Apple has finally unveiled the iOS 16 news, the new version of the iPhone operating system. While it is true that in recent months we have begun to learn some details through the inevitable leaks, it has been until now WWDC 2022 that those from Cupertino cleared up any doubts about the update. If no unforeseen event arises, it will be available to everyone between September and October of this year; thus coinciding with the presentation of the new generation of the aforementioned smartphone.
With each version of iOS that Apple introduces, the following question quickly arises: Are we facing a significant jump?
It is true that iOS 15 was considered by many to be a “minor” update. Although iOS 16 does not come to revolutionize the operation of the terminal —and much less of the mobile phone industry—, it does introduces some features that users have been waiting for years and that, for one reason or another, Apple had not been encouraged to offer.
In this sense, the biggest novelty of iOS 16 is found in the lock screen, which had barely changed in the long history of the terminal. But, also, Apple is taking advantage of the update to boost widgets, whose use has been massifying; largely thanks to the excellent use of the developers. So, we review each and every one of the new features of iOS 16 below.
The lock screen is completely renewed
The iPhone lock screen is a section that we constantly interact with, and with iOS 16 it has been renewed like never before. Not only in design, but also in functionality. Best of all, its novelties are subject to the user’s choice, since will be fully customizable in many ways.
First of all, we have to talk about the wallpaper, something that gives our personal touch to the iPhone. With iOS 16 you can make the image change throughout the day. But, also, photos taken in portrait mode can be divided into layers. This will allow, for example, to show the time behind the people that appear in the shot, but in front of the background —as you can see in the image above—.
Users also they will be able to change the typography —from a selection of predetermined fonts— and the color of the time and date. In the same way you can establish filters that modify the look From the bottom. Basically, Apple is letting us make the lock screen look whatever we want. But what about functionality?
Before iOS 16, to access the widgets we had to slide the lock screen to the right, weight is over. Hereinafter, widgets will be able to appear on the lock screen to show you really useful information. Apple showed us some examples, such as seeing the route of your Uber to your position, or looking at the score of the game played by your favorite sports team. The possibilities, of course, are left to the developers’ imagination.
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