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MagyarApple iOS 16: 4 features that fans want the most
1. Interactive widgets
Users who are heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem of products and accessories typically carry with them a sense of pride. After all, Apple has become infamous for designating some of its most coveted software features as exclusive first-party experiences. However, when it comes to deeply integrated services like Apple Music, Android users inarguably have more granular control over their tunes.
In fact, the Apple Music widget on Android has interactive media controls built right in, which is something Apple has chosen to omit since introducing widgets in iOS 14 nearly two years ago. This omission is not exclusive to music either. Imagine swiping between multiple locations in the Weather widget, or jotting down a Quick Note right from the Home Screen via the Notes widget. Interactive widgets are a must for iOS 16 if Apple hopes to stay ahead of the game.
2. AirPods manager
The largely seamless AirPods experience is a prime example of the beginnings of ambient computing. Users only have to manually pair them once, and wireless charging allows for incredible ease of use. Apple’s current “set it and forget it” approach to AirPods applies to firmware updates as well, with updates rolling out over the air and automatically installing in the background. However, manually triggering an AirPods firmware update remains painstakingly finicky with users having to perform Apple’s special update ritual multiple times in order to initiate an installation.
To make matters worse, Apple continues to add feature toggles for AirPods by burying them in the Control Center menu making them less accessible for most users. As AirPods continue to acquire more software and hardware features, the case for an AirPods companion app similar to the one Apple offers for the Apple Watch becomes even stronger.
3. Revised Apple Music
With over 90 million songs to choose from, Spatial Audio, lossless playback, and robust integration across Apple’s product ecosystem, Apple Music remains the default choice for many iPhone users. Where the Apple Music experience falls short (or rather falls behind) is its painfully slow backend, combined with the lack of an option for gapless playback, which makes navigating the app feel clunky and slow. Hopefully, Apple will issue some server-side enhancements and overall performance improvements to the Music app in iOS 16.
4. Theme packs
While user interface customization has never been Apple’s forte, many users are confident that a streamlined and reliable approach to iOS theming is in fact viable. After Google introduced Material You last year, many iPhone users were left longing for the day they could breathe some personality into their iPhones simply by selecting a new wallpaper.
Apple integrated the ability to select from a limited selection of accent colors for UI elements in macOS Big Sur last year, which indicates that there may be hope for some of these customization options extending to iOS later this year.
Source(s)
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