iOS 16 will reportedly include new Apple apps and major changes

Date:
Mon, 16 May 2022 09:44:12 +0000

Description:
iOS 16 could be a huge upgrade over iOS 15 according to the latest leak, and big changes could come to watchOS 9 too.

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We'll likely see iOS 16 unveiled at WWDC 2022 in June, but we dont know much about it so far. However, its increasingly sounding like it could be a big deal, with the latest leak pointing to major changes, new ways of interacting with widgets, and even some new Apple apps.

Thats all according to Mark Gurman, a journalist with a solid track record
for Apple information, who made the claim in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter for Bloomberg.

Gurman didnt go into any detail, but we can take an educated guess at some of what hes referring to. On the new apps front, theres already evidence that Apple is working on an Apple Classical music streaming service , so that
could be one. But Gurman said apps, plural, so there could still be some surprises.

As for the new ways of interacting, that might refer to interactive widgets , which have previously leaked. iOS currently has widgets, but while they can show you information, you cant interact with them, for example to type a note or skip a track. Tapping on them will generally just launch the relevant app.

So adding widgets that can be interacted with would certainly fall under new ways of interacting with the phone.

Then theres Gurmans claim that there will be major changes across the system. Interactive widgets could also fall under that, but additionally weve previously heard from Gurman that iOS 16 will include "fairly significant enhancements across the board, including an update to notifications and new health-tracking features". So he could be referring to those things here, though thats fairly vague in itself.

Gurman also mentioned watchOS 9 , saying that the news about this at WWDC
will be significant. We've heard basically nothing about watchOS 9 so far,
but from this it sounds like big changes could be planned for that too.
(Image credit: Apple) Analysis: what else will we hear about at WWDC 2022?

Gurmans comments here were a response to the question of which operating system do you think will get the most attention at WWDC?. So iOS 16, and perhaps watchOS 9, are likely to be the stars of Apples developer conference then, but they wont be all that we hear about.

Based on past form, were also sure to hear about macOS 13 during the event, while iPadOS 16 will probably get a nod too.

And it might not only be software that we hear about. While thats typically the focus of WWDC, its thought that Apples next high-end chipset, the M2 , might make an appearance at WWDC 2022, possibly inside the MacBook Air 2022
or other computing hardware.

Theres an outside chance that we could see other things too, including the long-rumored Apple MR headset . Well find out for sure soon, as WWDC 2022
runs from June 6-10. Get more out of your iPhone with some of the best free iPhone apps

Via MacRumors



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