How about the Apple iOS 16 Beta?The first batch of netizens’ experience is released

The much-anticipated Apple WWDC22 developer conference has ended perfectly. At WWDC22, the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro were particularly attractive, but for most Apple users, iOS 16 was undoubtedly the most attractive.

Many users tried iOS16 for the first time, and the editors also collected the experience of the first users. To rise or not to rise? After reading you may have the answer.

(Apple iOS 16)

Benefit 1: Brand new lock screen experience

At this WWDC22 conference, I thought that Apple would spend more time on some iOS 16 apps, but I didn’t expect to spend more than ten or twenty minutes explaining the new lock screen interface of iOS 16. Apple officially stated:The lock screen of iOS 16 is inspired by the dial layout style of the early Apple Watch.But in fact, the widgets, time fonts and pop-up message settings of the main page are very close to Android.

Users can add widgets, such as calendar, weather, battery power, etc., to the lock screen interface according to their own preferences. The notifications received are now also displayed at the bottom of the screen, and if there is an instant message, it will be displayed directly in the screen lock screen in a dynamic way like Android.

It is worth mentioning that this time on iOS 16, the focus mode can now be used with the lock screen. Different lock screens designed by users can be matched with different focus modes. If the user quickly switches to a different lock screen interface , you can quickly switch to a different focus mode.

This design allows users to freely customize the design of the lock screen according to their own preferences. The iPhone lock screen of different users will look very different, and Apple will once again show “personalization”. come out.

Benefit 2: Realize horizontal face unlock

Many users feel that FaceID face unlocking is not very user-friendly, especially when lying in bed, they often need to hold the iPhone in one hand and tilt their head to unlock. In other words, you have to sit up and then unlock the vertical screen before continuing to lie down. The newly updated iOS 16 supports iPhone horizontal screen unlocking, and users can unlock FaceID while lying on their side on the bed or sofa.

However, only the iPhone 13 series is currently allowed, and other iPhone models may not be used until the official version of the iOS 16 system is released.

Benefit 3: Live text now supports video content recognition and exchange rate conversion

Previously, the text recognition function in Apple’s iOS 15 could only recognize text in pictures. The application scenarios were limited, and it might not be available in many places where it was needed. The content recognition function in the latest iOS 16 expands support to the recognition of text in video content. As long as you press the pause button while watching the video, you can directly select the text on the video for recognition.

And this update also has a very interesting feature. This time, Apple’s content recognition function also supports exchange rate conversion, which means that as long as there are relevant currency units in pictures and videos, users can directly perform exchange rate conversion after selecting them.

Benefit 4: One-click automatic cutout

After iOS 16, there is a very useful function, that is, the function of “one-click automatic cutout” is added to the image query. In the album, as long as the user presses and holds the subject in the picture, the system can quickly outline the subject in one second, and after pressing “copy” and “paste”, a subject image with the background removed can be generated and can be shared to on other apps.

This function is especially great for some post-production users, no need to open other applications to cut out bit by bit. It is also more practical for users who have high requirements for photos. Cutout, just one click. However, it should be noted that this function can only be used in photos with obvious subjects. If there are too many objects in the picture, the iPhone still cannot recognize it.

Benefit 5: Albums support hidden, recently deleted photos can also be encrypted

iOS has always had a huge advantage in privacy protection. One of Apple’s biggest advantages is security.

In this iOS 16 update, Apple once again strengthened the protection of mobile phone privacy. In the system before iOS 16, after we delete the photos, we can go directly to the recycle bin to view or restore them. However, in iOS 16, users cannot enter the recycle bin at will. When users want to enter the recycle bin, they must use the owner’s Face ID to view related pictures.

Photos can also be hidden in the album. If you need to view the hidden photos, you must unlock the owner’s Face ID.

In general, the update range of iOS 16 is really not too big, but the most attractive ones are the custom lock screen, horizontal unlock and hidden photos, which greatly improve the user experience, but the other functions are not very useful. .

Some users will ask, should we update it? The editor personally feels that if there is not too much demand for the above functions, it is best not to update it first, and then make a decision after the system is improved and the official version is released. Because as far as the current iOS 16 is concerned, the system still has some major problems that cannot be ignored, and the car often rolls over in daily use.

Rollover 1: The phone is obviously hot and the brightness is locked

As the biggest side effect of the test version, abnormal heat is indeed a stumbling block that hinders users from trying it out. Watching videos heats up, taking pictures heats up, and charging heats up. This long-term high temperature operation will hurt the battery the most.

During the heating period, the phone also automatically locks the brightness. The user manually adjusts the most suitable brightness according to the environment and their own needs, but finds that the brightness has not changed much. Therefore, even if the bright light mode is turned on, the screen of the mobile phone is still dark under the strong sunlight outdoors, and the brightness is kept at medium brightness, and the screen cannot be seen clearly.

Rollover 2: Abnormal increase in power consumption

Based on the fever, there is a lot of user reaction, iOS 16 battery life is much worse than iOS 15. With a fully charged iPhone 13 Pro, when you go out, you just swipe Weibo and chat on WeChat, but you haven’t opened games, navigation, and other power-hungry software. After 4 hours of use, it changed from full power to “low power mode” (with less than 20% of the power remaining).

In addition, many users also found that in the “Settings-Battery Health” of their Apple phones, they can see that the battery health has changed from 100% to 97%, which is uncomfortable at first glance, even if the phone is new. There will be such a display, giving people the feeling of a second-hand phone.

Rollover 3: Most apps have not been adapted, and WeChat group chats flash back

Since iOS 16 is currently only a beta version, many App functions have not been adapted to the complete system. Therefore, it can be said that it is very unstable and not easy to use. Some early adopters reported that WeChat flashed dozens of times within a day of use. Apps that are known to have flashbacks are: Feishu, China Merchants Bank, Station B (flashbacks may occur probabilistically when opening the live broadcast room or clicking on the horizontal screen to play), QQ, WeChat (mini programs, Moments, and reading official account articles) There is a possibility of flashback) and so on.

In addition, there are quite a few apps that fail to load pictures, and software such as Taobao and JD.com are also stuck.

Rollover 4: Screen Recording Black Screen

Regarding screen recording, some users have reported that after clicking to start recording the screen in iOS 16, click to end the recording several times, and a “stop recording” prompt will pop up several times. At the same time, the black screen will also appear in the process of recording video. The user experience is greatly reduced, and it takes a certain amount of time to return to the normal interface.

Rollover 5: Incomplete localization of some interfaces

It is also because of the test version that some interfaces in the current system and some applications are still incomplete in Chinese, and sometimes there is a situation in English. Although most users are very familiar with the operation of the iPhone, comprehensive Chineseization can better prevent operation errors.

Summarize

The new iOS 16 system has redesigned the lock screen interface of the iPhone, and the personalized customization is particularly similar to the watch face interface of the Apple Watch, and the overall visual look and feel is completely new. At the same time, the iOS 16 system also optimizes and strengthens the “Information” and “Search” interfaces, the “Fitness” app, children’s accounts, family sharing gallery, and live text functions.

But if you only have one main iPhone, the current defects of iOS 16 outweigh the advantages, and now it is best not to actively upgrade the iOS 16 beta version, otherwise it will not be worth the gain. The current beta version is only for developers and some digital technology pioneers to experience and evaluate. If ordinary users want to update, they should wait until the official version that has been fully optimized and then updated. At that time, the experience will be stronger.