Apple has made the fourth betas of its iPhone and iPad software updates available to public beta testers. Non-developers can now try out iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 ahead of their official release in July. While iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 offer the usual bug fixes and performance improvements, it does appear to set the stage for the launch of iMessage Contact Key Verification. - The feature is designed to help Apple users facing "extraordinary digital threats" confirm the identity of their message recipients and protect against interception or eavesdropping by outsiders.
- Users enrolled in Apple's free beta testing program can now access the beta by navigating to Settings > General > Software Update > Beta Updates, and selecting the iOS 16 Public Beta option.
Apple is slowing down development on iOS 16 as it gears up to launch iOS 17 in September. - iOS 17 for iPhone has a new AirDrop feature, a new native journaling app, updated AI-powered autocorrect, a standby view for a full-screen nightstand experience, and more.
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