14 DAY TRIAL // Apple has just released a new important update for iPhones, as the company gave the go-ahead to iOS 15.5 for production devices.
Needless to say, iOS 15.5 is available for the same devices that received iOS 15 in the first place, namely iPhone 6s and newer. If you’re using one of the latest-generation iPhones, you are obviously good to go.
What’s new in iOS 15.5
The new operating system update comes with several notable improvements, and one of them concerns Apple Cash.
The Cupertino-based tech giant explains that Apple Cash customers can now send and request money from their Apple Cash directly from the Wallet.
Then, iOS 15.5 comes with an important change for Apple Podcasts, an app that has received plenty of attention from Apple lately.
“Apple Podcasts includes a new setting to limit episodes stored on your iPhone and automatically delete older ones,” Apple explains.
And last but not least, Apple says that it managed to fix a glitch impacting home automations and which caused them to fail to run when they were triggered by people arriving or leaving.
Obviously, iOS 15.5 isn’t necessarily a massive release, as it’s mostly an update supposed to further refine the experience with iOS 15 in the first place.
In the meantime, all eyes are on the next major version of iOS, with Apple projected to release iOS 16 in the fall. But more importantly, the company will provide us with a preview of what’s to come in iOS 16 at WWDC, with a beta build to be released shortly after the event.
At this point, people familiar with the matter claim iOS 16 could drop support for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, meaning that you’re going to need an iPhone 7 or newer to receive the update. Needless to say, the best experience will still be available on the latest-generation iPhone models.