14 DAY TRIAL // Apple has just released iOS 16.1.1 as a minor revision to the main iOS 16.1 build released two weeks ago.
Needless to say, given the small build increase, the changes in this new update aren’t necessarily critical, though Apple doesn’t provide any information on this front.
However, you are still recommended to install iOS 16.1.1 as soon as possible to get these unnamed fixes that are included in the update.
Of course, this minor revision also includes all the previous goodies that were part of iOS 16.1, including the support for Fitness+, which is now supported on the iPhone even if you don’t have an iPhone.
At the same time, iOS 16.1 also brought support for iCloud Shared Photo Library, with the following improvements available for users:
- Separate library for seamlessly sharing photos and videos with up to five other people
- Setup rules allow you to easily contribute past photos based on start date or people in the photos when you set up or join a library
- Library filters for quickly switching between viewing the Shared Library, your Personal Library, or both libraries together
- Shared edits and permissions let everyone add, edit, favorite, caption, and delete photos
- Sharing toggle in Camera lets you choose to send photos you take straight to the Shared Library, or enable a setting to share automatically when other participants are detected nearby using Bluetooth
At the same time, this update also included Clean Energy charging, a feature that optimizes the charging to make sure it reduces the carbon footprint, as well as support for Live Activities for third-party apps that are now displayed in the Dynamic Island. Needless to say, this feature is only available for the iPhone 14 Pro models, as they are only ones coming with support for the Dynamic Island.