Five delicious iOS 16 features that make your iPhone even better

iOS 16 was unveiled last week. At WWDC 2022, we were first introduced to the operating system that will be on our iPhones starting this fall.

Curious which nice functionalities are associated with iOS 16? We’ve rounded up five of our favorite additions for you!

iOS 16: five useful features for your iPhone

The following five iOS 16 functionalities are, in my opinion, a real asset to your iPhone.

#1 Full control over the lock screen

We can’t talk about iOS 16 without discussing the new lock screen. Where you have been stuck with what Apple gives you for years, it is now possible to completely set up this screen yourself. In addition to the many options for the time display and wallpapers, you can now finally use widgets. However, notifications also move and can be found at the bottom of the screen from the update.

#2 iOS 16: Live Activities

In addition to the notifications clustered at the bottom of the screen, iOS 16 also brings Live Activities† This way it is possible to view certain matters, such as the duration of your order or arrival of your Uber, in a handy overview. This can be found at the bottom of the screen and can be set completely to your own liking. Provided your favorite app supports the functionality, of course.

#3 The Shared photo library

Those who often share photos with family members can use a shared Photo library. Just like with Google Photos, iOS 16 makes it possible to give multiple people control over the collection of photos. However, Apple does more than that. For example, you can also choose to automatically place photos in the folders. For example, as soon as the face of your partner, with whom you share the album, can be seen in a photo.

#4 iOS 16: chaotic contact list a thing of the past

I’ve devoted an entire article to this before. Thanks to iOS 16, it is finally possible to end the chaos in your contact list. With the update, Apple makes it possible to automatically delete duplicate contacts on your iPhone. Something that previously had to be done manually. Perhaps a small addition, but it is one that I personally will have a lot of fun with.

#5 Messages adjust and recall

We get a lot of new possibilities within the Messagesapp. iOS 16 doesn’t just allow editing or marking messages as unread. From the update it is also possible to recall messages that you have already sent. The recipients will see that something has happened, but will not see the actual message. Provided you have recalled it within fifteen minutes of sending it, then.