Early this morning, Apple released iOS 16.5 RC with build number 20F65. This update comes 49 days after the last iOS 16.4 RC release on March 22 and exactly one week after the release of iOS 16.5 Bete 4 on May 3.
What is updated in iOS 16.5 RC?
Before Sesamemei predicted that iOS 16.5 RC version will be released today, but yesterday people familiar with the matter said that iOS 16.5 RC version will be released next week, because there is still nearly a month before the release of iOS 17. Now it seems that the so-called informed people's news is not reliable, iOS 16.5 will most likely not be the last version of iOS 16, after all, the official version of iOS 17 will not be released until mid-to-late September, and there will be updates such as iOS 16.6 in the future.
Unlike Sesame's prediction, iOS 16.5 RC adds some new features. And I have always believed that the Apple development team has focused on the iOS 17 system, and there should be no new features introduced for iOS 16 in the future.
1. Added a new rainbow celebration live wallpaper
A new dynamic Rainbow Celebration wallpaper has been added in iOS 16.5 RC to pay tribute to the LGPTQ+ community and its culture.
From the experience point of view, the new rainbow wallpaper dynamic effect is very cool, and it will have a flowing effect when swiping the screen.
At the same time, Apple also brought a rainbow strap to the Apple Watch smartwatch, priced at 379 yuan, which will be ordered at 9 p.m. on May 23 and officially available in Apple stores from May 25.
2. Support Siri to record screen
Another change in iOS 16.5 is that it supports screen recording with Siri, you only need to say to Siri to record screen, you can quickly turn on screen recording, and you can also pause screen recording by voice, which is very convenient.
3. Fix multiple bugs
iOS 16.5 RC also fixes a number of system bugs, mainly including:
- In previous versions, some iPhone users reported that the screen time would be reset, sometimes nothing could be displayed after the update, and it could not be synchronized, and all devices had to be turned off and back on to use normally. In iOS 16.5 RC, this bug has been fixed.
- The Sports tab in Apple News gives you easy access to coverage, scores, rankings, and more for the teams and leagues you follow;
- My Sports scores and schedule cards in Apple News take you directly to the game page, where you can find more details about a specific game;
- Fixed an issue where Spotlight could become unresponsive;
- Addresses an issue where podcasts in CarPlay may not load content;
- Fixed an issue where Screen Time settings could reset or not sync across all devices;
- The watchOS Beta profile has been retired, and Apple Watch users can update the watchO system directly from the paired iPhone in the future.
How to upgrade iOS 16.5 RC?
Since Apple began to restrict ordinary users to directly upgrade the beta version, more and more iPhone users have recently reported that the previously installed iOS 16 beta description file is invalid and cannot detect the beta and RC version updates. However, there are still some users who can detect the update, and these users can upgrade online in Settings > General > Software Update on the iPhone.
For users who can still detect the update, do not turn off the "Close" button in the beta update. Otherwise, if you click the turn off option, you will not be able to detect iOS 16 beta updates in the future, unless you register for an Apple developer account.
For users who can no longer upgrade the iOS 16 beta version through the profile, they can also upgrade to the beta version through the iOS 16 beta profile, as shown in the figure.
iOS 16.5 RC version upgrade experience review, in general, is still a minor version update, but this time to Sesame Girl's surprise is that a new live wallpaper has been added in this version, and there are new features added, and you may wish to upgrade the experience if you like it. If you can't detect the update or don't like tossing, you might as well wait, after all, the official version of iOS 16.5 will come next Wednesday.