Notes and photos get encryption, and there’s a new app called Freeform that reminds us a bit of the Nintendo DS’s PictoChat.
Apple Watch and iPhone users, it’s update day. The iOS 16.2 update is currently rolling out to the iPhone 14 and all other compatible devices. The update includes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud data like Notes and Photos, just as Apple teased at WWDC earlier in the year. Apple says the encryption applies to 23 categories of data and that your information is protected even in a breach. But there’s plenty of other changes, too.
iOS 16.2 includes new options for the Lock Screen. First, on the iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max, you can now hide the wallpaper and any pinging notifications from the Always-On display so that it’s not a distraction as you’re trying to focus. Next, the sleep and medications widgets are also rolling out with this software update, and you won’t need the always-on display for them—I’m excited about the meds one, because it’ll be easier to mark my pills as taken without panning around the home screen for the option.
