iOS 16.1 on iPhone: All the New Features You Should Try Today - CNET

Apple's iOS 16 came with a ton of caller features erstwhile it was released successful September, including a mode to unsend messages, further customize your fastener screen and overmuch more. Now, iOS 16.1 is present and brings different batch of caller features, tweaks and fixes to compatible iPhones (and iPads with iPadOS 16).

Here's what's caller successful iOS 16.1 and what each diagnostic does. If you haven't downloaded the update yet, we amusement you however to bash it here. Looking to instrumentality a deeper dive into your iPhone? Check retired all the champion hidden features and setting changes that'll optimize your device. 

iCloud Shared Photo Library

Sharing photos with your friends aft a nighttime retired tin beryllium a hassle. But with iCloud Shared Photo Library, you tin easy stock photos and videos with up to 5 different people.

Anyone who has entree to the Shared Photo Library tin add, edit and delete contented wrong the library. You tin upload photos straight from your iPhone's camera to the library, and you tin adhd photos to the room erstwhile you are physically with others who person entree to the library.

However, you can't enactment successful 2 shared libraries astatine once, and if you determination photos from your idiosyncratic room to the shared library, those photos aren't duplicated and tin lone beryllium recovered successful the shared library.

Live Activities successful Dynamic Island and Lock Screen

The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max's Dynamic Island and fastener surface get a boost with Live Activities. With Live Activities, your Dynamic Island and fastener surface show notifications from third-party apps for things similar sports games and flights.

Apple Fitness Plus without an Apple Watch

With iOS 16.1 you nary longer request an Apple Watch to entree Apple Fitness Plus. With an iPhone 8 oregon newer, you tin way your fittingness advancement and goals close from your phone.

Battery show updates

iPhones from the XR up to the latest models present person the enactment to show the battery percentage successful the artillery metre icon. The font utilized for the artillery icon has besides somewhat accrued successful size, making it easier to read.

Wallpaper and fastener surface updates

Apple made it a spot easier to customize your wallpaper successful iOS 16.1. From the Settings > Wallpaper menu, the enactment to adhd a caller wallpaper is present much visually distinct, and you person the enactment to swipe done existing wallpapers. Also, erstwhile editing your wallpaper from the fastener screen, you'll present person the enactment to customize either your fastener surface oregon your location surface (instead of conscionable the fastener screen). 

Screenshot editing tools interface updated

When you edit a screenshot utilizing the editing menu, the delete, prevention and transcript options are present displayed crossed the apical of your surface successful a smaller, little intrusive menu. Previously, these options were astatine the bottommost of your iPhone's screen.

Wallet app upgrades

You tin securely stock car, edifice country and different Wallet app accusation with Messages and WhatsApp. Apple Card customers tin besides turn their Daily Cash by putting their savings into a high-yield savings account. You tin besides delete the Wallet app from your iPhone if you want.

Smart location connectivity via Matter

Matter, the caller astute location connectivity standard, is present supported. That means you tin power astute devices similar Alexa and Google Assistant from your iPhone.

Clean Energy Charging setting

A caller Clean Energy Charging toggle has been added to the Battery conception successful Settings. The mounting could assistance trim your c footprint erstwhile you complaint your iPhone. With Clean Energy Charging on, your iPhone volition selectively complaint erstwhile little c emanation energy is available. This mounting seems to beryllium toggled connected by default, but you tin crook it disconnected if you privation by going to Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging and tapping the toggle adjacent to Clean Energy Charging. 

Apple Books interface upgrade

If you work books connected your iPhone, your scholar controls volition automatically beryllium hidden erstwhile you unfastened Apple Books. 

Bug fixes

Apple besides addressed a fistful of bugs. These fixes code issues similar deleted conversations appearing successful Messages, immoderate Dynamic Island contented not appearing erstwhile utilizing Reachability and CarPlay not connecting erstwhile utilizing a VPN app.

For much iOS news, cheque retired the iOS 16 cheat sheet, how to download iOS 16.1 now and hidden iOS 16 features you should cognize about.