14 DAY TRIAL // The upcoming iOS 16, which is the next major operating system update, will bring several important improvements to the iPhone.
And according to Apple, the browsing experience will also be overhauled, as Safari, which is the native browser available on the iPhone, is getting new capabilities.
If you’ve been using an iPhone lately, you probably know already that the App Store includes lots of alternatives to Safari, including the likes of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. And needless to say, some of them are great apps that make browsing a lot more convenient on an iPhone.
Safari improvements in iOS 16
But Apple obviously doesn’t want to give up on the fight, so the debut of iOS 16 will also witness the debut of several goodies for Safari.
“Safari adds shared Tab Groups to share a collection of websites with friends and family, making it seamless to add tabs and see what others are viewing,” Apple announced at WWDC this week.
“Browsing in Safari is even safer with passkeys, unique digital keys that are easy to use, more secure, never stored on a web server, and stay on device so hackers can’t steal them in a data breach or trick users into sharing them. Designed to replace passwords, passkeys use Touch ID or Face ID for biometric verification, and iCloud Keychain to sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV with end-to-end encryption. They will also work across apps and the web, and users can sign in to websites or an app on non-Apple devices using just their iPhone.”
According to Apple itself, iOS 16 will launch as a public beta at some point next month, with developers already allowed to download and install a preview today. However, all supported iPhone models (iPhone 8 and newer) will be provided with the new operating system in the fall, most likely in September.