Apple's iOS 16 is due to be released sometime in the fall. It will feature a variety of major features, including an entirely redesigned lockscreen, complete with widgets and vast customization. You can also send and edit text messages , and make sure that you don't make any mistakes. These features are just the beginning. You'll be thrilled to know that there are many new features that aren't known to you that could completely alter the way you use your iPhone. Here's a closer look at some of the iOS 16's hidden gems, such as password-protected photo albums, or easily accessible Wi-Fi passwords. Read more: Does Your iPhone Run iOS 16? Some iPhones won't work. And if you want to know more about the most recent mobile operating system, we've got brand new iOS 16 features that you'll love and a couple of Apple Maps features that will enhance your travel. You can also download iOS 16 right now. Find out how to download and install the second beta version on your iPhone. Connect Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons with your iPhone Apple has long allowed you to pair third-party controllers, like the PS5 Sony DualSense and Xbox Core Controller, to your iPhone and iPad, in order to play more comfortably games that are mobile, like the Apple Arcade library, Minecraft and Call of Duty. And you can add another console controller to the list. You can connect your Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers with your iPhone or iPad running iOS 16 if you have a Nintendo Switch. To start, press down on the little black pairing button on your Joy-Con until the green lights flash in a alternating manner. This means that the device is in pairing mode. Next, open your iPhone. Go to Settings >Bluetooth. Select the Joy-Con from this list. Repeat this procedure for the other Joy-Con. This post is posted on Instagram CNET (@cnet) has shared this post. Albums that were hidden or recently deleted are now password secured The Hidden album within the Photos App is clearly visible and is easily accessible. Bwbf This makes it difficult to hide private images or videos. Apple offers an option to make the Hidden Album invisible however, anyone with access can see the contents and can make it accessible again. Thanks to iOS 16 You can now lock the Hidden album. You don't actually need to do anything to toggle this feature on. If you'd like to test it out, start the Photos app and then click the Albums tab at the bottom of the screen. If you scroll down, you'll see an unassuming lock next to the Hidden and Recently Deleted albums. Face ID or your passcode is required to access the contents. Share and view saved Wi-Fi passwords Apple has permitted iOS users to share Wi-Fi passwords some time, but only by placing two Apple devices close to one another. And if that feature wasn't working and you didn't have the option of digging out the password from your settings. You had to know the password if you wanted to share your Wi-Fi password with someone else like an Android user or a user of a PC. Until now. Read more: You'll Finally See Your Wi-Fi passwords that you saved on an iPhone Go to Settings and then select Wi-Fi. Tap the small icon of information to the right of the network that you wish to change the password for. To view the network password you must tap on the Password section. Then, you can make use of Face ID or your passcode to view the password. To copy the password to your clipboard, tap Copy. Find and eliminate duplicate photos and videos Maybe you've saved the same photo several times or downloaded a video more than once, and so you've got duplicates littered in your album of photos. It may not be an issue if you have enough storage space, but if not then it's a good idea to go back and delete every single duplicate -which is now easy to do on iOS 16. You will now see a new Duplicates Album under Utilities. This is where Apple scans all your photos and displays any photo or video you've saved more than once. From there, you can delete duplicates, or simply click Merge, which will save the image with the best quality (and relevant data) and then move the rest to the trash. While you'll likely want examine each set of duplicates, to make sure they're exact copies , and not similar images, you can select Select > Select All > Merge to remove every single photo and video that Apple considers to be duplicates, all at once. Pin your most-loved tabs to Safari Safari will limit your open tabs at 500, and If you're at the limit, it may be a bit difficult to find the exact tab you're seeking. There's a simpler way to find exactly the tab you're looking for rather than scrolling around endlessly. If you hold down an open tab in Safari and then press the tab down, you will be able to hit Pin Tab. This will shift the tab to Safari's top, where it will display as a tab preview. You can tap to open it. If you press down and unpin a tab, it will be moved to the top of your tab grid of open tabs.
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