There are several features in Apple's most recent mobile software update, iOS 16, which has been available for more than a week.
The biggest new features are a redesigned lock screen that can be customized, the option to edit and delete text messages, and the simple removal of people, animals, or objects from images.
But iOS 16 offers much more than just those features. You'll be happy to find that the iPhone has a number of new hidden functions that could completely change the way you use it.
Here's what you need to know if you want to learn more about some of the hidden features that iOS 16 has to offer, like password-protected photo albums and readily available Wi-Fi passwords.
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Additionally, iOS 16.1 is readily available right now. See the instructions for downloading and setting up the iPhone developer beta.
Connect your iPhone with the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons.
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Pair your iPhone with the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons. |
Apple has long allowed you to connect third-party controllers to your iPhone and iPad in order to play mobile video games like the Apple Arcade collection, Minecraft, and Call of Duty more comfortably. Examples of these controllers include the PS5 Sony DualSense and Xbox Core Controller. You can now increase that list by one more console controller.
You may now connect your Joy-Con controllers to an iPhone or iPad running iOS 16 if you own a Nintendo Switch. Hold down the Joy-Con's black pairing button initially until the green lights begin to flicker. The device is in pairing mode if this is the case. Go to Settings > Bluetooth on your iPhone after that and choose the Joy-Con from the list. Use the other Joy-Con to repeat this process.
Recently deleted and hidden albums are now password-protected.
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| You can now lock the Hidden album thanks to iOS 16. |
The Photos app's Hidden album is obviously not hidden because anyone can easily find it. It is therefore impossible to adequately conceal private images and videos. The Hidden album can be made "invisible" by Apple, but anyone having access to your phone could make it visible again and view everything inside.
You can now lock the Hidden album thanks to iOS 16. Actually, there is nothing you need to do to turn on this functionality. Launch the Photos app and navigate to the Albums tab at the bottom of the screen to see it. The Hidden and Recently Deleted albums have a little lock next to them if you scroll down. You'll need to enter your passcode or Face ID to view the contents of those albums.
Locate and eliminate duplicate images and videos.
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| eliminate Remove duplicate images and videos. |
Perhaps you downloaded a film more than once or saved the same picture more than once, leaving duplicates all over your photo album. If you have enough capacity, it might not be an issue, but if you're out of room, iOS 16 makes it simple to eliminate every identical file.
You ought to see a new Duplicates album under Tools in Photos > Albums. Apple searches through your whole photo library and displays every image or video that has been stored more than once in a certain album. From there, you can choose to remove any duplicates or just press Merge to keep the best photo and its associated data while deleting the rest.
You can use Select > Select All > Merge to eliminate all of the images and videos that Apple deems duplicates at once, however you should definitely go through each set of duplicates to be sure they are exact copies and not just similar images.
You can pin tabs in Safari.
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| Pin your favorite tabs in Safari |
Safari only allows 500 open tabs, so if you're getting close to that number, it could be challenging to locate the actual tab you're looking for. Although you may scroll indefinitely, there is now a quicker method to get the exact tab you need.
Pressing down on an open tab in Safari now gives you the option to select Pin Tab. This will pin that tab to the top of Safari where it will always be visible as a tiny tab preview that you may tap to view.
A tab will move to the top of your grid of open tabs if you hold down the click and unpin it.
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Copy and paste image and video editing
You'll be delighted to find that you can now copy and paste modifications, such as saturation, contrast, and brightness, between photographs if you activate the editor tool in the Photos app. The same exact edits can be pasted to any other image or video in your camera roll if you alter one and are satisfied with the result.
Open an altered photo in full-screen in the Photos app, then perform this action. After that, select Copy Edits by tapping the three dots menu located in the top-right corner. Unlike other third-party photo editors, this option will only be available if the image has been altered in Photos. After that, navigate to the image you wish to copy these changes to and select Paste Edits by tapping the three-dot option. You should notice the photo adjustment s appear after a short while.
