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iOS & iPadOS 16: What to Expect

  • Writer: Stephen
    Stephen
  • Apr 17, 2022
  • 2 min read

Apple is reportedly planning major upgrades for iOS 16. Here's what we know.


Apple Music Updates


There could be an Apple Music redesign for iOS & iPadOS 16, which will reportedly be based on Primephonic.

Bugs & Issues


An Apple Music refactoring is long overdue. Currently, Apple Music is buggy at times, sometimes taking 30 seconds to load, and it freezes and occasionally even crashes. While refreshing the app usually works, it is a pain as it pauses your music and closes you out of the page you were in. Another problem is with the personalized station they give you. It isn't perfectly catered to you, often only giving you new pieces from artists you've shown interest in, rather than music that's similar to what you currently like. I'm hoping these issues get fixed with iOS 16.


Apple Classical


Apple has been rumored for a while to be working on an app specifically for classical music, using their recent purchase of a classical music company and possibly the music creation AI software they acquired. Why Apple is choosing to make a separate app for this, I have no idea. I believe they could just add a separate tab in Apple Music. However, the company is reportedly choosing to add redirection abilities for users' playlists. It is likely that the app will be added in iOS 16, but Apple may instead choose to announce it at WWDC and release it with an update to iOS 15 prior to the fall release of iOS 16.


Interactive Widgets


Leaks also claimed previously that there will be interactive widgets in iOS & iPadOS 16, meaning they could have buttons that perform certain actions without opening an app. I hope this claim is true, as I know that interactive widgets will be beneficial. Apple Music's Android app team has already made an interactive widget on the platform since Android allows that. I believe it to be unlikely that Apple would further delay interactive widgets on iOS, as some people may wonder why Apple Music on Android has that, while Apple's own OS doesn't.


Yet Another Notification Refactor


Although Apple just redesigned notifications with iOS 15, it is reported that iOS 16 will update them once again, along with the Focus feature, which is good, as it could use a couple changes.


Health


Among the rumored Health updates for iOS 16 are sleep tracking improvements, medicine tracking with the ability to scan pills and set administration reminders, along with more health features for women.


Multitasking Improvements on iPad


Apple may improve multitasking with iPadOS 16, possibly with an updated interface. It is currently unknown exactly what will be changed.


What do you hope to see in iOS and iPadOS 16? Let us know in the comments!

 
 
 

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