In this video, we uncover some of the best iOS 16 tidbits, tricks and hidden features coming to all users with Apple's next major iPhone software update in the fall.
Hands-on video: iOS 16 tidbits, tricks and hidden features for your iPhone
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iOS 16 adds support for Nintendo’s Joy-Con and Switch Pro controllers
Being able to wirelessly connect an external gaming controller has been an option on iOS for quite some time. However, native support hasn't been. It was only with the launch of iOS 14.5, for instance, that Apple added native support for Sony's DualSense PlayStation 5 controller and Microsoft's wireless controller for the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. And now Nintendo is getting in on the fun, too.
iOS 16 shows message reactions properly in group conversations with Android users
iOS has supported the ability to react to specific messages for a bit of time now, but it hasn't always been a universal feature. Meaning, if you happen to find yourself in a group chat with a person (or persons!) using an Android phone, those reactions wouldn't display properly. It all looked a little muddled. But, with the next software update on the way for iOS, that's changing.
iOS 16 will lock the Hidden and Recently Deleted folders in the Photos app for added security
In the Photos app, there are a couple of different folders that could go with some extra security. However, both the Hidden and Recently Deleted folders are simply out of sight more often than not, with potentially sensitive content easily accessible by anyone who has full access to an iPhone. But that's changing with iOS 16.
Apple’s new Freeform app will add a digital drawing board to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS later in 2022
Say hello to Freeform, a brand new app that brings a digital drawing board to iPadOS, macOS, and iOS, which can work with a remote collaborative working group to bring their ideas together in real time.
iPadOS 16 could introduce a new iPad multitasking interface
Apple is expected to boost iPad multitasking by introducing a new multitasking interface in iPadOS 16, according to a reliable Bloomberg reporter.
Apple has announced that WWDC22 will be running from June 6 through 10
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) has been scheduled to run from Monday, June 6 through Friday, June 10, 2022 as an online-only event free to all.
iOS 15.4 release in the first half of March, iOS 16 development moving fairly smoothly
Apple should release iOS 15.4 in the first half of March following new hardware unveilings as development work on iOS 16, the next major update to the iPhone operating system, continues unabated, according to a reliable source.