*** The Official iOS 16 Thread ***

[Rhys]

Just installed it. So far it works…

Profile available here :-

Download Beta Profiles

Download latest beta profiles for iOS 17.3, iPadOS 17.3, macOS 14.3, watchOS 10.3 and tvOS 17.3.

betaprofiles.com

Cutting out photo of my dog and cat is fun, also lock screen options are cool.

Only apps not working are some of banking ones which is typical for beta release.

Microsoft Teams not working on some group team conversations, it crashes out if I click on it. Individual chat threads are fine. Might be a deal breaker on running this as daily driver.

Here is a Google Spreadsheet that is being updated by Reddit users that show application status on beta, it may help you decide if you can tolerate the beta as daily driver

iOS 17 Beta App Compatibility - Google Drive

docs.google.com

 

[JamesM]

Can confirm HSBC doesn’t work (never does) but Lloyds Business works on my iPad with iOS 16

 

[uvarvu]

I’ve installed it on my iPad only and immediately set the zoom levels to more space. It’s amazing, the screen estate is used far more sensibly now.

 

[JamesM]

I’ve installed it on my iPad only and immediately set the zoom levels to more space. It’s amazing, the screen estate is used far more sensibly now.

It’s a shame you need an M1 device to use the best features eg. zoom and stage.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

banking apps on a whole never work on beta versions of ios. It takes until around 3-4 for them to all work properly.

 

[Cromulent]

What is the Freeform app like to use? That is probably the best-looking app.

 

[Cromulent]

Pretty cool that iOS 16 supports Nintendo Switch Joycon controllers.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Pretty cool that iOS 16 supports Nintendo Switch Joycon controllers.

sweet

 

[Bluecube]

It’s a shame you need an M1 device to use the best features eg. zoom and stage.

I didn’t know M1 was required for those features. That’s a right pain. I’m on a second gen iPad Pro and didn’t expect features to be hardware limited just quite yet.

 

[BMox81]

I didn’t know M1 was required for those features. That’s a right pain. I’m on a second gen iPad Pro and didn’t expect features to be hardware limited just quite yet.

Yeah although I'm using a 2018 11" iPad Pro (bought in Feb 20), I definitely didn't think we'd be missing features, but then the tech is 4 years old at this point so probably to be expected?

I'm definitely of the thinking that an iPhone, M1/2 MacBook and Apple Watch is the best combo these days.

 

[whiskycycle]

banking apps on a whole never work on beta versions of ios. It takes until around 3-4 for them to all work properly.

Starling OK so far, iPadOS on a 2022 iPad Air… no doubt that’ll be broken at some point!

@Cromulent I don’t think they’ve actually released the Freeform app yet. It’s definitely not pre-installed on the build, and doesn’t appear in App Store as yet.

 

[Cromulent]

Starling OK so far, iPadOS on a 2022 iPad Air… no doubt that’ll be broken at some point!

@Cromulent I don’t think they’ve actually released the Freeform app yet. It’s definitely not pre-installed on the build, and doesn’t appear in App Store as yet.

Thank you. I'll wait for some more information then. I don't want to install the betas.

 

[whiskycycle]

I’ve had a couple of crashes so far, but most stuff seems fine… not installing on iPhone or Ventura on either of my Macs at this point, but the iPad’s not critical to my daily life, so running beta ok to a degree.

 

[Throrik]

@Cromulent I don’t think they’ve actually released the Freeform app yet. It’s definitely not pre-installed on the build, and doesn’t appear in App Store as yet.

Yeah think they said it'll come later this year, so maybe not even with the initial launch of iOS/IpadOS.

 

[Faded]

Can I install the iPadOS beta directly on an iPad or do I need a computer and iTunes?

 

[ChrisD.]

The Sport thing they announced, is that coming to the UK? It would be epic to have an app without tracking, ads etc to check out the sports and scores I'm interested in.

From Apple's site:

My Sports​

Follow your favorite teams, leagues, and athletes in Apple News. Customize your My Sports feed to see the latest stories, watch highlights, and get scores, schedules, and standings for the teams and leagues you love.

 

[Throrik]

Sounds like if you can view your favourite sports in Apple News it should work?

 

[Cromulent]

The Sport thing they announced, is that coming to the UK? It would be epic to have an app without tracking, ads etc to check out the sports and scores I'm interested in.

From Apple's site:

My Sports​

Follow your favorite teams, leagues, and athletes in Apple News. Customize your My Sports feed to see the latest stories, watch highlights, and get scores, schedules, and standings for the teams and leagues you love.

That would be great if it supported Cricket.

 

[Rhys]

Can I install the iPadOS beta directly on an iPad or do I need a computer and iTunes?

Just install the beta profile from the link in first post. It will then install the same as any other update.

 

[uvarvu]

The Sport thing they announced, is that coming to the UK? It would be epic to have an app without tracking, ads etc to check out the sports and scores I'm interested in.

Yep It’s coming to the UK, US, Canada and Australia.