In 2021, that was iOS 15 (now iOS 15.6), and in 2022, it is iOS 16. Youll be excited to learn that there are a number of new covert features that could totally change how you use your iPhone.If you want to take a more detailed look at some of the surprise gems that iOS 16 has to use, like password-protected photo albums and easily available Wi-Fi passwords, heres what you need to know.Read more: Will Your iPhone Run iOS 16? Some Wont Be CompatibleAnd if you want to find out more about Apples newest mobile operating system, weve got new iOS 16 features that youll like and a couple Apple Maps includes that will enhance how you travel.You can also get your hands on iOS 16 right now.
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In 2021, that was iOS 15 (now iOS 15.6), and in 2022, it is iOS 16. Some Wont Be CompatibleAnd if you desire to discover more about Apples latest mobile operating system, weve got new iOS 16 functions that youll like and a couple Apple Maps features that will improve how you travel.You can also get your hands on iOS 16 right now. While Apple does have an option to make the Hidden album “invisible,” anyone with access to your phone can make it visible once again and view everything inside.Thanks to iOS 16, you can now lock the Hidden album. It might not be an issue if youve got the storage to extra, but if not, it might be a great idea to go back and remove every single duplicate– which is now simple to do on iOS 16. And you can include another console controller to that list.If you own a Nintendo Switch, you can now match your Joy-Con controllers to your iPhone or iPad running iOS 16.
Hidden and Recently Deleted albums are now password protectedThe Hidden album in the Photos app is clearly not hidden, viewing as you can easily find it, making it impractical for sufficiently concealing private images and videos. While Apple does have an option to make the Hidden album “undetectable,” anyone with access to your phone can make it visible again and see whatever inside.Thanks to iOS 16, you can now lock the Hidden album. You dont actually require to do anything to toggle this feature on. Launch the Photos app and go to the Albums tab at the bottom of the screen if you desire to check it out. Youll see a tiny lock next to the Hidden and Recently Deleted albums if you scroll down. To see whats inside, utilize Face ID or your passcode.The Hidden and Recently Deleted albums now require Face ID to be accessed.
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View and share conserved Wi-Fi passwordsApple has actually permitted iOS users to share Wi-Fi passwords for a while now, however only by placing two Apple gadgets near each other. And if that feature didnt automatically work, you couldnt simply dig out the password from your settings. Plus if you wished to share a saved Wi-Fi password with someone else, like an Android user or someone on a computer system, you had to know the password. Until now.Read more: You Can Finally See Your Saved Wi-Fi Passwords on an iPhoneIn Settings, go to Wi-Fi and tap the tiny info icon to the right of the network you desire the password for. To see the network password, tap the Password section and then use Face ID or enter your passcode to view it. You can then tap Copy to copy the password into your clipboard and share it.You can see the password for any Wi-Fi network youve ever linked to, as long as youre currently linked to it or near adequate that it appears under My Networks.
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Find and get rid of any replicate photos and videosMaybe youve conserved the very same picture several times or downloaded a video more than when, and so youve got duplicates littered in your picture album. It may not be an issue if youve got the storage to extra, but if not, it may be an excellent idea to return and remove every single replicate– which is now simple to do on iOS 16. In Photos > > Albums, you must now see a new Duplicates album under Utilities, where Apple scans through all of your pictures and shows you any picture or video youve saved more than when. From there, you can either erase any duplicates, or merely press Merge, which will keep the picture with the highest quality (and pertinent data) and after that move the others to the trash.Merging will keep the greatest quality photo and erase the rest.
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Youll most likely desire to go through each set of duplicates, to guarantee that theyre really specific copies and not similar photos, you can also strike Select > > Select All > > Merge to get rid of every single photo and video that Apple thinks is a duplicate, all at once.Pin your preferred tabs in SafariSafari caps your open tabs at 500, and if youre nearing that limitation, it might be pretty darn hard to discover the precise tab youre looking for. You might scroll endlessly, however theres now an easier way to find the exact tab youre looking for.In Safari, if you push down on an open tab, you now have the alternative to hit Pin Tab. This will move that tab to the top of Safari, where it will exist as a small tab preview, completely pinned there, which you can then tap to view.All your pinned tabs appear at the top of Safari.
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If you push down and unpin a tab, it will transfer to initially in your grid of open tabs.Pair Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons with your iPhoneApple has actually long permitted you to combine third-party controllers, like the PS5 Sony DualSense and Xbox Core Controller, to your iPhone and iPad, in order to more conveniently play mobile computer game like the Apple Arcade library, Minecraft and Call of Duty. And you can include another console controller to that list.If you own a Nintendo Switch, you can now pair your Joy-Con controllers to your iPhone or iPad running iOS 16. To start, hold down the little black pairing button on the Joy-Con, up until the green lights begin running back and forth. This implies the gadget remains in pairing mode. Next, open your iPhone and go to Settings > > Bluetooth and choose the Joy-Con from the list. Repeat this action with the other Joy-Con.