The Fourth Beta for iOS 16 and iPad OS 16: Notable Changes and Editions

The fourth beta for iOS 16 and iPad OS 16 was recently sent out to developers, bringing with it a slew of changes and editions worth noting. While many of these updates are typically small in scope, there are a few notable features that stand out from the rest.

One of the most significant changes is the addition of new limits for editing and unsend features in Messages. In this beta, when you edit a message, the edit history is now sent to the recipient along with the edit, allowing them to see the original content on an edited iMessage. This feature also includes the ability to tap on the small blue "Edited" label to view the edit history and hide it again by tapping on the "Hide Edits" option. Prior to this beta, there was no way to view the previous message that had been edited.

In addition to these changes, imessages can now only be edited a total of five times before the edit option disappears. However, there is still a 15-minute window for making an edit, allowing users to make adjustments before the edit history becomes unavailable. Furthermore, the edit history can be avoided by unsending an iMessage and then resending it.

Apple has also implemented an undo send limitation in this beta, restricting users to only being able to unsend an iMessage for up to two minutes after it's delivered. This is a significant change from the original 15-minute window, which allowed users to unsend messages for a longer period of time.

Activity Kit Beta Now Available

For developers who want to create apps that take advantage of the new Live Activity feature introduced at WWDC for iOS 16, activity kit beta is now available in this fourth beta. This allows app developers to use activity kit to configure start, update, and end a live activity. According to Apple, an app's widget extension creates the user interface of the live activity, but live activities are not widgets and use a different mechanism to receive updates.

Customizing the Undo Send Delay in the Mail App

In this beta, users can now customize the amount of time for undo send delay in the mail app by adding a 10-second option in addition to the existing 20-second default. There is also a new graphic that displays the difference between each notification option, such as stack count and list.

Lock Screen Changes

On the lock screen, there have been some slight changes made to the now playing interface, with bolder graphics and fonts being added. Additionally, an add widget indicator has been implemented whenever you're customizing your lock screen and you have an empty space, letting users know where widgets can be placed on their lock screen.

Home Screen Interface Changes

The home screen also received a slightly new interface when customizing, which is likely a result of the various changes being made to iOS 16. While these updates are not drastic at this point in the beta process, they do represent an effort by Apple to enhance the user experience and provide more features for developers to work with.

We'd Love to Hear from You

As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts on the new public beta of iOS 16. Have you been using it? What are your impressions so far? Share your experiences and feedback in the comments below, and don't forget to check out our next video for more updates and insights into the world of Apple.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe fourth beta for ios 16 and ipad os 16 were sent out to developers today and while most of the changes are usually pretty small at this point in time there are a few notable changes and editions worth pointing out for beta 4. starting with messages beta 4 now adds new limits for editing and unsend features and messages so when you edit a message the edit history is now sent to the recipient along with the edit so the original content is visible on an edited imessage you can now tap on the small blue edited label to see the edit history and it can be hidden again by tapping on hide edits prior to this beta an edited message noted that it was edited but there was no option to tap and see what the previous message was in addition to adding and edit history imessages can now only be edited a total of five times before the edit option disappears but there's still a 15 minute window for making an edit the edit history can be avoided by unsending an imessage and then resending it but apple has also implemented an undo send limitation you're now only able to unsend an imessage for up to two minutes after it's delivered down from the original 15 minute window activity kit beta is now available in beta 4 which will let appdevs start creating apps that are able to take advantage of the new live activity feature that was introduced at wwdc for ios 16. now developers can use activity kit to configure start update and end a live activity apple says an app's widget extension creates the user interface of the live activity but live activities are not widgets and ultimately use a different mechanism to receive this update you can now customize the amount of time for undo send delay in the mail app adding in a 10 and 30 second option in addition to the 20 seconds that was actually the default option from before there's a new graphic that displays the difference between each notification option like stack count and list and on the lock screen the now playing interface has been slightly changed with bolder graphics and fonts and there's also an add widget indicator whenever you're customizing your lock screen and you have an empty space it'll let you know where widgets can be placed on your lock screen the home screen also received a slightly new interface when customizing and these are just some of the changes for beta 4 of course as i mentioned before they're not going to be drastic at this point during the beta process but getting these new messages feature and of course live activities is a new feature that's going to be a big one once it's available and from developers with their apps but i'd love to know your thoughts in the comments down below as well as if you've been using the new public beta of ios 16 what are your thoughts on it go ahead and let me know down in those comments this has been dan with macrumers thanks so much for watching and i hope to see you around in the next videothe fourth beta for ios 16 and ipad os 16 were sent out to developers today and while most of the changes are usually pretty small at this point in time there are a few notable changes and editions worth pointing out for beta 4. starting with messages beta 4 now adds new limits for editing and unsend features and messages so when you edit a message the edit history is now sent to the recipient along with the edit so the original content is visible on an edited imessage you can now tap on the small blue edited label to see the edit history and it can be hidden again by tapping on hide edits prior to this beta an edited message noted that it was edited but there was no option to tap and see what the previous message was in addition to adding and edit history imessages can now only be edited a total of five times before the edit option disappears but there's still a 15 minute window for making an edit the edit history can be avoided by unsending an imessage and then resending it but apple has also implemented an undo send limitation you're now only able to unsend an imessage for up to two minutes after it's delivered down from the original 15 minute window activity kit beta is now available in beta 4 which will let appdevs start creating apps that are able to take advantage of the new live activity feature that was introduced at wwdc for ios 16. now developers can use activity kit to configure start update and end a live activity apple says an app's widget extension creates the user interface of the live activity but live activities are not widgets and ultimately use a different mechanism to receive this update you can now customize the amount of time for undo send delay in the mail app adding in a 10 and 30 second option in addition to the 20 seconds that was actually the default option from before there's a new graphic that displays the difference between each notification option like stack count and list and on the lock screen the now playing interface has been slightly changed with bolder graphics and fonts and there's also an add widget indicator whenever you're customizing your lock screen and you have an empty space it'll let you know where widgets can be placed on your lock screen the home screen also received a slightly new interface when customizing and these are just some of the changes for beta 4 of course as i mentioned before they're not going to be drastic at this point during the beta process but getting these new messages feature and of course live activities is a new feature that's going to be a big one once it's available and from developers with their apps but i'd love to know your thoughts in the comments down below as well as if you've been using the new public beta of ios 16 what are your thoughts on it go ahead and let me know down in those comments this has been dan with macrumers thanks so much for watching and i hope to see you around in the next video\n"