Apple, June 7th, early this morning, Apple held the WWDC22 Global Developers Conference and officially released the new iOS 16 system. Bringing the biggest update to the lock screen to date, along with new sharing, communication and a variety of smart features, will collectively change the way users experience the iPhone. iOS 16 offers iCloud Shared Gallery to seamlessly share memories with family members, the latest updates to the Messaging and Mail apps to help users easily stay connected, and more powerful Live Text features.
Apple says that iOS 16 has redesigned the lock screen with the biggest changes to the lock screen ever. The new system features new fonts, backgrounds, clock and date colors, widgets, and direct control of some apps, including widgets that look a lot like the Apple Watch.
“iOS 16 is a major release for us, bringing updates that will change the way people experience iPhone,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering. Exciting new features that make it more personal and more useful. We’ve also introduced iCloud Shared Gallery for home users, simplified communication with new features in Messages and Mail, and smart technology enhancements Brings an update of the live text.”
Personalized lock screen experience
The lock screen in iOS 16 has become more personal, more beautiful, and more functional. The new multi-layered effect brings the subject of the photo beautifully in front of time on the lock screen, creating a depth-of-field effect. Users can also change the way the date and time are displayed using bolder fonts and colors. Inspired by Apple Watch complications, widgets on the lock screen allow users to easily glance at the information they need, such as upcoming calendar events, weather, battery level, alarms, time zone, progress in the activity circle, and more.
The new lock screen gallery feature offers a variety of theme options to help users find inspiration, such as Apple’s series of themes, including rainbow and unity themes to commemorate special moments in cultural progress, weather wallpapers that show the weather in real time throughout the day, and the earth, the moon and astronomical wallpapers for the entire solar system landscape. Users can also create their own lock screen with their favorite emoji and color schemes. After creating multiple lock screens, users can easily switch by swiping left or right. Live Activity is a new feature that allows users to get real-time information and information, such as sports events, exercise data, carpools, takeout orders, and more, directly on the lock screen.
Notifications have been redesigned to slide up from the bottom of the screen, ensuring users have a clear view of their personalized lock screen.
Use focus mode to achieve work-rest balance
The new Focus Mode is more powerful, simpler to set up, and can be linked to the lock screen, allowing users to bind a different lock screen wallpaper and widget to each Focus Mode. Users can activate specific focus modes simply by swiping to the corresponding lock screen. With the help of the filter condition function of the focus mode, apps such as Calendar, Mail, Messages, Safari browser, etc. can only display the content related to the focus mode set by the user, helping users to better balance their work and rest.
iCloud shared library for unified storage of family photos
iCloud Shared Library offers family users a new way to seamlessly share photos, with a single iCloud Library set up for up to 6 users to collaborate, store and view together. Users can choose to share photos already in their personal library, or set a specific start date or people in the photo to share. Users can also choose to automatically send their captured photos to the shared library using a new toggle button in the camera app. Not only that, but users will also receive smart suggestions to share photos with shared users in the shared gallery to the shared gallery. All shared users have permission to add, delete, edit and favorite photos and videos shared in the shared gallery, which will appear in each shared user’s Memories and Featured photos, allowing them to more fully review Precious moments of Wen family members.
Information app major update
Users can edit or recall messages just sent, restore recently deleted messages, and mark conversations as unread for later processing2. The messaging app adds support for simulcast sharing, allowing users to chat in the messaging app while enjoying and controlling synchronously played movies, songs, and other content.
Pause Video Description Messages App Updated Videos In the Messages app, users can now edit or recall recently sent messages.
New Tools for Mail App
Users can now schedule emails in advance and cancel them shortly after they are sent, so they don’t reach recipients’ inboxes. The Mail app also detects if the user has left out some important content such as attachments in the email. Users can also choose to redisplay an email at any specific date and time with the reminder later feature, and follow up suggestions automatically remind users to follow up on emails that have not yet received a response. In addition, the Mail app has received the biggest update to its search function, using advanced technology to provide more relevant, accurate and comprehensive search results. The moment users start searching for emails, they can instantly see recent emails, contacts, documents and links.
Live text enhancements
Live Text uses device-side intelligence technology to recognize text in various images on iOS devices. Now it has gone a step further and added support for text recognition in videos. Users can pause the video on any frame to interact with the text in it. Live Text also adds new features for users to quickly convert exchange rates, translate text, and more.
Wallet App adds more functions
The functions supported by the keys in the wallet app are further expanded. In order to ensure the privacy and security of the user experience, the wallet app will only provide the app with the necessary information for transactions, and users can also set up Face ID or Touch ID verification to view and agree to share the provided information. In addition, users can securely share home, hotel, office access cards and car keys in the wallet app using various communication apps such as messaging, mail, etc.
The new generation of CarPlay
CarPlay has fundamentally overturned the way people interact with their vehicles on a daily basis. Today, the new generation of CarPlay has further expanded its functions and is deeply integrated with car hardware. CarPlay will send content to multiple displays in the vehicle for a complete and unified experience. Deeper integration with the vehicle will allow users to directly control the radio and adjust the in-car environment through CarPlay; CarPlay can also obtain vehicle data, seamlessly displaying driving speed, fuel level, in-car temperature and more instrument information. Users will be able to personalize their driving experience and choose different dashboard display interfaces; in addition, support for widgets will be added, and users will be able to view the quick-view information of the weather app and music app directly on the vehicle’s dashboard. In the future, more information on the new generation of CarPlay will be shared, and the corresponding supported car information will be released later next year.
Other functions
- Safari has added shared tab groups, which can be used to share multiple websites with friends and family at the same time, allowing users to create new tabs and view other people’s current browsing content smoothly and freely. The pass key further enhances the security of the Safari browser browsing experience. It is a set of unique digital keys, which are easy to use and have high security. Don’t worry about being hacked due to data breaches or user deception. Passkeys will be used in place of passcodes, biometric authentication using Touch ID or Face ID, and syncing to iPhone, iPad and Mac with end-to-end encryption via iCloud Keychain. Pass keys are also applicable to various apps and networks, and users only need to use their iPhones to log in to the corresponding websites or apps on non-Apple devices.
- Apple Maps The app adds a multi-point route planning feature that allows users to pre-enter up to 15 stops and automatically sync the planned route from the Mac to the iPhone when the user is ready to go. The transportation card function of the map app has also been updated, which is convenient for passengers to check the travel expenses required for the whole journey, add the transportation card to the wallet app, receive the reminder that the balance is too low, and recharge the transportation card. All operations can be completed in one stop in the map app.
- Family Sharing simplifies the process of setting up a child’s account by adding the correct parental controls directly. This includes age-restriction recommendations for all apps, movies, books, music, and more, and an easier setup process for new devices, with the ability to automatically apply existing parental controls. Parents can also grant or deny requests for extended screen time from their children in the Messages app.
- Dictation brings a new on-device experience, allowing users to freely switch between voice and touch input. Users can type with the keyboard as usual, tap the text field, move the cursor, and insert quick input suggestions without having to stop dictation at all. Additionally, Dictation automatically adds punctuation and emojis.
- Siri The new function can directly run the corresponding shortcut command when the app is downloaded, without setting. Users can add emojis when sending messages, choose to automatically send messages without the user having to confirm first, and simply use a simple voice command like “Hey Siri, hang up” to hang up the phone and FaceTime without having to do it.
- family Apps can make it easier for users to control, organize and view accessories, and the enhancement of the underlying architecture also allows users to control smart home devices at home more efficiently and securely. iOS 16 will launch a software update this fall that will add support for Matter, the smart home connectivity standard, allowing various accessories to work seamlessly across platforms to facilitate the realization of a true smart home.
- fitness The app will come to the iPhone, allowing users without an Apple Watch to track and achieve fitness goals. iPhone users can set a daily activity goal in the fitness app, and then use the dynamic calories burned to help them gradually close the activity circle. The iPhone’s motion sensors can track steps, distances, climbs and exercise data recorded by third-party apps, convert them into approximate dynamic calorie numbers, and update the user’s progress toward a daily activity goal. Users can also share their activity progress rings with friends to increase their motivation to exercise.
- healthy The new “Medications” column in the app allows users to easily create and manage medication lists, create medication schedules and medication reminders, and track the use of medications, vitamins and other nutrients. In addition, users can directly share their health data with relatives and friends through the health app, and can easily import their own data available in partner medical institutions to generate health records in PDF format3.
- Game Center ‘s Dashboard has been redesigned to display your friends’ games and completed achievements directly in the Game Center’s game bar, allowing players to directly enter the same game to join or compete with friends.
- Personalized spatial audio provides a more precise and immersive listening experience. Users can use the iPhone’s TrueDepth camera to create personalized spatial audio profiles for a listening experience tailored to their situation.
- Added Privacy Tools Security Checkup feature to help users whose personal safety may be at risk of violence from family members or partners, allowing them to quickly revoke all permissions that are open to others. These include emergency resets, which allow users to simply log out of their iCloud accounts on all other devices, reset privacy permissions, and restrict others from sending messages to the devices they use. This feature also helps users understand and manage which people and apps they have opened permissions to.
- Accessibility updates include door detection to help visually impaired and low-vision users navigate the last short distance to their destination using their iPhone, and Apple Watch Mirroring for users with disabilities or limited mobility so they can rely on their voice Accessibility functions such as controls, toggle controls, etc., complete all control of the Apple Watch on the iPhone4. In addition, Live Captioning can make it easier for the hearing-impaired to watch subtitles directly when they are making phone or FaceTime calls, using video conferencing or social media apps, watching streaming content, and talking to the people around them5.
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