Apple has released the second major update for the iOS 16 mobile platform, which was released in September. The iOS 16.2 update brings a substantial list of new features, changes, fixes and more. It comes more than a month after the release of iOS 16.1, an update that adds Live Event support, a shared iCloud Photo Library, and more.

In iOS 16.2, the Freeform app was introduced – a kind of workbench for collaborating with notes, drawings, tables, and more. Another innovation is the Apple Music Sing service, which adds a karaoke mode. Enhanced iCloud data protection with end-to-end encryption is now available for up to 23 more categories, including iCloud backups, notes, and photos.

New settings have appeared for the lock screen, “Sleep” and “Medicine” widgets, as well as to hide wallpaper or notifications when Always-On-Display is enabled (screen is always on) on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. .

Game Center now supports SharePlay for multiplayer games. And this list could go on for quite some time. Among other things, much attention was paid to security and more than 30 vulnerabilities were fixed.