iOS 16: Here's what we know so far about new features, supported devices, and more

When will iOS 16 be released?

As precedent suggests, iOS 16 will be announced at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference. This year, WWDC will be held as a virtual event from June 6 to June 10. Apple will hold a keynote on June 6 to kick off the event, where we expect to see iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 for the first time.

After announcing iOS 16 during this WWDC keynote, Apple will release the first beta version to developers. Typically, developer betas are released within a few hours of the keynote. Apple will then release a public beta that will be accessible to all iPhone and iPad users, usually sometime in July.

iOS 16 Supported Devices

#One of the biggest questions people face every year is whether Apple will drop support for any older iPhone and iPad models . With the release of iOS 15 last year, Apple maintained compatibility with all devices supported by iOS 14.

This year, early rumors suggested that iOS 16 might drop support for the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and the original iPhone SE. For now, this is just a rumor and it's unclear if it pans out, but the source of the rumor does correctly report iOS 13 and iOS 14 supported devices.

The allegedly abandoned iPhone 6s and iPhone SE were first released in late 2015 and early 2016 respectively, which means they will have received more than six years of regular software updates.

iOS 16 No Redesign

While some users were hoping that iOS 16 would mark the first major redesign in years, it doesn’t appear that will happen. Bloomberg reports that iOS 16 will not offer an "end-to-end redesign," meaning the overall design will once again remain the same this year.

The last time Apple really overhauled iOS as a whole was with iOS 7, a redesign that didn't come without criticism and was scaled back massively during beta testing. Since then, Apple has made incremental changes to every app and aspect of iOS, but we haven't seen a complete overhaul since iOS 7.

What's New in iOS 16

As of now, the rumors about what to expect in iOS 16 are a little vague. Bloomberg has said that iOS 16 will be a "pretty important" comprehensive update, despite the lack of design. One of the highlights this year is obviously notifications.

The rumored focus on notifications is interesting because Apple has made many changes to the iOS notification system over the past two years, introducing features like notification summaries and focus mode. However, Apple still seems unsatisfied with the implementation of notifications across iOS and plans to make more changes this year.

iOS 16 will also include new health tracking features. Apple has made the Health app and its integration with the Apple Watch a focus of software updates in recent years, and that doesn't look like that's going to change this year.

Presumably, the new health-oriented features in iOS 16 will also be integrated with the new health features in watchOS 9. Bloomberg says watchOS 9 will also include "significant upgrades to activity and health tracking" this year.

It’s also rumored that iOS 16 will lay the foundation for numerous AR and VR features ahead of the launch of Apple’s first mixed reality headset. However, Apple is not expected to preview the new headphones until later this year at the earliest.

#Finally, for iPadOS, the only rumor at the moment is that Apple is planning a new multitasking interface. While Apple has made some small changes to multitasking in iPadOS 15, there are clearly more tricks up its sleeve this year.

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