iOS 16.6 update released, a retirement version?

iOS 16.6 Beta 2 Update

This morning, Apple pushed out iOS 16.6 Beta 2, the version number of which is 20G5037d, two weeks after the last beta version. It also pushed out watchOS 9.6 beta 2, macOS 13.5 beta 2, and iPadOS 16.6 beta 2.

Friends who have already installed the iOS 16 beta profile can directly upgrade to the latest version in the software update.

According to the update log provided by Apple, this update mainly includes some bug fixes and system optimizations, and no new features have been introduced. In the previous version, Apple added iMessage contact keys, but it is not clear whether this feature can be launched in the official version.

The iOS 16 update is coming to an end, and future updates will mainly focus on repairing and optimizing the system, and no new features will be added. From this point of view, the main feature of the major version update iOS 16.6 is a repair and optimization function, so users who plan to stay on iOS 16 can consider staying on this version for "retirement".

WWDC23 Preview

Yesterday, Apple's official WeChat public account released a preview of WWDC23. The slogan released this time is "Code into a New Universe". It is not difficult to guess that the protagonist of this year's WWDC conference will be the first mixed reality headset that Apple has developed for many years. This is the first new category since the release of Apple Watch in 2014.

Apple has currently registered a trademark called "Reality Pro". It is speculated that this will be the name of the head-mounted device and it will run the new "xrOS" operating system.

Recently, the source Ross Young shared the latest news and provided detailed specifications of this headset. He said that this headset will be equipped with two 1.41-inch Micro OLED screens, with a peak brightness of more than 5000 nits and a pixel density of 4000 PPI.

Previously, the editor also shared some other leaked information about Reality Pro, including external battery, support for AR/VR, dual chips, dozens of lenses in the body, appearance, etc.

If the news is true, the Apple AR/VR device released this time will bring powerful display effects thanks to this super hardware performance.

In addition to hardware, there is also further news about the new software xrOS. According to developer Steve Troughton-Smith, he once again confirmed the name of the new system xrOS through testing the App Store developer platform.

After analyzing the open source code, he tried to submit an application running on xrOS through the App Store developer platform. The request to submit the xrOS application on the iOS platform was rejected by the App Store developer platform as expected, with a prompt "Incorrect platform, the uploaded iOS bundle contains the executable file of xrOS arm64". It can be confirmed that the software name of this head-mounted hardware is xrOS.

In addition to the head-mounted hardware, as usual, Apple will also bring new operating systems, including iOS 17, iPadOS 16, macOS 14, watchOS 10, etc. There have been a lot of leaks about the operating system before, but this conference mainly focuses on head-mounted devices.

Will Apple’s first head-mounted device amaze everyone? What new features will the iOS 17 system bring? Let’s look forward to it together!