Updated May 31, 2022: Added new features based on Mark Gurman's latest predictions.
The next version of iOS 16 should be announcednext Monday, June 6, during a keynote. The presentation will open WWDC, this annual event dedicated to developers, during which they will be able to discover the next features of the new operating systems. Precisely, concerning the mobile OS and its next iteration, a few rumors have so far reported new features that would be on the menu next fall.
So let's see what to expect with iOS 16 and other derived systems (iPadOS 16, tvOS 16 and watchOS 9).
What's new for iOS 16?
According to the latest information from analysts and specialists with sources close to the Californian, iOS 16 should constitute a less innovative update than iOS 15, which last year brought a good deal of new features. There would still be major changes to consider, such as the following:
- Apple Classical :Apple could unveil a new service, or in any case a new dedicated streaming application allowing you to find an entire catalog of classical music
- Messages :improvements to content sharing functionalities and in particular audio messages
- Health :new features for sleep monitoring, but also medication monitoring, as well as menstrual cycle monitoring (according to Mark Gurman). Finally, the iPhone may support a new fall detection function
- Accessibility:support for eye tracking accessories for using an iPad, improved support for hearing aids and integration of audiograms in Health, new voice control options allowing the use of short sounds to control your iPhone or iPad, text size and brightness can be adjusted differently in each app
- Shortcuts:new shortcuts for the app Shortcuts giving access to data in the Health app
- Home screen and lock screen:Apple would like to improve the locked screen, hopefully with customization possibilities. For the home screen, the Californian firm would work on a new system of active widgets in synergy with special wallpapers
- Door detection:door detection with calculation of distances to the door
- Live transcription of audio:new feature allowing you to capture audio heard by an iPhone, iPad or Mac and transcribe it into writing, in real time. This function should be reserved for the USA and Canada initially.
- Background sounds:provision of new sounds to help with concentration and relaxation
- Modes Concentration :significant improvements to these iPhone and iPad customization modes
- Private relay:the Private Relay functionality should benefit from significant improvements, including the ability to anonymize traffic in applications (at this stage, only web traffic is anonymized by Private Relay)
- Applications Apple :It is also rumored that several of Apple's native applications could experience big changes with iOS 16
- Memoji:new personalization options for Apple Memoji, including cochlear implants, oxygen tube and protective helmet
- watchOS 9 :important new features are to be expected, according to Mark Gurman (Blooomberg), including AssistiveTouch, which allows users with motor difficulties to control their watch without even having to touch the screen
- iPadOS 16:improvements in multitasking on tablets with perhaps the appearance offloating and resizable app windows
Other ideas
Some designers have already made their proposals regarding iOS 16. This is for example the case of the Hacker 34. Here is what he hopes for Apple's next major mobile OS:
Also see the proposal by Nicholas Chigo:
Which devices, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch will support the new OS?
We have seen in our columns which devices should be able to update to iOS or iPadOS 16. As for iPhones,as seen there, the 6s and SE models should be put aside. In the iPad family, for the first time,Pro models might not support the update. For the Apple Watch, the Series 3 model would be too old for watchOS 9,as detailed here.
Also read,all our iOS 16 articles, including the following:
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