iOS 16.5: list of all changes

May 18 update: iOS 16.5 is availableas announced there, with the update procedure described in this same article.

iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5 have been available in beta since March 28. Discover all the changes these updates bring for iPhone and iPad here.

Please note that all smartphones and tablets supporting iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 will be able to install iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5 once available to everyone, probably during the month of May.

• See the list of iOS 16 compatible iPhones
• And the list of iPadOS 16 compatible iPads

Until then, if you want to test a beta of iOS 16.5 or iPadOS 16.5, see the procedure to follow at the end of the article.

What changes for iOS and iPadOS 16.5?

• Apple News (unavailable in France):the “Search” and “Following” tabs become one to make room for the new “Sports” tab. The latter wants to make it easy to follow sports news and in particular those of your favorite sport and/or your favorite team.

• Siri :the assistant can now trigger and stop a screen recording following a voice command such as “Hey Siri, record my screen on video”
• Wallpapers:new “Pride” section in the settings for wallpapers supporting the LGBT+ cause, with the first wallpapers on this theme already included

See all the iOS 16.5 changes in video below:

iOS and iPadOS 16.5: important dates in their development

• 28 mars :first beta
• 11 avril :second beta
• 25 avril :third beta
• May 2, 2023:fourth beta
• May 9, 2023 :fifth beta
• final version for everyone:release on May 18, 2023

And the other updates?

Apple also launched tvOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5 and macOS Ventura 13.4, also available in final version since May 18. Here are the changes for the first two OS mentioned. For macOS Ventura, we summarize what's newin a dedicated article.

• tvOS 16.5 :detection in the source code of a multi-view option, which should allow users to view several video contents at the same time on their television
• watchOS 9.5 :no notable changes seen yet

Notice to testers of iOS 16.5 or iPadOS 16.5, have you noticed any other new features?

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.