iOS 16.2, the following main replace to the iOS 16 working system, will be anticipated to launch in mid-December alongside iPadOS 16.2, dependable Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman mentioned right this moment in his Energy on publication outlining expectations for the rest of 2022.

The primary beta of iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 was launched for builders and public beta testers final week, so it is nonetheless early to stipulate all of its new options and modifications. Nonetheless, we have already got a number of new options, modifications, and enhancements to sit up for that we have recapped under.

Stay Activites For TV Sports activities Video games

iOS 16.2 will re-add Stay Actions integration for choose sports activities video games for the built-in TV app on the iPhone. Customers will be capable of monitor video games in actual time utilizing Stay Actions on their Lock Display or the Dynamic Island for iPhone 14 Professional fashions.

Lock Display Sleep Widget

iOS 16.2 will add a brand new Sleep widget choice for customers so as to add their Lock Display. There are three widget choices: one exhibiting the period of time you spent in mattress, one other exhibiting a bar chart representing sleep high quality, and the bigger widget that reveals time in mattress together with a visible illustration.

Freeform App

Introduced at WWDC, Freeform is a brand new app from Apple that permits customers to collaborate with buddies and colleagues on a single board with drawings, textual content, movies, photos, and extra. Freeform is now accessible to builders and public beta testers and will be anticipated to launch alongside iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS Ventura 13.1 in mid-December. Try our hands-on video for a more in-depth have a look at Freeform.

Exterior Show Help on iPadOS 16

iPadOS 16.2 will reintroduce exterior show assist for choose iPad fashions. Earlier than iPadOS 16‘s launch, Apple mentioned it might delay exterior show assist for ‌iPad‌ and Stage Supervisor and reintroduce it later this 12 months. Exterior show assist with iPadOS 16.2 will enable customers to attach their ‌iPad‌ to an exterior show and use ‌Stage Supervisor‌ to multitask with a number of home windows and apps operating concurrently.

Conclusion

Since iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 are anticipated to launch in December, there’s nonetheless loads of time for Apple so as to add new options and modifications for the replace. After iOS 16.2 in mid-December, Apple is anticipated to launch iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, and ‌macOS Ventura‌ 13.3 round February and March to coincide with new Mac releases, Gurman mentioned right this moment.