Apple today sent the second beta version of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to developers for testing purposes, and the new beta versions introduce new features and refine some of the changes Apple made with the first iOS 16 release.
Lock Screen Photo Wallpaper Customization
When adjusting a photo on the lock screen, there are two new DuoTone and Color Wash overlay options to change the look of the photo.
Background Photo Editing
If you set a photo as your wallpaper, Apple will let you know that you can use pinch gestures to adjust the cropping of the image.
Backups via LTE
iPhone and iPad users can back up their devices over a cellular LTE connection, in addition to a 5G or Wi-Fi connection. Apple introduced support for 5G backups in iOS 15 and extended it to LTE in iOS 16.
Astronomy Wallpaper Location
The Astronomy background now shows a green dot to let you know where you are. The dot appears in the Earth background options, but it doesn’t always stay in the background and instead is only visible when editing the background. These dynamic wallpapers are now also available on older iPhones.
Edit background
In the Settings app, the Wallpapers section has been modified to make it easier to customize the different wallpapers you set for the home screen and lock screen. There are new “Customize” options under the Lock screen and Home screen options to make it clearer that there are settings that can be customized.
When you choose your look, there is also an option to ‘Set as background pair’.
Apple Cash and Apple Card
The Apple Cash “Send and Request” interface has been changed in the second beta of iOS 16. It’s now a single merged button instead of two separate buttons, and the balance is more clearly displayed.
For Apple Card, you can also see how much Apple Cash you’ve earned that week in the Weekly Activity section. t
Screenshots
There is now a “Save to Quick Note” option when saving a screenshot, which joins the Save to Photos, Save to Files and Delete Screenshot options.
Remove lock screens
It’s now easier to remove a lock screen by swiping up.
SMS filtering
According to Apple’s release notes, developers can classify incoming text messages from unknown numbers into 12 subcategories with transaction and promotion categories for better organization.
For Indian users, Messages supports extracting events from SMS. EVENT and appointment messages appear as Siri suggestions and are also presented to users in the message thread and Calendar inbox.
iPadOS 16 Stage Manager
In iPadOS 16 beta 2 on compatible iPads, there is a new Stage Manager setting under the “Home screen and Dock” section of the Settings app. It shows options for hiding recent apps and hiding the dock while using Stage Manager.
Messaging Junk Reporting
For some US carriers, Messages in iOS 16 beta 2 extends the “Report Junk” feature to allow users to report SMS/MMS junk to carriers.
Translate
The Translate app now supports Turkish, Thai, Polish, Indonesian and Dutch.
HealthKit APIs
For developers, HealthKit workout APIs support multisport workouts with activities such as swimming, cycling, and running.
iOS 16 beta 2 also adds HealthKit support for the new running training stats Apple announced at WWDC. Training stats include running power, ground contact time, vertical oscillation, running speed and stride length.
Other New Features
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