The iOS 16 update is officially launched for users today, and it is one of the most important and largest updates provided by Apple, which aims to focus on improving the user experience, starting from the lock screen to messages, as well as email, browser and other features. in this version.
lock screen
The iOS 16 update comes with a special focus on bringing a new lock screen experience to the iPhone, as it supports customization with a better design to match the user’s preferred experience, and to support the user optimally.
To customize the lock screen, Apple allows you to choose a favorite image as the main interface for the phone, while improving the quality of the image display with tools that display images with a new design.
You can also customize the colors of the time and date in the lock screen, with the design of the font used in displaying the time and date, and choosing widgets for the lock screen, which allows the user to get quick information and details about the weather, calendar, upcoming events and other details via a peek of the lock screen .
The “Live Activites” feature supports the user in iOS 16 with a real-time feed of the latest details of sports events, or the track of delivery requests, directly from the lock screen.
Improvements in “Now Playing” with the expansion of the playback window to include the full screen when listening to music or podcasts to display the album art in a large size, and Apple also offers the “Now Playing” window with a new design now.
The “Live Activites” feature is scheduled to support third-party application developers in bringing the feature later this year in other applications such as sports applications to see match results, moment by moment, or to track the path of delivery requests.
The display of notifications in the lock screen has also been redesigned, where the user can view notifications in an expanded list, view notifications in a compact design, or view the number of received notifications, and the user can scroll to change the design of the notification display smoothly and quickly, with a summary of notifications at the bottom of the screen for a seamless experience of peeking at the notifications in the lock screen.
Focus mode
Focus mode in iOS 16 allows you to customize the design of your iPhone to support you throughout the day, focusing on different tasks at every moment.
Lock screen: You can use the Focus feature to deeply personalize the iPhone via the lock screen connection with the pattern, with support for the use of filters to categorize content and display the most important content in better focus, while blocking content that distracts the user’s focus when using different applications.
Simplified and smooth settings: Focus mode brings a smoother experience in this update with simplified and clear settings, and the feature of lock screen communication with Focus mode throughout the day, which supports changing the design of the iPhone phone and tasks, and swiping supports you to change the different lock screens to get a better experience in Focus mode.
List to choose who is authorized to display or mute audio: Focus mode now supports the user with a list from which to select contacts and notifications as well as apps authorized to call, display notifications, or specify the parties to mute the audio for notifications or calls received from.
Lock screen suggestions: Focus mode supports the focus of the lock screen with suggestions that support the user in real time, such as customizing the lock screen with family photos for personal focus of the user, or customizing the screen for work, with tools in the lock screen that support the user during meetings at work, such as displaying the following task lists in Lock screen, so the lock screen of apps and widgets is compatible with the user’s tasks throughout the day.
Focus integration with the smart watch interface: The feature in this update supports you in finding the integration between the iPhone screen and the smart watch face.
Focus filters: You can get better support in this style in filtering and categorizing notifications, applications, and content that distracts you from work or when using a specific application, for example, the user can specify the tabs that appear in the Safari browser while working or block work during Focus on personal tasks.
External applications can also take advantage of the new Focus mode features to block out distracting content while working on the applications.
iCloud Shared Photo Library
The iOS update supports you with the feature of a shared photo library in the iCloud cloud service, which offers users a seamless experience of sharing photos with the family, where the library can include up to 6 people to share in this library with full memories enjoyed by members.
Quick setup: iCloud Shared Photo Library features a smooth and fast photo sharing experience, where the user can choose to share all their photos at once, or customize the photos to share according to the date or people in the photos.
Manually selecting photos to share: You can move photos to be shared in the shared photo library manually, or you can also move photos shared in the shared library to your photo library again manually.
Switch sharing to the camera: The user can switch the sharing of photos to the camera so that the photos taken in the shared photo library are directly shared, and the user can also turn off sharing to take personal photos.
Automatic sharing based on the closest in your surroundings: The user can turn on the camera and share the photos that are taken automatically, so when you take pictures of the people who share with you in the library and who are in your vicinity, the photos are shared automatically, provided that both parties are signed in to iCloud with Bluetooth turned on.
Smart Suggestions: Support the user with smart suggestions to include images from For You to the shared library, where you can quickly click to add an image, or preview an image of the suggestions to add it independently.
Collaborate to edit photos: You can collaborate with photo library subscribers to edit photos or delete photos, as well as add details about photos, as the editing process is synchronized immediately after transferring photos.
Messages
Apple introduces Messages in the iOS update with a completely new experience in sharing and communicating with others, along with new tools that support collaboration with others with better efficiency, through a new dynamic method for sharing content with others.
- Editing messages: The message editing feature is the most requested feature in the Messages application, where sent messages can be edited within 15 minutes of sending, provided that the history of modifications in the messages appears to other parties.
- Undo sending: You can undo sending messages if a message was sent by mistake, where the user will have a period of two minutes to quickly undo sending messages, or delete messages, and the user will be able to restore messages within 30 days after deletion.
- Mark unread: You can mark messages as unread to reply later to messages, and to remind the user to come back to messages again.
- Collaboration: The user can collaborate on applications using messages in the system, through a live view of application updates.
- Start Collaboration: You can quickly start collaborating with others to share documents, another type of message, or share a link or photos. and notes, as well as numbers, alerts, and tabs in Safari.
- Manage the collaboration process: User can add new members to collaborate on existing files with a seamless messaging experience.
- Ongoing updates: Messages can display updates made to files that you are working on and collaborating with.
Connect messages with FaceTime: When collaborating on specific files, the user can jump into conversations for that collaboration, or start FaceTime calls directly to work on the collaboration with a single click.
SharePlay feature: User support for quick sharing of running content via SharePlay in the Messages app, with “Shared With You” support later in third-party apps.
E-mail
Apple introduces the iOS 16 update with a new email experience that supports the user with a faster performance in obtaining the required information.
Apple offers new tools that support you in scheduling e-mail for sending later, with the Remind Me tab that supports the user to manage e-mail with better performance, with tools that support you in creating a quick and more effective e-mail.
Search: In the iOS update, users can have a better email search experience that displays with an organization based on content and user behavior in searching for new email.
Suggestions for smart search: Documents and links shared in email are displayed in a more efficient browsing and search design, with suggested results appearing directly above the search bar when you start typing.
Smart correction for search: Smart search corrects search words, detects spelling errors and suggests the most appropriate modification.
Detect missing attachments: Email in iOS 16 detects missing attachments and offers suggestions for adding the attachment before sending.
Email scheduling: This update supports the use of scheduling when email is sent to be sent later.
Undo sending: If the email is sent to a specific destination by mistake, the user will have the opportunity to undo the sending within 10 seconds of sending.
Reminder: When swiping to the right in the email application, the user will be able to set a reminder for a specific date and time for the inbox to return to the mail again.
Follow up: User can highlight specific email to follow up email quickly.
Safari browser
The Safari browser comes with a new experience to support the user in browsing and protection with higher standards while browsing, as tabs come at a better level to support the user in customizing new features, and sharing tabs, with a new experience for registering in pages without password with protection of higher standards.
Shared tabs: Users can collaborate with friends by sharing tabs in the browser, where any of the subscribers can add a new tab or make changes, which is an effective feature in collaborating on a specific project.
Continuous updates: The Shared Tab group on the browser can keep track of updates while browsing in real time, with a real-time display of when shared tab users start browsing.
Support to start messaging directly during FaceTime conversations: The user can start FaceTime conversations directly or messaging through the Safari browser.
Passkeys feature: The Passkeys feature is an important feature of the Safari browser to protect user privacy, where traditional passwords can be replaced with digital keys for login, which have higher standards of protection.
Protecting Users from Web Targeting: Passkeys protects users from being hacked using traditional passkeys.
Sync Passkeys across devices: Passkeys feature end-to-end encryption, and Passkeys can be synced across devices by signing up for iCloud Keychain.
Live Text
Live Text supports the user with text and interactive data for images and videos, and with this update, the feature gets improvements in understanding more languages than Japanese, Korean and Ukrainian.
Interactive texts will perform better with 4Video compatible video content. The feature also supports the user to copy and paste texts, with support for searching, translation, sharing, and performing quick actions.
The feature is also compatible in working with photos, videos, QuickLook, as well as the Safari browser and other actions that can be performed such as calling phone numbers, or playing Internet page links, as well as searching for addresses and creating a calendar.
Visual Look feature
The Visual Look feature supports the user to quickly search for information about different objects, or scenes that appear in images via the iOS system, where a topic can be raised from the background image and then search for details and information about this object or topic, such as searching for details about an image A bird in the background images, or details of a statue and other objects.
Siri Features
Apps work automatically in the iOS 16 update with Siri digital assistant, so the user does not need to adjust the settings in the application to support working with the digital assistant.
Siri’s digital assistant also now allows you to share emojis in messages, and end phone calls via Apple’s digital assistant directly, without the need to use your hands.
The new API allows Siri to include different phrases in applications to activate the digital assistant, and when the digital assistant realizes the content of messages, it skips the confirmation stage to choose the emoji that matches the messages.
The user can also summon the digital assistant for a suggestion, or when working on a specific application, also in the case of using AirPods wireless headphones, Siri can provide support to end hands-free calls.
dictation
You can enter specific text on the iPhone when using the voice dictation feature, and in the iOS 16 update, the keyboard remains active during voice dictation, with the aim of supporting the user to seamlessly switch between voice input or by typing on the keyboard.
The voice dictation feature automatically adds punctuation marks in texts, and voice dictation also supports entering emojis by dictating the address of the emoji to be entered.
Spotlight
The Spotlight feature comes in the iOS 16 update with improvements to support the user with better efficiency, as the feature can be used to perform more actions such as running an application shortcut, or activating Live Activity directly via Spotlight, while performing tasks with faster performance across the bottom of the home screen to launch applications, or find contacts or obtain information via the Internet.
The Spotlight feature supports the user to perform quick actions such as creating alerts, turning on Focus mode, or using Shazam to quickly identify a song title.
The Spotlight feature also allows, through the new update, to search for application titles to identify available shortcuts, and to design the user’s preferred shortcut shape.
The feature also supports searching for images in various applications that include files and messages, provided that the search is done according to people and location.
Apple Maps
Apple enhances the user experience in the Maps application with more improvements introduced in the iOS 16 update, as the application now comes with the feature of multiple stops that allows the user to return to the original path again when changing the flight path temporarily.
The application now comes with a better experience in determining the directions of transportation and transportation, while supporting developers with more efficient tools to create a distinctive experience using maps.
The update supports the user by adding 15 stops in the itinerary, with the ability to rearrange the stops using a Mac.
Wallet app
Apple supports users with better performance and a distinctive experience in order to dispense with traditional methods of payment, and use the iPhone for payment procedures with a seamless experience.
Apple offers the advantage of using a US driver’s license to determine the state’s ID for applications that require identification, and the application is set to support tracking payment requests made via Apple Pay.
Apple Pay
In some markets, Apple offers the feature of splitting the payment via Apple Pay into 4 payments over 6 weeks, without adding additional value or fees.
Apple Pay also supports tracking of payment requests and payment information for the Wallet app, and the payment service is available to many e-commerce sites to support the user with higher transparency and better control over payment processes.
Apple Pay also comes with the ability to pay multiple merchants in a single transaction, with the goal of making a single payment and avoiding recurring payments.
Keys can be added to Apple Wallet directly through the Safari browser, and then shared with trusted parties via the Messages app.
Home . app
Apple introduces improvements in the Home application to support the user with a better experience to control smart devices using the iPhone, and by giving commands to the digital assistant Siri.
The application comes in the iOS 16 update with a new design to support the display of devices and start controlling a smooth and fast experience, and the button for the Home application has been redesigned to browse the application with fast performance, with the arrangement and display of smart devices, with the ability to integrate a number of accessories into the control panel, which include lighting, and cooling devices, amplifiers, smart TVs and other devices.
Health . app