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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Gin Ke, strawberry mousse cake, non-liquefaction, Slades clue delivery! CTOnews.com, December 8 (Xinhua)-- Apple today pushed the iOS 16.2 RC update (build number: 20C65) to iPhone users, 50 days after its last release.

Today's RC version brings end-to-end encryption of choice for more iCloud features, which will be available to all American users with the introduction of iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. ICloud's advanced data protection adds end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups, notes, photos, iCloud Drive, etc. When advanced data protection is enabled, the only iCloud categories that are not covered by end-to-end encryption include iCloud messages, contacts, and calendars.

IOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 bring borderless applications for note-taking, sketching, drawing, brainstorming, creating emotional boards, and more. Multiple people can work on the same boundless artboard, and the records of all participants are synchronized in real time.

For iPad,iPadOS 16. 2, external display support for the front-end scheduling multitasking function allows up to eight applications to be used at the same time. External display support is suitable for M1 and M2 iPad models.

Apple has added a new Home application architecture to iOS and iPadOS 16.2, which Apple says is to bring faster and more reliable performance, especially in homes with a large number of smart home accessories.

In iOS 16.2, unintentional emergency SOS calls can be reported to Apple, there is a new sleep gadget, the real-time sports score for TV apps is back, the constant display on iPhone 14 Pro has changed, and more, full details can be found in our iOS 16.2 feature guide. Apple's full release notes on this update are as follows:

Boundless record

-boundless is a new application for creative work with friends or colleagues on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.

Flexible canvas allows you to add files, images, stickers, etc.

The drawing tool allows you to sketch anywhere on the canvas with your fingers.

Apple Music Sing

-A new way to sing with millions of your favorite songs in Apple Music

-fully adjustable singing allows you to sing in duet, solo, or mixed singing with the original singer

The new enhanced beat-by-beat lyrics make it easier for you to keep up with the rhythm of the music

Provide advanced data protection for iCloud

-the new option expands the total number of iCloud data categories protected by end-to-end encryption to 23-- including iCloud backups, memos and photos-- to protect your information even in the event of a data leak in the cloud.

Lock screen

-the new settings allow you to enable all-weather display of wallpapers or notifications on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

The sleep widget allows you to view your recent sleep data

-Pharmaceutical widgets allow you to view reminders and quickly access your schedule

Game center

-SharePlay that supports multiplayer games in the game center, so you can play with people who are on FaceTime calls.

The activity gadget allows you to see what your friends are playing and what they have achieved in the game from the home screen.

Apple TV

-Apple TV's real-time activity app lets you follow the real-time scores of your favorite team on the lock screen or on the dynamic island of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Home

-improves the reliability and efficiency of communication between your smart home accessories and Apple devices

This update also includes the following improvements and bug fixes.

-improved search in information so that you can find photos based on the contents of the photos, such as dogs, cars, people or text

-turn off the hidden IP address setting so that iCloud private relay users can temporarily disable the service for specific websites in Safari browsers

-News articles in the weather show information related to the weather in the area

-the participant cursor in your notes allows you to see real-time metrics when others update in shared notes

-AirDrop will now automatically revert to contact-only after 10 minutes to prevent unwanted requests to receive content.

-optimize car accident detection for iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models

-fixed an issue that caused some notes to fail to synchronize with iCloud after being updated.

CTOnews.com has learned that the official version of iOS 16. 2 is expected to be released in mid-December.

How do I upgrade the iOS / iPadOS / watchOS / macOS development version?

To upgrade the iOS / iPad OS 17 developer preview version, please refer to the experience shared by family and friends: experience post 1 | experience post 2 | experience post 3 | | experience post 4.

From iOS / iPadOS 16.4 developer preview version Beta 1, you need to register for the Apple developer program. After registration, open the system * * Settings * * and * * Software updates * * to see the upgrade options. Note that your iPhone or iPad must be logged in using the same Apple ID you used when registering Apple Developer Program to see the upgrade option in the settings.

In future iOS and iPadOS versions, this new setting will be a way to enable the developer preview version, and the configuration description file will no longer grant access.

How to upgrade iOS / iPadOS / watchOS / macOS public beta version? You only need to download and install the [description file] to detect the public beta upgrade in the system update. The description file can be downloaded by:

Method 1: follow CTOnews.com Wechat official account (click here to enter), send a message [description file] or [Apple] to get an automatic reply download link. As shown in the following figure:

Method 2: open the CTOnews.comiOS client (click here to download), click [find] → [Apple description File] to find the download link. As shown in the following figure:

Method 3: go to Apple iOS description file download Daquan-full use strategy: play beta / limited upgrade. Must-have download.

It should be noted that due to the cache configuration problem of Apple node servers in various regions, the upgrade and update time may be slightly delayed in some places, usually within half an hour, not too long.

Apple iOS history firmware download collection: "Apple iOS / iPadOS / macOS firmware download / update log collection"

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