Everything New in iPadOS and iOS 16.2 Beta 1: Freeform App, Stage Manager External Display Support, Accidental Emergency SOS Reports and More - MacRumors

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Tuesday October 25, 2022 4:11 PM PDT by Juli Clover

Apple contiguous provided the first betas of iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 to developers, introducing adjacent much caller features that person been promised for the iOS 16 update.

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We've outlined each of the changes recovered successful the iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 betas truthful acold successful this guide.

Freeform App

Apple debuted a caller cross-platform Freeform app successful iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS Ventura 13.1. Designed for collaboration, Freeform tin beryllium utilized for jotting down notes, sketching, drawing, redeeming links, and more.

Multiple radical tin enactment connected the aforesaid Freeform document, with updates synced for each participants successful real-time. Apple says that Freeform tin beryllium utilized for sketching projects, designing temper boards, and brainstorming ideas, with the app serving arsenic a originative space.

Stage Manager External Display Support

With iPadOS 16.2, Stage Manager connected M1 and M2 iPads tin beryllium utilized with outer displays erstwhile again. This is functionality that Apple removed successful the archetypal mentation of iPadOS 16 successful bid to grow ‌Stage Manager‌ to A12X and A12Z iPad Pro models.

With outer show support, ‌Stage Manager‌ supports up to 8 apps for multitasking purposes, alternatively than four. This functionality is constricted to ‌M1‌ and ‌M2‌ iPads.

New Home App Architecture

Paired with HomePod 16.2 software, iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and ‌macOS Ventura‌ 13.1 adhd enactment for an updated Home app architecture that comes pursuing the summation of the Matter astute location standard.

Apple says that the caller Home app architecture volition bring faster, much reliable show successful homes with galore astute accessories, but it requires each instrumentality that accesses the location to beryllium moving the iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, ‌macOS Ventura‌ 13.1, tvOS 16.2, and watchOS 9.2 betas, on with the HomePod 16.2 beta software.

On devices that enactment ProMotion, Apple says that SwiftUI animated layout changes volition enactment a 120Hz refresh rate, functionality that was antecedently missing.

Unintentional SOS Calls

Apple appears to beryllium collecting information connected accidental SOS calls with the update, and 1 idiosyncratic has reported an Apple enquiry astir the telephone that collects strategy data.

Software Updates

Apple has made a tiny tweak to the Software Updates conception of the Settings app, which is disposable nether General. The substance of the bundle mentation that's installed is present bolder, making it much apparent.

Other New Features

Know of a caller diagnostic successful iOS 16.2 that we near out? Let america cognize successful the comments below.

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