On Monday, October 24th, Apple will release iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura, as well as the newest version of the company's mobile operating system.

There are at least eight new features in the latest version of the operating system for the device. We shared complete release notes for the update ahead of its release next week, as well as recapped everything new in the latest version of the mobile operating system.

iCloud Shared Photo Library

It's easy to share photos with your family and friends in the Photos app with the help of the iCloud shared photo library. You and up to five other people will be able to add, edit, or remove photos in a shared library.

Live Activities for Third-Party Apps

In the App Store, Live Activities can be found. The Lock Screen can be used to stay up to date on real-time events, such as a sports game or a food delivery order.

There are live activities at the bottom of the Lock Screen on the iPhone 13 models and earlier. Live Activities can be found on the Dynamic Island when the device is unlocked or on the Lock Screen when the device is locked.

Clean Energy Charging

The Clean Energy Charging feature in the newest version of Apple's mobile operating system aims to decrease the carbon footprint of the iPhone by adjusting charging times for cleaner energy sources. Only the US has the feature.

Apple Fitness+ Without an Apple Watch

Without an Apple Watch, Apple Fitness+ is only available to users of the App Store. Real-time metrics like heart rate and calories burned during a workout can't be seen on the phone without an Apple watch.

Apple Fitness+ has a library of over 3000 workout and meditation videos. The service is available in 21 countries, with the U.S. being the only country where it is not free.

Matter Accessories in Home App

Matter is an upcoming standard that will allow compatible smart home accessories to work together across multiple platforms.

If you want to control Matter accessories with the Home app, you'll need an Apple TV, Apple TV 4K, or Apple TV HD.

Apple Card Savings Account

Apple Card users will be able to open a high-yield savings account from Goldman Sachs and have their Daily Cash rewards automatically deposited into it, with no fees, minimum deposits, or balance requirements. The savings account will be managed in the wallet app.

Reachability Support for Dynamic Island

The Dynamic Island can be accessed with one hand, thanks to Reachability support in the latest version of the software.

The lower the top half of the screen, the easier it is for you to reach it. It is possible to enable the feature in the settings app. On the bottom edge of the screen is where the feature can be used. The upper half of the screen is where you can return to a regular view.

Key Sharing in Wallet App

You can securely share keys in the Wallet app for cars, hotel rooms, and more using messaging apps.

iOS 16.1 Release Notes

The full release notes for the software.

This update introduces iCloud Shared Photo Library making it easy to keep your family photos up to date. This release also adds support for third party apps in Live Activities, support for Apple Fitness+ on iPhone even if you don’t have an Apple Watch, and includes other features and bug fixes for your iPhone.

iCloud Shared Photo Library- 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

Live Activities

- Live Activities from third party apps are available in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen for iPhone 14 Pro models

Fitness+

- Apple Fitness+ is supported on iPhone even if you don’t have an Apple Watch

Wallet- Key sharing enables you to securely share car, hotel room, and other keys in Wallet using messaging apps such as Messages and WhatsApp

- Savings account enables Apple Card customers to grow their Daily Cash by depositing it in a high yield savings account

Home

- Matter, the new smart home connectivity standard, is supported enabling a wide variety of smart home accessories to work together across ecosystems

Clean Energy Charging

- New setting that can try to reduce your carbon footprint by selectively charging when lower carbon emission electricity is available

Books

- Reader controls are automatically hidden as you start reading

This update also includes bug fixes for your iPhone:- Deleted conversations may appear in the conversations list in Messages- Dynamic Island content is not available when using Reachability

- CarPlay may fail to connect when using a VPN app

Around 10 a.m. should be the time when the new version of the software is released. The time is on Monday.