The 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference, one of the most important Apple events of the year, is a little over a week away. This year, we’ve heard remarkably little about iOS 16, so we’re in for some significant surprises on June 6.
Let us look at some iOS 16 wishlist items from MacRumors readers while we wait for the conference. Some of these improvements could be included in the next version of iOS.
From the discussion on the MacRumours Forums, here is the list of features wishlisted for iOS 16:
Interface:
• More control over the placement of app icons on the Home screen
• Option to hide or move the dock
• Option to add more apps to dock
• Always-on clock on the Lock screen
• Customizable quick launch buttons to replace Camera and Flashlight
• Dark mode icons
• Split view on iPhone
• A screen for most recently used apps
• Battery percent in the status bar
• Support for themes and a theme store
• Widgets and Control Center
• Lock screen widgets
• Interactive/live widgets
• Control Center API for third-party apps
Notifications:
• Clear all buttons for notifications
• LED visual for notifications
• Mac-style browser notifications
• Option to snooze notifications
• Universal notifications – notifications clear from all devices when read on one
Apps:
• Scheduled texts in Messages
• RCS support for Messages
• Read receipts and typing indicators for Messages in group chats
• Option to delete all attachments in Messages
• Edit feature for Messages
• Scheduled sending and snooze in Mail
• Equalizer settings for the Music app
• Non-precise location sharing in Find My
• Find My location history
• HomeKit guest mode
• Better organization in Settings, including submenu for third-party apps
• Option to prevent a photo from being synced to all devices
Miscellaneous:
• Different ringtones for each SIM
• Better budgeting tools for Apple Card
• Folder/app locking
• Face ID authentication instead of CAPTCHAs
• Stock keyboard haptic feedback
• Option to share actual Focus status (working, sleeping, etc)
iPad Features:
• Calculator app
• Weather app
• Support for separate app windows
• Support for multiple users
About the Rumored Features
Early versions of iOS have leaked out in the past, giving us a decent idea of what’s coming. This isn’t the case this year, and we only have a few hints as to what iOS 16 might bring.
There will be no typical notch on the iPhone 14 Pro versions, which could mean some small design modifications, and there are whispers of Health app enhancements, including a medicine management tool.
Unspecified notification updates are in the pipeline, and we could see capabilities like emergency satellite messaging and car crash detection. iPadOS 16 may have new multitasking features, as well as support for Apple’s upcoming services, such as a hardware subscription service.
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