Apple on Tuesday released the third public beta versions of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, tvOS 16, watchOS 9 and macOS Ventura.

They include lots of new goodies, but it's the beta of iOS 16 that has everyone excited -- it brings back the battery percentage icon to the status bar for the first time in five years.

Plus, there's a super-handy new feature that I think is perhaps just as useful for a lot of people. Hit our roundup of the changes to see what it is.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

iOS 16 beta 5: All the new features and changes — www.cultofmac.com

Discover all the changes and improvements Apple made in iOS 16 beta 5, and everything else that's new about the upcoming operating system.

AirPods Pro 2 may stick with Lightning charging case ahead of 2023 switch to USB-C — www.cultofmac.com

Apple products are shifting from Cupertino’s proprietary Lightning connectors to USB-C, but the switch may not be in the cards for the second generation of AirPods Pro, expected to ship before the end of the year.

Why Google really, really wants Apple to add RCS to iMessage — www.cultofmac.com

Google’s campaign to talk Apple into supporting Rich Communication Services in iMessage continues. The Android-maker introduced a new website Tuesday that claims that because iPhone does not support RCS it lacks “modern texting standards” and causes unnecessary problems.

Dress up Apple Watch with Rilee & Lo's stunning stretch-link band — www.cultofmac.com

Bored of your basic Apple Watch band? Change things up with a stunning stainless steel stretch-link bracelet from Rilee & Lo.

'Ted Lasso' fans need this new collectible figure set — www.cultofmac.com

You can have your own 2.6-inch Ted Lasso. And Coach Beard, Rebecca Welton and other characters, too. They’re all in Mattel’s new Fisher-Price Little People Collector set for the hit Apple TV+ show.

Beats Fit Pro gets a Kim Kardashian makeover — www.cultofmac.com

A collaboration between Apple’s Beats brand and celebrity Kim Kardashian will soon result in three new colors of Beats Fit Pro wireless earbuds. The three new “neutral” colors are designed to blend in more than most earphones.

Today in Apple history: Apple becomes world's most valuable company — www.cultofmac.com

On August 9, 2011, Apple briefly overtook ExxonMobil to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company. Many Apple market cap milestones follow.

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"I'm a big believer in boredom. Boredom allows one to indulge in curiosity and out of curiosity comes everything. All the [technology] stuff is wonderful, but having nothing to do can be wonderful, too." -- Steve Jobs.