iOS 16 Hidden Features You Might Not Know About

[Col4bin]

How about the option to cross-fade music using the iOS Apple Music app???

 

[theob05]

Does anyone know why the Face ID in Landscape Mode has to be limited to iPhone 13 models and newer only?

This is becoming more and more annoying. Stop trolling Apple, not funny anymore.

I know that's why many people continue to use old, according to Apple, devices, and Apple wants to sell more new ones.

 

[Shirasaki]

Don't waste time learning use hidden features as even well known ones are removed in newer updates... better to stick with "standard" use. ive learned this after dashboard (first) and "active" notifications center apps (after) was removed. this is on macos, ok, but on ios its the same...

And no one compiles removed features into a list or sth, which is just unfortunate.

 

[Shirasaki]

I know that's why many people continue to use old, according to Apple, devices, and Apple wants to sell more new ones.

Thank god I use iPad way more often now that missing that feature on iPhone doesn’t matter much to me. (iPad natively support landscape unlock)

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

Does anyone know why the Face ID in Landscape Mode has to be limited to iPhone 13 models and newer only?

This is becoming more and more annoying. Stop trolling Apple, not funny anymore.

Next level non-repairability.

 

[JosephAW]

Wondering how haptic feedback works with swipe?

 

[bejib66000]

Wondering how haptic feedback works with swipe?

It doesn't.

 

[Lcgiv]

Perhaps because there's limited storage space in the SEP for multiple face models?
Perhaps because the angle of the IR spreader hidden in the notch cannot cover the face in earlier models?

Jeesh, do people not realize that this stuff actually runs on HARDWARE?
And that this HARDWARE changes from one year to the next?

I think the problem is it can be both, and sometimes consumers are fed half truths to cover it. When this happens one time, people will always remember that the next dozen times hardware is used as an excuse.

The iPad Pro is able to utilize landscape and portrait Face ID (my M1 can, not sure how far back it goes), but cannot perform masked Face ID unlock.

We were told apple was unwilling to add Touch ID back to new iPhones as it was not as good or not as secure, and in the power button was bad.. now it’s in iPads.

For two years we heard about underscreen fingerprint scans coming because Face ID couldn’t deal with masks. And we were told it wasn’t really feasible and if we bought an Apple Watch it would unlock without needing a password or Face ID. Then magically it came in a software update.

With Apple’s increasing focus on profits/margins, the software crossover between IOS and iPadOS plus the hardware shared between models, I always take Apple’s reasons with some salt.

I’m not furious over these things, more so wondering what is actually the reason.

 

[MrBlaz3]

I wish we had the option to make a QR code from our Wi-Fi password settings

 

[posterized]

Does anyone know why the Face ID in Landscape Mode has to be limited to iPhone 13 models and newer only?

This is becoming more and more annoying. Stop trolling Apple, not funny anymore.

That and Face ID with mask not working on my iphone 11

Also, not funny -the long awaited multitasking features not supported on my 12.9" iPad Pro with the A12Z Bionic chip (Neural Engine) that was supposedly so much more capable than most laptops.

 

[svish]

Good list. Landscape FaceID is great. Removing duplicate photos is also a very nice addition in iOS 16.

 

[supremedesigner]

These are great! Flippin' finally for haptic feedback for keyboard. The duplicate photos are helpful. Face ID in Landscape Mode is a big plus, too.

 

[ericgtr12]

Another informative and educational video, great work as always, Dan. One thing I'll say for Apple is they always take your privacy and security seriously.

 

[Snowyday2]

Customizable Lock Screen