Apple's iOS 15 is an impressive mobile operating system, but Cupertino has significant changes in store when iOS 16 debuts later this year.
Lock Screen customization is at the forefront, but the other highly convenient improvements involve CarPlay, Dictation, Fitness, Health, Siri, and Wallet. Apple even has a new Safety Check privacy tool designed to prevent stalking. The new features enrich your experience across Apple’s many platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and MacBook.
Apple iOS 16 launches this fall, with a public beta set to arrive in July. While you await Apple's new mobile operating system, check out the features that we’re most excited to use.
As Apple moves toward a more unified, always-connected infrastructure, new privacy features must be devised to keep people safe from harm. The upcoming Safety Check is designed as an emergency reset when you find yourself in danger.
We all share account information and subscriptions with our loved ones and friends, but these connections become a massive liability if the relationship sours. Far too often, vulnerable people find themselves at risk from a domestic or intimate partner. Safety Check lets you sign out of iCloud on all your devices, rebuke and reset access you’ve given to others, and limit messaging to just the device in your hand. It also stops sharing your location, should you find yourself in the dire situation where you don’t want an abusive partner to find you. The topic is bleak, but Safety Check's safeguards are vitally important.
Phones are easily one of the most personal devices we carry on a daily basis, so it makes sense that Apple is giving you more freedom to customize your handset. With iOS 16, the Lock Screen receives a
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