iOS 16 beta 3: new features and changes

July 07, 2022

Two weeks to the day after Apple released iOS 16 beta 2 comes the third beta. And it's a big one.

Beta 3 isn't just bug fixes; it brings new features to iPhone and iPad, like the new Lockdown Mode and iCloud Shared Photo Library.

Check out our top post for a comprehensive rundown of what's new.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

Find out all the changes and improvements that Apple has made in iOS 16 beta 3, and everything else that's new.

The rugged Apple Watch designed for hardcore athletes will come with the smartwatch’s biggest screen yet, according to a new report. Slated to launch this fall alongside Apple Watch Series 8, the sports-oriented smartwatch will come with a beefier battery to make it through longer workouts.

Apple TV+ saw strong growth in spring 2022, according to a company that tracks viewership. It grew to 6% of the U.S. streaming market. During the same quarter, Netflix stayed on top but dropped by two percentage points. It’s now just ahead of Amazon Prime Video.

When Apple first showed off the original iPhone in early 2007, the demo included a Lock Screen image of a pair of clownfish. The pic was not on the device when it shipped, but the picture is included in the just-released iOS 16 beta 3 -- for some people.

There’s nothing like a splash of color to jazz things up. Elago found that out years ago when it first offered its popular Glide series of cases, which feature two-tone color combinations. Now an improved, more-protective version of the case is out for iPhone 13 handsets. And better yet, you can get a great price on a selection of Glide cases for iPhone 13 in the Cult of Mac Store.

You can grab Apple’s 2021 MacBook Pro lineup from Amazon with discounts of up to $250. The deal drops the price of the 16-inch MacBook Pro to just $2,449 — down from $2,699. All configurations of the machines are in stock, and you can get them as early as next week.

Feeling unlucky lately? Wouldn’t it be nice if a black cat who speaks English with a Scottish accent could take you to a magical land where luck is made? Not bloody likely to happen, but you get the next best thing with Luck, the first full-length, 3D-animated film to hit Apple TV+, which offered a trailer for it Thursday.

Various discounts across the Apple Watch lineup appeared Thursday, including Apple Watch SE hitting an all-time low price on Amazon for the first time and models of Apple Watch Series 7 reaching or returning to all-time low prices. Act fast, though — these deals often don’t last long.

On July 7, 2011, the App Store passes 15 billion downloads. Apple's software marketplace hits this milestone just three years after launch,

Tweets o' the day

One more thing ...

"I get asked a lot why Apple's customers are so loyal. It's not because they belong to the Church of Mac! That's ridiculous. It's because when you buy our products, and three months later you get stuck on something, you quickly figure out [how to get past it]. And you think, 'Wow, someone over there at Apple actually thought of this!' And then three months later you try to do something you hadn't tried before, and it works, and you think 'Hey, they thought of that, too.' And then six months later it happens again. There's almost no product in the world that you have that experience with, but you have it with a Mac." -- Steve Jobs.

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