Apple unveiled its upcoming versions of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 at the WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) last month and has since rolled out some pre-release builds to developers. Starting today, however, you can also participate in testing of upcoming releases, as the public beta program is now live for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16.
This means that, if you have a compatible iPhone or iPad, you can now simply sign it up for the beta program and you will receive the first public beta build later today as an over-the-air software update. From then on, you will also receive subsequent public beta builds as software updates, until the final version hits the streets this fall. Once installed, you will be off the beta track.
As this is the first public beta build, you shouldn’t expect it to be flawless – far from it in fact. There are likely to be a lot of issues with it and annoying bugs, so it’s really not recommended to use it on your main phone or tablet.
iOS 16 has a lock screen that can be customized with wallpapers, clocks and widgets, while notifications now come from below. Multiple lock screens are also supported and can be linked to focus modes.
The Messages app has also received some updates, including support for editing, deleting, and marking messages as unread, while SharePlay is no longer limited to FaceTime, so you can use Messages to communicate with the people you share with. the contents. Speaking of FaceTime, calls can be transferred from one device to another, while the Health app now tracks the medicine you take if you want, of course.
There are many other interesting new features in this version that you can play with: the iPad has its own Weather app and a new multitasking system called Stage Manager, for example.
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