The carousel keeps turning. After Apple released the developer betas yesterday, public beta 4 of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS 13, watchOS 9 and tvOS 16 has now been released.
What can iOS 16 do?
Apple has released iOS 16 beta 4 to public testers. This new beta brings the battery indicator with percentages to the iPhone’s system status bar, with a small change for the power saving mode. If this occurs, either the percentage display can be displayed or the traditional display with the decreasing battery charge can be displayed.
Also, the Where Is app gets a new search sound and a copy and delete option appears when you take a screenshot.
Apple also released iPadOS 16 Beta 4 for the iPad. Apparently Apple does not want to release the tablet operating system parallel to iOS 16 but a month later – probably in October 2022.
What can macOS 13 Ventura do?
The next MacOS version brings an iPhone to work as a webcam on Mac as a new feature. If you use an iPhone with an ultra wide-angle lens, you can even film the desktop surface next to the Mac. In this way, notes or small objects can be filmed without having to change the position of the iPhone.
With the Stage Manager function, there is a new window manager not only for iPadOS but also for macOS. So far, experiences with it have been mixed.
Spotlight search in Ventura can recognize text in photos and display information about contacts, albums, musicians, movies, TV shows, actors, sports and businesses. Quick actions such as a timer or a focus can also be started from Spotlight.
The Mail app can now shine with an improved search. There are also functions such as retrieving emails and sending them later.
Passkeys is a new way to log in that is end-to-end encrypted and offers protection against phishing and data leaks. This makes it stronger than all the usual types of two‑factor authentication. Passkeys also work on non-Apple devices.
Big changes in tvOS 16 are not yet known.
WatchOS 9 makes many things better
watchOS 9 gets an improved workout app. This has been expanded to include other running meter measurements such as stride length. To do this, the app uses the existing sensor data supplemented by a pinch of machine learning. Athletes can now put together a tailor-made training program, which can consist of several sports. The watch monitors certain target values and warns via haptics and voice output.
New in watchOS 9 is a detection of the different sleep phases. The health sector is being strengthened by the new Medicines app. Medicines, vitamins and dietary supplements are administered and monitored here. Income can be logged, the reminders are also displayed directly on the dial.
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