There’s just over a week to go until the 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference, which is one of the biggest Apple events of the year. We’ve heard surprisingly little about iOS 16 this year, so we’re in for some major surprises when June 6 rolls around.
As we wait for the keynote event, we thought we’d share some iOS 16 wishlist items from MacRumors readers, because who knows? We just might see some of these features in the next-generation version of iOS. Everything on this list is sourced from iOS 16 discussion on the MacRumors forums.
Interface
More control over placement of app icons on the Home screen
Option to hide or move dock
Option to add more apps to dock
Always-on clock on Lock screen
Customizable quick launch buttons to replace Camera and Flashlight
Dark mode icons
Split view on iPhone
A screen for most recently used apps
Battery percent in status bar
Support for themes and a theme store
Widgets and Control Center
Lock screen widgets
Interactive/live widgets
Control Center API for third-party apps
Notifications
Clear all button for notifications
LED visual for notifications
Mac-style browser notifications
Option to snooze notifications
Universal notifications – notifications clear from all devices when read on one
Apps
Scheduled texts in Messages
RCS support for Messages
Read receipts and typing indicator for Messages group chats
Option to delete all attachments in Messages
Edit feature for Messages
Scheduled sending and snooze in Mail
Equalizer settings for the Music app
Non-precise location sharing in Find My
Find My location history
HomeKit guest mode
Better organization in Settings, including submenu for third-party apps
Option to prevent a photo from being synced to all devices
Miscellaneous
Different ringtones for each SIM
Better budgeting tools for Apple Card
Folder/app locking
Face ID authentication instead of CAPTCHAs
Stock keyboard haptic feedback
Option to share actual Focus status (working, sleeping, etc)
For the iPad
Calculator app
Weather app
Support for separate app windows
Support for multiple users
What’s Rumored
In years past, we’ve had early versions of iOS leak out, giving us a fairly good idea of what to expect. That’s not the case this year, and we only have a few details on what could be included in iOS 16.
The iPhone 14 Pro models won’t have a standard notch, which means we could see some minor design changes, and there are rumors about Health app improvements, such as a medicine management tool.
Unspecified notification updates are in the works, and we could see emergency satellite messaging features and updates related to car crash detection. iPadOS 16 might be getting new multitasking features, and we could also see support for services that Apple is working on, such as a hardware subscription service.
You can read a bit more about what might be coming in our dedicated iOS 16 roundup.
What Else Do You Want to See?
Hoping for suggestions that aren’t featured in our list? Let us know in the comments below.Related Roundup: iOS 16This article, “iOS 16 Wishlist: Features MacRumors Readers Want to See in the Next Version of iOS” first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
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Author: Juli Clover