Apple Will Bring Changes To Notifications And Other Health Features In IOS 16

Apple will unveil iOS 16 at the 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, (photo: Szabo Viktor / Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Apple will unveil iOS 16 at the 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, and according to rumors, the company will change notifications in the software.

However, according to Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, iOS 16 will not offer an end-to-end redesign, meaning the entire software design will remain the same again this year.

The last time Apple actually completely overhauled iOS was with iOS 7, a redesign that is not without its critics and has been heavily scaled back during the beta testing process.

Since then, Apple has made gradual changes to individual apps and aspects of iOS, but since iOS 7 launched until now the company hasn't made any major design changes.

Launching 9to5Mac, Tuesday, April 12, the rumored focus on notifications is interesting as Apple has made many changes to the iOS notification system over the past two years, with the introduction of features like Notification Summary and Focus Modes.

In addition, Gurman said Apple will also bring a new health tracking feature. Apple has made the Health app and its integration with the Apple Watch a focal point of software updates in recent years, and that's unlikely to change this year.

Presumably, the new health-oriented features in iOS 16 will also be associated with the new health features in watchOS 9. WatchOS 9 will also include major improvements to activity and health tracking this year.

iOS 16 is also rumored to be laying the groundwork for many AR and VR features ahead of the launch of Apple's first mixed reality headset.

For iPadOS, the only rumor so far is that Apple is planning a new multi-tasking interface. Some minor changes to multitasking will also roll out on iPadOS 15.

Lastly, this year, early rumors suggested that iOS 16 would not be coming to the original iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone SE. Even so, this is just a rumor and it is not clear if that is the case.