With zero work from app developers or merchants, users can now split a purchase made with Apple Pay into four equal payments. Wallet and Apple Pay are gaining some new abilities. Yes, you could already dictate emojis, but the support seems to have been expanded. (We don't know how this will work with VoiceOver yet, especially if you aren't using headphones.) Second, dictation now tries to insert punctuation automatically, and supports emojis. This lets you dictate some text, highlight part of it with your finger, use the keyboard to type new text in its place, then continue to speak. First, it works even while the keyboard is active. Adding a child's iPhone or iPad should now be much easier.ĭictation is getting some useful updates in iOS 16. Adding a new device is now much simpler as well: pre-configure the settings you want, bring the child's device near yours, and follow the quick setup guide to get everything configured in a few taps. Rather than digging through your settings, you can make that change right in Messages. If you have a child whose phone you are managing, that child can send you a message asking for more screen time. Speaking of the Messages app, a new feature will let parents get and act on requests inside Messages. This means that, if Google chooses to implement this, you might be able to see YouTube links people send you through iMessage in a new section in the Youtube app. Also, Apple is letting any app which wants to hook into the 'Shared with You' feature introduced into Messages last year. For instance, you can start SharePlay on a song you're listening to right from Messages. Messages will now be more integrated into sharing. Now, if I accidentally open the thread, I can set it back to unread so I have my reminder again. I love this last one, since I often use the unread status as a way to remind myself to act on a message. You can also edit a message you sent, and mark a thread as unread. Similar to the Mail app, you can now undo the sending of a message.

You can schedule mail sending, and can even undo the sending of a message, though how long you have to do so is not yet known. Action reminders can be set, such as reminding you to follow up on an email you sent if the recipient hasn't replied in a while. This app will gain an improved search, which can automatically ignore or fix misspellings, search attachment text, and search for synonyms of what you type. The next area that's getting a major overhaul is Mail. This way, you won't be flooded with dozens of notifications that clutter up your shiny new lock screens, but will just have a single notification that keeps updating itself. Apps can now consolidate notifications into a single, constantly-updating display, such as something showing the scores of a game or the progress of an Uber ride. To prevent them from showing atop your widgets, notifications now roll up from the bottom.

You can even choose a specific one to be used when a focus is enabled. When you're on a lock screen, simply swipe left or right to move between the various lock screens you've set up. You can add widgets to it, change the font and colors of the date and time, and choose a different image for each lock screen you create. We start with something that hasn't gotten any attention in years: the lock screen.Īpple is turning the lock screen into a sort of analog to Apple Watch faces. Version 16 will completely re-design a few areas, and add new features to others. The below features are coming to both platforms, unless otherwise noted. There was also a surprise MacBook Air refresh, which we'll get to in a bit. As it always does, it started the conference with a presentation of what's in the works for all its major platforms, sharing highlights of the iOS, watchOS, iPadOS, and macOS updates set to be released in the fall.

Today, Apple kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

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