iOS 16 to incorporate reimagined homescreen, a extra useful lockscreen, up to date Apple apps and extra: Report
WWDC 2022 is correct across the nook, and has often been the case, hearsay mills are churning out, nicely, rumors. Forward of the WWDC, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the journalistic connoisseur of all issues Apple, has reported that iOS 16 is about to utilise the unexplored lockscreen with widget-like format.
iOS, being continuously below the hammer (Properly, from Android customers anyway.) for its lack of customising freedom, launched widgets for dwelling display with iOS14, triggering a sequence of social media traits of individuals competing and evaluating in a different way customised homescreens. This time round, widgets might lastly be making their approach to the lockscreen, with an idea much like Apple’s “At this time View”, which, to be very nitpicky right here, has not discovered a widespread use.
If this had been to come back to iOS16 (what Gurman says is as dependable because it will get), third social gathering customisation apps might have a subject day creating theme units masking each homescreen and lockscreen.
Sticking to the modifications for lockscreen, iOS16 would possibly lastly introduce a a lot beloved characteristic within the Android neighborhood, always-on-display. Since this characteristic has a direct impression on battery life, it’s anticipated to be out there on the upper finish fashions of the iPhone 14 lineup.
However that’s not it, Gurman additional studies that iOS16 might be bringing updates to first-party apps, like messages. Messages is anticipated to take a social media-like flip, suggesting an entire change to the lengthy standing (and painfully mundane) expertise the app gives. Notifications and iPad multitasking performance are additionally slated for enhancements on this yr’s iteration of the iOS.
Mark Gurman had earlier reported that opposite to the standard software-focused nature of the WWDC, Apple would possibly launch a couple of MacBook fashions on the occasion. 2022 MacBooks are rumoured to be the primary units with Apple’s new M2 chip
