Apple Releases iOS 16.5 With New Pride Wallpaper, Sports Tab in Apple News, More: All New Features

iOS 16.5 alongside the iPadOS 16.5 was launched by Apple on Thursday. The replace consists of a number of bug fixes alongside just a few new options. This new iOS replace introduces a brand new Satisfaction part within the inbuilt wallpaper editor. The iPadOS replace doesn’t get the Satisfaction wallpapers, however comes with different vital visible adjustments. Earlier this week, the Cupertino-based tech big unveiled a contemporary set of accessibility options together with Assistive Entry, Stay Speech, and Private Voice amongst others to help disabled or impaired Apple product customers. The options are anticipated to roll out later this 12 months.

The iOS 16.5 replace with the construct quantity 20F66 introduces a brand new Satisfaction Celebration collection of wallpapers claiming to honour the LGBTQ+ group and tradition. These new wallpapers are provided in each mild and darkish mode variants and in addition embody dynamic animations, making them extra vibrant.

iOS 16.5 replace

This replace additionally integrates the Following and Search tabs within the Apple Information app on iPhone into one single tab. It additionally provides a brand new Sports activities tab within the Information app and because the title suggests it permits iPhone customers to entry related sports activities information sooner by navigating tales, scores, standings, and extra, for groups and leagues that the customers select to comply with. 

Extra additions within the Sports activities part in Apple Information embody My Sports activities rating and schedule playing cards that offers customers direct entry to sport pages, which maintain extra info concerning particular video games.

Highlight and Podcasts in CarPlay points have additionally been mounted within the iOS 16.5 replace. It additionally affords a bug repair to Display Time settings, that may beforehand reset or not sync the options throughout all Apple gadgets. The iOS 16.5 replace is out there for all fashions ranging from iPhone 8 and later.

The iPadOS 16.5 replace, alternatively, doesn’t include the brand new Satisfaction Wallpapers, nevertheless it will get the same Sports activities part updates within the Apple Information app. Comparable fixes for Highlight and Display Time settings points are additionally provided for iPad customers. The replace is out there for all iPad Professional fashions, iPad Air third era and later, iPad fifth era and later, and iPad mini fifth era and later.

Apple additionally launched the macOS Ventura 13.4 replace, which together with the Apple Information options and Display Time settings, additionally affords fixes for Auto Unlock with Apple Watch, Bluetooth keyboard connection, and VoiceOver points.

In a minor replace, the watchOS 9.5 launch additionally consists of bug fixes and provides the brand new Satisfaction Celebration to the watch face on suitable Apple Watch fashions.