on the books. And today's the day to get it installed on your device(s).
Songs recognized via the iPhone’s Control Center now sync with the Shazam app
Shazam song syncing in iOS 15.6 and later automatically saves songs identified with Apple's music recognition feature in Control Center to the Shazam app.
iOS 15.6 fixes Apple’s Music app installing itself in the iPhone’s dock
iOS 15.6 has fixed a weird Apple Music bug that would cause the stock Music app to replace the app found in the fourth spot of your iPhone's dock.