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Enlarge / The caller Freeform app included successful the iOS 16.2 and macOS 13.1 updates.
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Apple has released the last versions of macOS 13.1, iOS 16.2, and iPadOS 16.2 to the nationalist aft a fewer weeks of beta testing. In summation to the modular bug fixes and information patches, these updates see the collaborative Freeform app that was announced astatine the Worldwide Developers Conference successful June, increased usage of end-to-end encryption for iCloud data, and (for iPhones) the vocal-reducing, karaoke-friendly Apple Music Sing feature.
Freeform uses your AppleID and iCloud to sync changes connected a large, bulletin board-esque canvas betwixt aggregate users successful existent time. Input tin see typed text, images, files and documents, shapes, and handwritten substance oregon images done with an Apple Pencil, creating thing that is akin successful signifier to a shared enactment oregon papers but with much input flexibility. Users tin person aggregate boards shared with antithetic groups of people, communicating successful existent clip via Messages oregon FaceTime.
The iCloud encryption additions are grouped unneurotic nether the "Advanced Data Protection" banner, and they grow the service's usage of end-to-end encryption. Device backups for iPhones and iPads tin beryllium afloat encrypted, arsenic tin Safari bookmarks and information from the Photos, Notes, Voice Memos, Reminders, Shortcuts, and Wallet apps. Calendar and Mail information stay unencrypted "because of the request to interoperate with the planetary email, contacts, and calendar systems."
Advanced Data Protection besides includes enactment for carnal two-factor authentication keys, arsenic good arsenic cardinal verification for iMessage contacts truthful that radical having backstage conversations tin beryllium definite they're talking to the idiosyncratic they deliberation they're talking to.
Like the Lockdown Mode diagnostic introduced successful iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Advanced Data Protection features are disconnected by default and indispensable beryllium turned connected aft updating. When enabling it, you tin besides designate an exigency interaction and make a betterment cardinal if you are locked retired of your account, since Apple won't person your encryption cardinal and won't beryllium capable to assistance you get your information backmost otherwise.
For owners of older devices, Apple has provided information updates for macOS Monterey and Big Sur (12.6.2 and 11.7.2, respectively) arsenic good arsenic a abstracted update to Safari 16.2. Older devices that can't update to iOS 16 tin instal iOS 15.7.2, which includes galore of the security-only updates included successful iOS 16.2.
Apple has besides released bundle updates for astir of its different products: watchOS 9.2 adds immoderate caller workouts and "optimizes" the Crash Detection diagnostic connected the hardware that supports it; tvOS 16.2 includes Apple Music Sing enactment for the latest Apple TV 4K and video previews for Apple TV+ shows; and HomePod Software Update 16.2 adds "performance and stableness improvements" and supports "a caller underlying architecture" for the Home app.
