Just as it promised, Apple today released important new updates for many of its devices. Let’s start with iOS 16. The update to the latest version of iOS, first announced in June, is now available for iPhone 8 and newer models and will be pre-installed on new iPhone 14 models when they start shipping this Friday ( apart from the iPhone 14 Plus which will receive a later version starting October 7, but it too will ship with iOS 16 on board).
For those who can’t upgrade to iOS 16, Apple has also released iOS 15.7, which fixes multiple kernel vulnerabilities and fixes security issues with Contacts, Maps, Safari, Links, and WebKit. IPadOS 15.7 also launches with the same fixes and may be the last update of the 15.x branch that we will see before iPadOS 16 is finally released – this has been delayed due to issues with the new multi-requested Stage Manager feature. Apple has confirmed the delay and is rumored to be dealing directly with iPadOS 16.1, possibly as early as next month.
WatchOS 9 is also out, with new watch faces, redesigned notifications, support for showing sleep stages in sleep tracking, and a new medication app that helps you track your medication, vitamin and supplement intake. There are also new custom training options in the Training app. This version is available for Apple Watch Series 4 and newer models.
Finally, the Apple TV hasn’t been forgotten either, with the tvOS 16 version coming with game controller support for the Nintendo Joy-Cons and Nintendo Pro Controller.
All of these updates should have already been offered if you have automatic updates turned on. Otherwise, manual control on any of the supported devices will result in an instant download.
Start a new Thread