<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
sixteenth	B-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
current	I-Operating_System
major	I-Operating_System
release	I-Operating_System
of	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
for	O
its	O
iPhone	B-Application
line	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Worldwide	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
(	O
WWDC	O
)	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
public	O
version	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
to	O
work	O
only	O
on	O
iPhones	B-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
seventh-generation	O
and	O
final	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeform	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
whiteboard	O
app	O
that	O
lets	O
users	O
collaborate	O
together	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
change	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
16.1.1	O
for	O
iPhones	B-Application
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Chinese	O
interface	O
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
rewrites	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
from	O
"	O
您	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
您的	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
"	O
你	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
你的	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
third-party	O
applications	O
still	O
keep	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
您	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
您的	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
recognition	O
Shazam	B-Application
feature	O
now	O
integrates	O
its	O
history	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
Shazam	B-Application
application	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
histories	O
being	O
separated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
status	O
bar	O
can	O
now	O
display	O
the	O
battery	O
percentage	O
on	O
iPhones	B-Application
with	O
Face	O
ID	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
user	O
does	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
pull-down	O
the	O
Control	O
Center	O
to	O
see	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
also	O
had	O
(	O
and	O
still	O
have	O
)	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
wipe	O
all	O
previously	O
known	O
networks	O
from	O
their	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
by	O
choosing	O
‘	O
erase	O
network	O
settings’	O
from	O
Settings	O
–	O
>General	O
–	O
>Transfer	O
or	O
reset	O
iPhone(at bottom )	O
–	O
>Reset	O
–	O
>Reset	O
Network	O
Settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
option	O
is	O
frequently	O
advised	O
to	O
those	O
seeking	O
to	O
fix	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
both	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
cellular	O
network	O
issues	O
arising	O
on	O
users	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
configuration	O
of	O
the	O
Cellular	O
Network	O
,	O
the	O
eSIM	O
from	O
another	O
iPhone	B-Application
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
via	O
Bluetooth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
models	O
and	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
tvOS	O
16	O
now	O
support	O
connecting	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
and	O
Pro	B-Device
Controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
framework	O
dubbed	O
RoomPlan	O
will	O
allow	O
apps	O
to	O
quickly	O
create	O
3D	O
floor	O
plans	O
of	O
rooms	O
using	O
the	O
LiDAR	O
Scanner	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
works	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
apps	O
such	O
as	O
Files	O
,	O
Keynote	O
,	O
Numbers	O
,	O
Pages	O
,	O
Notes	O
,	O
Reminders	O
,	O
Safari	O
,	O
and	O
third-party	O
apps	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
this	O
Collaboration	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
MapKit	O
features	O
supporting	O
Look	B-Application
Around	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Detailed	O
City	O
Experience	O
.	O
</s>
