Apple this week announced the new iPhone 16 , and the new phones will come with iOS 18 installed. The update is also coming to previous iPhone models next week , but this first release doesn’t include Apple Intelligence features. For that, Apple is running tests with iOS 18.1 beta – and iPhone 16 users will be able to update to the beta from day one.
Apple has just released a build of iOS 18.1 beta made for the new iPhone 16 models.
An Apple event is always full of potential. Even though rumors and leaks tend to leave very little ‘new’ remaining for event day, Apple still tends to offer some surprises. Maybe a new feature that no one knew about. Or a unique angle that a rumor didn’t quite get right. Unfortunately, with this week’s iPhone 16 launch, the event’s ‘surprises’ largely left me frustrated.
Heading into Monday’s event, we had a good idea of what to expect.
The iPhone 16 features a new internal design that comes with a big benefit to repairability. Apple says the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus have been “reengineered” to make battery service easier and offer improved performance and thermals.
In the , Apple says:
The internal design of iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus has been reengineered to allow for an even larger battery and to better dissipate heat, while making battery service easier.
This echoes details Apple shared during its special event on Monday, touting the
Apple last year finally ditched its proprietary Lightning connector in favor of the more modern and universal USB-C. However, only the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max benefited from the faster USB 3 , while the non-Pro models still have USB 2 speeds. Unfortunately, this remains the case for this year’s models.
, only the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max models feature the faster USB 3 through the USB-C connector. While the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16
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iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro introduce a new Camera Control button. As I’m thinking about this physical hardware button, it occurs to me that I’m sort of getting an Action button for the first time — despite currently being an iPhone 15 Pro Max user.
Apple replaced the classic mute switch with the configurable Action button last year on the . Since day one, the Action button on my iPhone 15 Pro Max has been assigned to launching the Camera app.
The Action button is by
The iPhone 16 Pro is getting a new color: desert titanium. It’s the focus of all of Apple’s product marketing shots. But look closely and you may just wonder, like I have, what color ‘desert’ really is. From some angles desert titanium looks gold, while others make me think gray. So which is it?
If you followed iPhone 16 rumors at all, you know that desert titanium has been confounding for a long while before its formal debut.
Through varying reports
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Apple has created a new way for developers to entice users back to their apps. Soon, you may start seeing special offers from subscription apps whose plans you’ve canceled.
Apple announced that ‘win-back offers’ are now available for apps.
You can now configure win-back offers — a new type of offer for auto-renewable subscriptions — in App Store Connect. Win-back offers allow you to reach previous subscribers and encourage them to resubscribe to your app or game.
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Trying to decide between an iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro? The 16 Pro is, on paper, a better device than the iPhone 16. It has several key advantages that are hard to argue with. However, it’s not better in every way. The iPhone 16 comes with its own unique strengths. Here are the top four reasons to choose an iPhone 16 over the 16 Pro.