It appears to be enabled by default when updating to iOS 16.1. Clean Energy Charging will try to reduce your carbon footprint by selectively charging when lower carbon emission electricity is available.Īpple says that the iPhone will still reach full charge before you need to use it based on your daily charging routine, and the feature can be toggled off if desired. IOS 16.1 adds a toggle to enable "Clean Energy Charging" in the Battery section of the Settings app. Matter allows for interoperability between smart devices from different companies, so HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Assistant devices, for example, can work together. IOS 16.1 adds support for the Matter smart home connectivity standard. You can subscribe to Apple Fitness+ without a watch after the updates have been installed. You can start a workout if you are an Apple Fitness+ subscriber, though you will be missing the Apple Watch metrics on the display. This makes it easier to customize the look of the iPhone from one spot without having to go through multiple steps.Īpple Fitness+ on iPhone Without an Apple WatchĪpple Fitness+ is available even if you do not have an Apple Watch to use with both iOS 16.1 and tvOS 16.1. When tapping on the "Customize" interface on the Lock Screen, there's now an option to choose between customizing either the Lock Screen or the Home Screen, rather than just the Lock Screen. Wallet Key SharingĬar, hotel room, and other keys that are available in the Wallet app can be shared securely with others through Messages, WhatsApp, and other messaging apps. There is a Live Activities API available to developers in iOS 16.1, so alongside the launch of the update, developers will be able to add new Live Activities experiences into their apps. Live Activities are a new notification type that allow you to follow along with something in real time, like an approaching Uber ride, a flight, a sports game, and more. Lock Screen and Dynamic Island feature Live Activities has launched in iOS 16.1.
iCloud Shared Photo Library is a complicated feature that you may have a lot of questions about, so we have created a dedicated guide that walks you through how to use it. There are tools for swapping between two libraries, and choosing to upload photos to the Shared Library directly from the camera, when other library participants are nearby, and more. With iCloud Shared Photo Library, a total of six people can share one Photo Library, making it easier to distribute photos among friends and family members.Įveryone who is a member of an iCloud Shared Photo Library can add, edit, favorite, caption, and delete photos, and users can have one personal library and one shared library. iCloud Shared Photo LibraryĪpple delayed iCloud Shared Photo Library in order to work out some of the bugs, but it is available in the iOS 16.1 update. We've outlined everything new in iOS 16.1 below. IOS 16.1 adds features that were delayed from the iOS 16 update, plus it tweaks some existing capabilities and interface options. Apple today released iOS 16.1 to the public after a little over a month of beta testing, adding essential new features to the iOS 16 operating system and debuting a version of iPadOS 16 for the first time.