Apple will release iOS 16 on September 13 – CNET

Throw away your old lock screen and enter a new era of smartphone customization with the arrival of iOS 16 on September 13. Apple announced the release date of iOS 16 and “watchOS 9” at the “iPhone 8” fall event. It is an annual event for Apple. In the spring, we’ll announce the next version of iOS at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), spend the summer testing it with developers and other beta testers, and in the fall, with latest iPhone models. cycle is to release a new operating system.

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This annual iOS update is an important opportunity for Apple to overhaul its operating system and has been in place since 2007. Of course, we can get smaller updates throughout the year (currently, the latest version is iOS 15.6.1, which includes a critical security patch), but the major September update will bring some pretty big changes that are added often.

CNET has been beta testing iOS 16 for months, so we already know what’s to come. Particularly cool features of iOS 16 include customizable lock screen, unsending in the “Messages” app (with restrictions), changing how notifications appear on the lock screen , improving “Apple Wallet” and “SharePlay” from the Messages app. , etc.

The iOS 16 release date wasn’t the only thing announced at the 7th event. The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 8 and the new Apple Watch Ultra were also announced.