Apple is all set to release iOS 16 tomorrow, September 12. iOS 16 will bring new personalization features, thus improving the iPhone experience for users. “iOS 16 empowers iPhone with all-new personalization capabilities, deeper intelligence, and more seamless ways to communicate and share. Available September 12,” Apple said. Also, according to information provided by a Twitter user – AppleTrack, Apple has confirmed that Emergency SOS via satellite will launch in November as part of iOS 16.1. “Apple CONFIRMED that Emergency SOS via satellite will be released in November as part of iOS 16.1,” AppleTrack tweeted. It is known that Apple has unveiled four iPhone 14 models – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max along with many other products like Apple Watch Series 8, Watch Ultra, Watch SE, AirPods Pro 2 in the U.S. Far Out event took place on September 7th. Also, all iPhone 14 models will support iOS 16. Needless to say, other iPhones like iPhone X, iPhone 11, iPhone 12, iPhone 13 and others will also get iOS 16. Want to see what iOS 16 has to offer? Here’s everything you need to know.

The top 10 features of iOS 16

  1. Lock Screen: You will get new ways to personalize your Lock Screen. You’ll be able to view your favorite photos, customize font styles, and display a set of widgets to get information at a glance. You’ll also be able to change your lock screen during the day, just touch and hold it and then swipe.
  2. Create multiple lock screens: Now you can create different lock screens, each with a unique background and style, and switch between them easily. Browse a collection of wallpapers with featured photos and themed collections for inspiration.
  3. Lock screen widgets: You can choose to display a set of widgets as part of the lock screen to view information such as weather, time, date, battery levels, upcoming calendar events, notifications, zones time and the progress of the activity ringer .
  4. Notifications: View notifications on lock screen in expanded list view, stack view or hidden view. And notifications appear at the bottom of the screen so they don’t show up.
  5. Easily set a Focus: A new improved setting for Focus lets you choose the apps and people you want to receive notifications from by either allowing or muting them. Attach the lock screen to your focus so that the look and feel of your iPhone matches the way you want to use it at the moment. With one swipe, you can switch from Personal Focus to Work Focus with widgets that display upcoming meetings and to-do lists.
  6. iCloud Shared Photo Library: Coming later this year. You’ll be able to share a photo library with your family, share a separate iCloud photo library with up to five other people. Everyone has equal rights to add, edit and delete photos in the shared library. Favorites, subtitles and keywords are also synced, so if one person organizes the collection, everyone benefits.
  7. Messages: You can now edit a message you just sent or unsend a recent message altogether. And you can mark a message as unread if you can’t reply right now and want to come back to it later. You can edit a message for up to 15 minutes after sending it. Unsend any message for up to 2 minutes after it is sent.
  8. Mail: Smart Search improves your results by correcting typos and using synonyms for your search terms. You’ll see a richer view of shared content and more once you start searching for emails. You’ll also be notified if you forget to include an important part of your message, such as an attachment or a recipient.
  9. Safari: Share tabs and bookmarks, send messages, and start FaceTime right from Safari. Whether you’re planning a trip with friends or buying a couch with your partner, you can share all your tabs in one place. And when they find something great, they can add tabs too.
  10. Home: The Home app has been rebuilt from the ground up to be even more efficient and reliable. Browse all your smart home accessories in the redesigned Home tab. New categories for climate, lights, safety and more let you access related accessories with a single tap. And Multi-Camera View puts your smart home cameras front and center. There are many more features to enjoy. Check it out here.