iOS 16.5 update is pushed, users cannot upgrade OTA!

Early this morning, Apple pushed the iOS 16.5 Beta 3 beta version update, two weeks after the last beta version. It also pushed watchOS 9.5 beta3, macOS 13.4 beta3, and tvOS 16.5 beta3.

Let’s focus on the updated content of iOS 16.5 Beta 3. The version number of this update is 20F5050f, and the update log still shows that only bugs are fixed and improvements are made.

Some users have reported that their iPhones have not received update push notifications since the system came to iOS 16.5 Beta 2. However, the editor can still detect and update iOS 16.5 Beta 3. If you really can't detect OTA updates, you can directly download the firmware upgrade on your computer Aisi Assistant.

In the first two beta versions of iOS 16.5, Apple added a sports section to the Apple News app and allowed users to perform screen recording operations by calling Siri. At the same time, Apple also launched the Apple Card savings account feature, which is roughly the same as the domestic "Yu'ebao".

This time, iOS 16.5 Beta 3 did not actually bring any obvious new functional changes. It mainly fixed bugs in the system and optimized the user experience.

As of now, the update cycle of iOS 16 is about to come to an end, and it is expected that subsequent updates will not bring new functional changes. It is not recommended to upgrade the beta version for the time being, and it is recommended to wait for the official version to be released.

In addition, according to foreign media 9to5mac, in order to better adapt to the market and legal environment of countries and regions, Apple has added a new feature to iOS 16. This feature can use hard-coding technology to restrict the functions of iPhones in different countries and regions.

The internal name of this feature is "countryd", which can determine the country or region of the user based on the current GPS location, the country code of the Wi-Fi router, the SIM card information, etc., and impose functional restrictions. For example, the Chinese iPhone does not support Apple News, and FaceTime is not supported in the UAE.

This feature was added to the system code as early as iOS 16.2, but it is currently in the testing interface and has not been officially put into use.

Under pressure from the EU's Digital Markets Act, Apple will open its iOS third-party app store to Europe. With countryd, Apple can more accurately determine whether the user is in a specific country or region, and open sideloading in a targeted manner.

Friends who have upgraded to iOS 16.5 Beta 3 can share their experience in the comments section.