Today, Monday, October 24, is one of the most anticipated days for many users who have and use an iPhone on a daily basis, and that is because the release of iOS 16.1 comes to solve the battery problems that many are having, in addition to bringing many other news that we tell you in this post. So, if you want to know everything that’s new in this version of iOS, keep reading.
Compatible iPhones
The first thing we want to tell you and that we want you to know are the iPhone models compatible with this version, which are really the same as for iOS 16, but as there are always some clueless, it is better to make everything clear before starting to tell you about the incredible news that Bring this new version. Below you have all the compatible iPhone models.
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8Plus
- iPhone SE 2nd generation
- iPhone SE 3rd generation
- iPhone X
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XSMax
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11Pro
- iPhone 11 ProMax
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 ProMax
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 ProMax
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 ProMax
What’s new in iOS 16.1
Now yes, once you know if your iPhone can update to this version of iOS, let’s go with the main new features that iOS 16.1 brings. As you can read in the title, surely the most important is that battery performance will improve considerably. iOS 16 did not arrive as optimized as possible for users, and despite the fact that iOS 16.0.3 has improved the experience a lot, iOS 16.1 promises to be the great solution for the battery problems that many users had. However, it is not the only one, then we leave you the rest.
- Live Activity Tracking. One of the great novelties of iOS 16 and its lock screen is activity tracking, well, with iOS 16.1 app developers will now be able to update their apps to take advantage of it, so users will not be able to take advantage of it at all. top match.
- Battery percentage reaches more models. Some iPhone models had been left out of the novelty that Apple introduced to show the battery percentage in the icon of the same. Well, now with iOS 16.1 the iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini will also be able to enjoy it.
- Speaking of battery, the indicator will also decrease as the battery runs out.
- Matter It also arrives with this version of iOS 16, making many more home automation accessories compatible with HomeKit. This is great news, since it considerably expands the catalog of products that Apple users can purchase to automate their homes.
- Change the wallpaper from the lock screen customization settings it is already possible. Until now if you wanted to change the wallpaper to a lock screen you couldn’t, you had to do it again, now with iOS 16.1 users already have that option available.
All these novelties are those that arrive with iOS 16.1 that will be available from today. As we always say, when updating to this version, the advice we give is to make a backup before updating, as well as having a good internet connection and enough time to do it without rushing.
