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Apple reveals iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 usage stats for the first time

February 17, 2023
For the first time since iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 were released last fall, Apple has shared data on the adoption rates of these updates. Apple says that 81% of all iPhones introduced in the past four years are now running iOS 16, while 72% of all iPhones are running iOS 16. The iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 usage data published today is based on devices that “transacted on the App Store” on February 14…
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iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 add new emoji for iPhone and iPad users

February 17, 2023
Apple on Thursday released the first beta of iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 to developers. While we don’t yet know exactly what changes with today’s updates, we can already confirm that the latest iOS and iPadOS betas add new emoji for iPhone and iPad users. New emoji coming…
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iOS 16.4 adds new capabilities for web apps on iPhone and iPad, including access to push notifications

February 17, 2023
Apple has just released the first beta of iOS 16.4, including several major new features for web-apps thanks to policy updates and new features in the WebKit engine. As detailed on the WebKit blog, Home Screen web apps have access to push notifications via the HTML5 standard Web Push API, including badges, for the first time. Access to the Apple push notification service was previously only…
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iOS 16.4: iMessage now supports rich content previews for Mastodon posts

February 17, 2023
Here’s an iOS 16.4 surprise: the Messages app now supports rich previews for Mastodon posts when you share a link to a post in an iMessage conversation. This brings Apple’s Mastodon support up to parity with the long-standing integration with Twitter for similar tweet balloon previews. The new integration means that when sharing a link to a Mastodon post, iMessage fetches details like the…
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Roundup: Here’s every new feature and change in iOS 16.4 beta 1

February 17, 2023
The first beta of iOS 16.4 was released to developers today, and it includes a number of new features and changes. There are new emoji, improvements to Safari and web apps, and much more. Head below as we round up everything new in iOS 16.4 beta 1. What’s new in iOS 16.4 beta 1? iOS 16.4 brings new capabilities for Safari web apps: access to push notifications, home screen badges, and more.
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