Top 100 iOS 16 Hidden Features

Here are over 100 iOS 16 secret features and iPadOS 16 upgrades that Apple didn’t tell us about.

Apple has launched iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, with developer betas available now and consumer betas coming next month.

We have iOS 16 beta 1 on an iPhone and iPadOS 16 beta 1 on an iPad so we can explore all the things Apple didn’t have time to cover at WWDC 2022 and tell you about them here.

With iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 only out in initial beta to developers, we won’t urge anyone to use them on their primary devices yet owing to problems and difficulties. If you have a test device, feel free to give it a go to get a taste of what is to come to your iPhone or iPad this autumn when Apple launches iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, tvOS 16 and macOS 13 to everyone and anyone with an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV or a Mac.

Here are 100+ things we’ve identified so far that Apple didn’t tell us about but will be in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 soon.

iOS 16 / iPadOS 16 Hidden Features

1. Apple Photos app is getting undo and redo abilities in editing mode
2. Spotlight Search shortcut on home screen
3. Built-in live currency converter in Camera app
4. Built-in live translation in Camera app
5. Face ID now works in Landscape
6. Copy and paste your edits from one photo to another in Photos app
7. Redesigned Apple Books app
8. Handoff for FaceTime between iPhone, iPad, Mac
9. Digital Driver’s Licenses from Wallet app can now be used in third-party apps
10. New Memoji options
11. Support for Nintendo Switch controllers
12. iPadOS 16 adds handwriting straightening feature
13. Find and fix duplicate contacts
14. Unsend an email 10 seconds after it’s sent in Mail app
15. Always-on display coming to iPhone 14 as indicated by code in iOS 16
16. Playlist sorting and ability to add favorite artists in Apple Music
17. Safari gets Extension syncing across devices and web image translation with Live Text
18. Push web notifications in Safari
19. Focus mode gets filters, linked lock screens and more enhancements
20. Isolate, copy and share subjects in Photos
21. Live Lock Screen notifications from third-party apps
22. Built-in packages tracker in Wallet app
23. Medications Tracker
24. iPhone 13 and later gets new camera features for Portraits and Cinematic Mode
25. Edit and Unsend in iMessage works up to 15 minutes after sending a message
26. Easier way to manage AirPods in Settings.app
27. Find and fix duplicate photos in Apple Photos
28. Face ID/Touch ID lock for Hidden and Recently Deleted albums in Photos app
29. You can now see your WiFi network password
30. Notifications on Lock Screen now appear from bottom of screen instead of top
31. Ability to undo accidental deleted messages thread in Apple Messages app
32. Enable or disable ability to ‘lock the phone to end call’ feature
33. Use third-party two-factor authentication apps with built-in passwords feature
34. Security fixes won’t require full iOS update in iOS 16
35. Security fixes will be installed OTA automatically
36. Siri can now hang up calls, add emojis to texts and more
37. Apps will be required to ask user for permission to access the clipboard
38. Keyboard haptics for vibrations as your type option
39. New personalized Spatial Audio feature that uses TrueDepth camera on iPhone
40. Weather app comes to iPad
41. Freeform app to work collaboratively coming to iPhone, iPad and Mac later
42. iOS 16 includes Fitness app on iPhone without requiring Apple Watch
43. New UI for voice messages in Apple Messages app
44. New Memoji stickers in Messages app
45. Ability create alarms right from Spotlight Search
46. Ability to create wallpapers from emojis
47. Blur or unblur wallpaper background on home screen
48. Lock Screen widgets also act as quick app launcher for the app the widget is designed for
49. Ability to do Fitness app activity tracking without needing Apple Watch by using iPhone’s sensors
50. Redesigned video player
51. “Face too far away” – lock screen shows suggestions when Face ID can’t quite scan your face, kinda like on the iPads Pro
52. Redesigned Timer app widget for the Lock Screen
53. iMessage and FaceTime login from other devices now show as notification instead of popup
54. You can now search for text in photos within the Photos app. You no longer need to rely on solely on Spotlight Search
55. New Status bar icons for indicating no cellular service
56. New eSIM Transfer using another device Nearby
57. iCloud Backups can now easily get managed from the Backup menu
58. System-wide closed captioning feature
59. More details in Health app for Sleep information
60. New way to customize HomeKit scenes as well as new icons for accessories in all-new Home app
61. Tapping on a number with units allows you to do several direct conversions
62. You can now type in the number of copies you need in the print dialog
63. The new AirPods section in Settings remembers and displays what the last charge level of the case was before taking the buds out
64. Music app now hides the song progress bar when viewing the queue
65. Focus modes now support either whitelisting or blacklisting for people and apps
66. While listening to a song, Spotlight Search recommends information about the artist
67. System crash notification, after tapping on it, it populates an Apple feedback form, allowing you to quickly submit feedback as to what happened prior to the crash
68. You can now see the network activity of each app (and the domain they asked for
69. You can turn off Show Time on your Lock Screen in Sleep focus
70. You can change watch-faces with Focus
71. New UI for Emergency SOS
72. Long pressing on Stage Manager gets you more iPad real estate
73. Safari can now be used upside down if you flip your iPhone
74. Automatic playlist to play when you start a workout
75. Ability to copy and paste events in Calendar app
76. Add a song in Apple Music to multiple playlists at once
77. External Display support in iPadOS 16 now requires a mouse and keyboard to be connected to work
78. Updated UI for Contact Haptic/3D Touch menu
79. New Face ID icon animation on the Lock Screen
80. Multiple destination routing in Maps
81. Favorite artists in Apple Music
82. Text box to add text in PDF file in Files App
83. Redesigned Apple TV remote UI
84. Siri can now do intercom, HomeKit, voicemails and more offline
85. Stream to non-AirPlay devices without Bluetooth or local network access permission
86. HDR10+ support in Apple TV app
87. Pinch notifications to change between stacks and list view on Lock Screen
88. Notification Center now works in Landscape as well on iPhone
89. New Bluetooth sorting
90. New notification when charging: If iPhone is warm, it will pause charging
91. When your phone is in silent mode, your videos in Photos will be also muted
92. More detailed weather information in Weather app
93. Contacts widget will now alert you of missed FaceTime calls and most likely other missed calls
94. See which app used which privacy related function in Control Center
95. Swiping down on Lock Screen will hide notifications and swipe up brings them back
96. Cut/Copy/Paste get new animations
97. Native Chromecast support coming to iOS 6 devices
98. Ability to rename screenshots
99. New list view in Shortcuts app
100. New button style for shortcuts in Shortcuts app
101. You can now swipe on native video player to skip forward/backward
102. Photo options have been moved from the Share Sheet into their own menu
103. New UI for saving to Files app from Safari
104. View Yelp photos in Maps app without Yelp app installed
105. CarPlay in-route estimated arrival time changed from “ETA” to “arrival”
106. Files app can now remove local iCloud downloads without deleting the file
107. New UI style for Shortcuts alerts
108. Option for playback speed in the TV app
109. Categories in iPhone Storage section in Settings app have a new color
110. Messages app now has Recently Deleted section
111. Redesigned volume and playback scrubbers in Music app
112. You can easily download Safari extensions from other devices in the Settings app
113. There’s now an option to use your device passcode to manage locked notes in the Notes app
114. On a white background Home Screen, now there is a shadow effect on the letters instead of the letters turning black
115. List view of all WiFi networks you have ever connected to and ability to edit or remove them
116. Album artwork in Music app now has rounded corners
117. Date and other formatting settings in Settings app separated from Region setting
118. Apple Books widget
119. Custom email domains for iCloud Mail can now be configured in Settings instead of iCloud.com.
120. You can also buy a domain through Cloudflare
121. Pinned tabs in Safari iOS
122. Apple Watch Mirroring
123. Ability to mark messages and read or unread
124. New UI when tapping on iOS version in Settings > General
125. All-new Developer Mode
126. New “Continue Watching” screen in TV app when an episode is finishing
127. New context menu options in Photos app for selected photos
128. iPhone can automatically share your medical ID if you contact emergency
129. Stocks app can have watchlists now
130. New Quick Actions feature in Files app
131. iOS 16 allows customization of “measurement system”, “first day of week”, and “date format” independently of region
132. New field test interface
133. Quick Note available in Control Center
134. Ability to view changelog for the currently installed iOS version in Settings > General > About
135. New search engine option added for Safari

That’s it for now. We will update the post if and when we discover more features in iOS 16 throughout its beta cycle. If you have found a feature not listed above, share it with us in comments section below and we will add them in the list.