The wait has ended. The public can now download iOS 16 from Apple. The company’s mobile operating system is available on the iPhone 8 and beyond. To download the most recent version, open the Settings app on your iPhone and touch on “General,” then “Software,” and finally “Update.”

Personalization is the central idea of iOS 16. Apple improved the lock screen on the iPhone to give you more control over the user interface. The on-screen clock and date can now be customised so that they more closely match your background in terms of typeface and accent colour. You may also modify the information shown at the top of the screen and add widgets to your home screen. Additionally, the creation of various lock screens and connect them to particular attention modes. Redesigned alerts that support a function called Live Activities that makes it simpler to track things like scores and Uber rides go hand in hand with those other enhancements.

The capability to modify and unsend messages in iMessage is one of the other noteworthy new capabilities. Texts can also be marked as unread to serve as a reminder to read them later. You can copy an object from a photograph and paste it somewhere else without a background using the Photos app on iPhone XS and subsequent models. Apple has also included support for passkeys to further encrypt your login information. Passkeys are accessible through your iCloud Keychain and are compatible with non-Apple items. The iPadOS 16 upgrade will debut at a later time so that Apple has more time to perfect the software’s Stage Manager feature, which is one thing to keep in mind with today’s update.