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iOS 16.0 Public

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Public release

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About this appearance

The public iOS 16 release rebuilt Lock Screen personalization and expanded communication, productivity, sign-in, and visual-recognition workflows.

Date
Sep 12, 2022
Availability
available
Revision
No

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These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.

  1. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16 — Focus

  2. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16 — Live Text and Visual Look Up

  3. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16 — Lock Screen

  4. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16 — Messages

  5. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16 — Safari and Passkeys

  6. iOS 16 is available today

    Apple Newsroom · 2022-09-12T12:00:00Z · iOS 16 is available today

  7. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

feature · introduced

Live Text in video and subject lifting

documentedconfirmed

Supported devices could interact with text in paused video and lift a recognized photo subject for use in other apps.

  1. [1] About iOS 16 Updates · iOS 16 — Live Text and Visual Look Up

feature · introduced

Configurable Lock Screens

documentedconfirmed

iOS 16 made the Lock Screen configurable with photo effects, fonts, colors, widgets, notification layouts, and multiple switchable designs.

  1. [1] About iOS 16 Updates · iOS 16 — Lock Screen

feature · introduced

Lock Screen Focus linking and filters

documentedconfirmed

A saved Lock Screen could activate its linked Focus, while Focus filters limited selected content in apps such as Calendar, Mail, Messages, and Safari.

  1. [1] About iOS 16 Updates · iOS 16 — Focus

feature · introduced

Passkeys and Shared Tab Groups

documentedconfirmed

Safari introduced passkeys as a password alternative and let participants collaborate in shared tab groups.

  1. [1] About iOS 16 Updates · iOS 16 — Safari and Passkeys

feature · introduced

Messages editing and undo send

documentedconfirmed

Messages added editing, undo send, unread markers, SharePlay, and collaboration invitations with thread activity.

  1. [1] About iOS 16 Updates · iOS 16 — Messages