iOS 16.5 is out! These new features are coming to your iPhone

Apple has released iOS 16.5! In the latest iOS version, a number of cool and useful functions are coming to your iPhone. We tell you what’s new.

Apple launches iOS 16.5

Just update! Apple has released the final version of iOS 16.5. Earlier test versions of iOS 16.5 already made it clear that this is a minor iOS update. Still, some useful new features are coming to your iPhone. We put them together for you.

1. Screenshot with Siri

Do you often take screenshots and screen recordings? Then there is good news, because in iOS 16.5 it will be possible to make a screen recording using Siri. It is already possible to take a screenshot or screenshot with Siri, but a screen recording was still too much to ask of the voice assistant. That will finally change with iOS 16.5.

To take a screenshot with Siri, simply say “Hey Siri, start a screenshot”. A screen recording will then automatically start, provided you have Siri enabled, of course. The screen recording can then also be stopped via Siri. Super handy if you have your hands full for a while, but still want to make a recording of your screen.

Note: It is likely that these features will be rolled out gradually. So you may have to wait a little longer.

2. Pride Edition wallpaper available in iOS 16.5

Every year, Apple releases a new wallpaper in the theme of Pride. This year is no different: Apple has now unveiled the new background with all the colors of the rainbow. The Pride Edition wallpaper is coming to your iPhone in iOS 16.5.

Of course, the Pride Edition background and watch face also comes with a matching Apple Watch strap in the same colors. The Pride Edition strap is suitable for an Apple Watch Series 3 or newer of 41 millimeters and 45 millimeters. The band will be available from May 24 for $49. In the Netherlands, the band probably costs 49 euros.

3. New features in the Apple News and Apple TV apps

In iOS 16.5, a new window has been added to the Apple News app. This new tab shows all current sports news. You will hardly notice this addition in the Netherlands and Belgium, because Apple News is still not available here. It is still unknown whether (and when) the service will come to the Netherlands and Belgium.

In addition, it will be possible in Apple’s TV app to stream two screens at the same time if you are not in the app. Also known as picture-in-picture, this feature is now available with only one video at a time. Soon you will be able to watch two videos at the same time. Handy if, for example, two sports matches are broadcast at the same time.

4. Minor bug fixes in the new iOS update

As with every update, a number of minor bug fixes are still being carried out in iOS 16.5. For example, in some cases Spotlight did not work properly, which should be fixed in the new iOS update. The Screen Time feature also had a bug, causing the feature to suddenly reset and not sync across all Apple devices. This has been fixed in iOS 16.5.

In iOS 16.5, Apple is the last to fix a bug in CarPlay. In iOS 16.4, podcasts sometimes don’t play when iPhone is connected to CarPlay. The new iOS update should also fix this problem.

Latest iOS 16 update for iOS 17

iOS 16.5 will probably be one of the last iOS 16 updates, only iOS 16.6 will follow. This is the last version of iOS 16, because Apple will present iOS 17 in June. At first it seemed that iOS 17 would not be a major update due to the presentation of the Apple Reality, but recent rumors contradict this. Read everything we know about iOS 17 so far here.

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