Here are iOS 16 hidden features with over 100+ changes on both iPhone and iPad (iPadOS 16) that Apple didn’t tell us are coming to your devices.
As you may already know by now, Apple has announced both iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 with first beta already available to developers and public beta coming sometime next month.
We have been fortunate enough to have both iOS 16 beta 1 on an iPhone, and iPadOS 16 beta 1 on an iPad, installed on our test devices so that we could explore all the features that Apple didn’t get time to cover on stage during opening keynote of WWDC 2022 and tell you about it all here without having to have you go through the trouble.
With both iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 currently only available in first beta form and to developers only, we will not encourage anyone to give these a go on their primary devices as yet as that can result in a huge headache due to bugs and issues that are still present in these early interactions of the development cycle. If you have a test device lying around though, feel free to give it a go just to get a feel and taste of what is to come to your iPhone or iPad come this fall when Apple will finally launch iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, tvOS 16 and macOS 13 to everyone and anyone having and iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV or a Mac respectively.
With that said and without further ado, here are 100+ features that we have discovered so far that Apple didn’t tell us about but are coming to an iPhone or iPad near you running iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 respectively.
Ready? Here we go.
iOS 16 / iPadOS 16 Hidden Features
- Apple Photos app is getting undo and redo abilities in editing mode
- Spotlight Search shortcut on home screen
- Built-in live currency converter in Camera app
- Built-in live translation in Camera app
- Face ID now works in Landscape
- Copy and paste your edits from one photo to another in Photos app
- Redesigned Apple Books app
- Handoff for FaceTime between iPhone, iPad, Mac
- Digital Driver’s Licenses from Wallet app can now be used in third-party apps
- New Memoji options
- Support for Nintendo Switch controllers
- iPadOS 16 adds handwriting straightening feature
- Find and fix duplicate contacts
- Unsend an email 10 seconds after it’s sent in Mail app
- Always-on display coming to iPhone 14 as indicated by code in iOS 16
- Playlist sorting and ability to add favorite artists in Apple Music
- Safari gets Extension syncing across devices and web image translation with Live Text
- Push web notifications in Safari
- Focus mode gets filters, linked lock screens and more enhancements
- Isolate, copy and share subjects in Photos
- Live Lock Screen notifications from third-party apps
- Built-in packages tracker in Wallet app
- Medications Tracker
- iPhone 13 and later gets new camera features for Portraits and Cinematic Mode
- Edit and Unsend in iMessage works up to 15 minutes after sending a message
- Easier way to manage AirPods in Settings.app
- Find and fix duplicate photos in Apple Photos
- Face ID/Touch ID lock for Hidden and Recently Deleted albums in Photos app
- You can now see your WiFi network password
- Notifications on Lock Screen now appear from bottom of screen instead of top
- Ability to undo accidental deleted messages thread in Apple Messages app
- Enable or disable ability to ‘lock the phone to end call’ feature
- Use third-party two-factor authentication apps with built-in passwords feature
- Security fixes won’t require full iOS update in iOS 16
- Security fixes will be installed OTA automatically
- Siri can now hang up calls, add emojis to texts and more
- Apps will be required to ask user for permission to access the clipboard
- Keyboard haptics for vibrations as your type option
- New personalized Spatial Audio feature that uses TrueDepth camera on iPhone
- Weather app comes to iPad
- Freeform app to work collaboratively coming to iPhone, iPad and Mac later
- iOS 16 includes Fitness app on iPhone without requiring Apple Watch
- New UI for voice messages in Apple Messages app
- New Memoji stickers in Messages app
- Ability create alarms right from Spotlight Search
- Ability to create wallpapers from emojis
- Blur or unblur wallpaper background on home screen
- Lock Screen widgets also act as quick app launcher for the app the widget is designed for
- Ability to do Fitness app activity tracking without needing Apple Watch by using iPhone’s sensors
- Redesigned video player
- “Face too far away” – lock screen shows suggestions when Face ID can’t quite scan your face, kinda like on the iPads Pro
- Redesigned Timer app widget for the Lock Screen
- iMessage and FaceTime login from other devices now show as notification instead of popup
- You can now search for text in photos within the Photos app. You no longer need to rely on solely on Spotlight Search
- New Status bar icons for indicating no cellular service
- New eSIM Transfer using another device Nearby
- iCloud Backups can now easily get managed from the Backup menu
- System-wide closed captioning feature
- More details in Health app for Sleep information
- New way to customize HomeKit scenes as well as new icons for accessories in all-new Home app
- Tapping on a number with units allows you to do several direct conversions
- You can now type in the number of copies you need in the print dialog
- The new AirPods section in Settings remembers and displays what the last charge level of the case was before taking the buds out
- Music app now hides the song progress bar when viewing the queue
- Focus modes now support either whitelisting or blacklisting for people and apps
- While listening to a song, Spotlight Search recommends information about the artist
- System crash notification, after tapping on it, it populates an Apple feedback form, allowing you to quickly submit feedback as to what happened prior to the crash
- You can now see the network activity of each app (and the domain they asked for
- You can turn off Show Time on your Lock Screen in Sleep focus
- You can change watch-faces with Focus
- New UI for Emergency SOS
- Long pressing on Stage Manager gets you more iPad real estate
- Safari can now be used upside down if you flip your iPhone
- Automatic playlist to play when you start a workout
- Ability to copy and paste events in Calendar app
- Add a song in Apple Music to multiple playlists at once
- External Display support in iPadOS 16 now requires a mouse and keyboard to be connected to work
- Updated UI for Contact Haptic/3D Touch menu
- New Face ID icon animation on the Lock Screen
- Multiple destination routing in Maps
- Favorite artists in Apple Music
- Text box to add text in PDF file in Files App
- Redesigned Apple TV remote UI
- Siri can now do intercom, HomeKit, voicemails and more offline
- Stream to non-AirPlay devices without Bluetooth or local network access permission
- HDR10+ support in Apple TV app
- Pinch notifications to change between stacks and list view on Lock Screen
- Notification Center now works in Landscape as well on iPhone
- New Bluetooth sorting
- New notification when charging: If iPhone is warm, it will pause charging
- When your phone is in silent mode, your videos in Photos will be also muted
- More detailed weather information in Weather app
- Contacts widget will now alert you of missed FaceTime calls and most likely other missed calls
- See which app used which privacy related function in Control Center
- Swiping down on Lock Screen will hide notifications and swipe up brings them back
- Cut/Copy/Paste get new animations
- Native Chromecast support coming to iOS 6 devices
- Ability to rename screenshots
- New list view in Shortcuts app
- New button style for shortcuts in Shortcuts app
- You can now swipe on native video player to skip forward/backward
- Photo options have been moved from the Share Sheet into their own menu
- New UI for saving to Files app from Safari
- View Yelp photos in Maps app without Yelp app installed
- CarPlay in-route estimated arrival time changed from “ETA” to “arrival”
- Files app can now remove local iCloud downloads without deleting the file
- New UI style for Shortcuts alerts
- Option for playback speed in the TV app
- Categories in iPhone Storage section in Settings app have a new color
- Messages app now has Recently Deleted section
- Redesigned volume and playback scrubbers in Music app
- You can easily download Safari extensions from other devices in the Settings app
- There’s now an option to use your device passcode to manage locked notes in the Notes app
- On a white background Home Screen, now there is a shadow effect on the letters instead of the letters turning black
- List view of all WiFi networks you have ever connected to and ability to edit or remove them
- Album artwork in Music app now has rounded corners
- Date and other formatting settings in Settings app separated from Region setting
- Apple Books widget
- Custom email domains for iCloud Mail can now be configured in Settings instead of iCloud.com. You can also buy a domain through Cloudflare
- Pinned tabs in Safari iOS
- Apple Watch Mirroring
- Ability to mark messages and read or unread
- New UI when tapping on iOS version in Settings > General
- All-new Developer Mode
- New “Continue Watching” screen in TV app when an episode is finishing
- New context menu options in Photos app for selected photos
- iPhone can automatically share your medical ID if you contact emergency
- Stocks app can have watchlists now
- New Quick Actions feature in Files app
- iOS 16 allows customization of “measurement system”, “first day of week”, and “date format” independently of region
- New field test interface
- Quick Note available in Control Center
- Ability to view changelog for the currently installed iOS version in Settings > General > About
- New search engine option added for Safari
That’s it for now. We will update the post if and when we discover more features in iOS 16 throughout its beta cycle. If you have found a feature not listed above, share it with us in comments section below and we will add them in the list.
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