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Apple releases Safari 16 with new features for Tab Groups and passwords

Safari 16 follows iOS 16 into the wild.

Apple has officially released Safari 16 to Mac users running macOS Ventura and macOS Monterey .

The latest update, which brings some usual bug fixes and performance improvements to the browser, also adds some new features to Tab Groups and passwords.

Tab Groups get a number of updates in Safari 16, including the ability to customize your background image and favorites for each Tab Group's start page. You'll also be able to pin frequently visited sites within Tab Groups.

Outside of Tab Groups, the new features are pretty varied. Settings for websites now follow you across your devices. You can also now edit strong passwords that Safari has suggested in order for it to work with the password requirements of a specific website.

The full details of Safari 16 are in the release notes and below:

Safari 16 introduces new features, even faster performance, and improved security, such as:

• Tab Group start pages let you add different background images and favorites for each Tab Group
• Pinned tabs in Tab Groups enable you to pin frequently visited websites for each Tab Group
• Tabs in the sidebar let you see a list view of your open tabs
• Settings you've set for specific websites now sync across devices
• Strong password editing lets you adjust strong passwords to meet website-specific requirements
• Some features may not be available for all regions, or on all Apple devices.

Apple released a lot more than Safari 16 today

In addition to releasing Safari 16, Apple also rolled out the public versions of iOS 16 , watchOS 9 , and tvOS 16 today. Those releases add a lot more features to the iPhone, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.

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WebKit Features in Safari 16.6

Jul 24, 2023

by Jen Simmons

Today’s release of Safari is the seventh since last fall. It focuses on key bug fixes and feature polish.

• Fixed using currentcolor with color-mix() .
• Fixed content at block-start edge to have their trimmed margins reflected in the computed style.
• Fixed trimmed block-end margins for block containers to be reflected in the computed style in a horizontal writing mode.
• Fixed compression streams to handle large outputs during the flush stage.
• Fixed trimming nested self-collapsing children at block-end .
• Fixed the CSS hypot() function sometimes returning the result squared.
• Fixed container query length units to use the content box instead of the border box.
• Fixed serializing properties directly in the parent group rule only for the first nested style rule.
• Fixed the value not updating on <meter> and <progress> elements.
• Fixed putImageData to draw on the correct canvas.

We love hearing from you. Send a tweet to @webkit to share your thoughts on Safari 16.6. Find us on Mastodon at @[email protected] and @[email protected] . If you run into any issues, we welcome your feedback on Safari UI, or your WebKit bug report about web technologies or Web Inspector. Filing issues really does make a difference.

Download the latest Safari Technology Preview to stay at the forefront of the web platform and to use the latest Web Inspector features. You can also read the Safari 16.6 release notes .

Updating to Safari 16.6

Safari 16.6 is available for macOS Ventura , macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, iPadOS 16 , and iOS 16 . You can update to Safari 16.6 on macOS Monterey or macOS Big Sur by going to System Preferences → Software Update → More info, and choosing to update Safari. To update macOS Ventura, iOS or iPadOS, go to Settings → General → Software Update.

Apple releases Safari 16 with Tab Group customizations and new security updates

Today, Apple released Safari 16 for macOS users. The new update brings new features as well as security updates.

Today has been a big day for Apple. Not only did it release iOS 16 , but it also delivered a new update for macOS Monterey . In addition to those updates, the firm also pushed out a new version of its browser, debuting Safari 16 to the public.

So what does the new Safari bring? Safari 16 offers improved performance over its predecessor and also better security. Perhaps the biggest update to Safari is the new customization options for Tab Group start pages. Just like it sounds, Tab Groups are browser tabs that have been organized into one group. This allows users to organize different web pages of their choosing, like having a Tab Group for work, school, or even personal websites. By having tabs grouped together, it makes it easier to access different tabs without having to keep them all open in Safari. Now, going forward, Safari 16 users will have the option of adding different backgrounds for each Tab Group start page, making it easier to distinguish and identify each one. Furthermore, users will also be able to pin frequently visited websites in a Tab Group.

Those that use Safari across devices like iPads and iPhones will now be able to sync settings from different websites to all connected devices. Additionally, in order to increase security, Apple will now allow users to edit their strong passwords that are stored in order to meet website requirements. While the update is rolling out now, Apple does have a disclaimer stating that features might not be available for all regions. Along with everything new, the firm has also updated the browser with new security fixes. Apple has patched an issue that potentially allowed websites to track users through Safari web extensions. It also fixed three WebKit vulnerabilities that you can read about in full detail from the Apple website .

If you are interested in this new update, you can head to the Apple logo on your supported Mac computer and then head to System Preferences. In the System Preferences menu, head to the Software Update section, where you should see the option to download the new Safari 16 update. If that's available, simply click Install Now, and the download will begin, and the update will be installed.

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Apple releases Safari 16 for macOS Monterey and Big Sur

The Safari 16 update is now available for macOS Monterey and Big Sur users. Let's take a look at the new version of the web browser.

What's new in Apple Safari 16 for macOS

I mentioned a few features that were introduced in Safari 16, when the first Technology Preview of the browser was released. Apple states that it has improved the performance of the browser, this includes tweaks to various animations, accessibility options, security, etc in WebKit . It also adds support for Web Inspector extensions.

Tab Groups Start Pages

Safari 16 lets you add Tab Group Start Pages, aka new tab pages, per group. To add shortcuts, click the new tab button. Drag and drop some websites from your bookmarks to the Tab Group Favorites section. This serves as your Tab Group's Start Page.

You can hide the shortcuts by clicking the button in the bottom right corner and disabling the option that says "Tab Group Favorites". There is another way to access your frequently visited websites. Right-click on a tab in a Tab Group, and pin it to prevent it from being closed.

Safari 16 supports 2 view modes for Tab Groups: a list view, and an overview. To view a list of your tabs, right-click on the Tab Group's name in the sidebar, and select "Show Tabs in Sidebar".

The list can be collapsed in similar fashion by clicking "Hide Tabs in Sidebar".

The Show Tab Overview option in the sidebar's context menu switches to a thumbnail view. You can also toggle this mode by clicking the dual pane button in the top right corner of Safari's window.

You can customize the appearance of the current Tab Group from the bottom-right menu in the Start Page. Select the background image option, and pick an image that you would like to use as the wallpaper. You may set a different background images for each Tab Group.

As for UI Changes, some shortcuts in the sidebar have been moved to the bottom, this includes Bookmarks, Reading List, Shared with You, and iCloud Tabs. The Safari 16 update fixes 4 security issues in the browser, you can read about them on Apple's support portal .

Settings sync across devices

Safari 16 will sync the settings that you have set for websites across your other devices. e.g. if you blocked notifications, location access, etc. So you don't have to choose the options every time you access the website on one of your Apple devices.

Password Editing

The password manager in Safari 16 now supports the editing of strong passwords in order to comply with a website's requirements. When you sign up for an account on a website and click the Passwords button, Safari will generate a password for you.

Click the words "Strong Password" to bring up the Passwords panel into view. Select the "Other Options" button, and click the "Edit Strong Password" option to customize the password.

AVIF format

Safari 16 on iOS introduces support for the AVIF format for still images. It is an alternative to PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP and supports lossless and lossy compression, multiple color spaces, etc. AVIF support and Passkeys are not yet available in Safari 16 for Mac and iPad, Apple says that it will add these features to the browser when macOS Ventura and iPadOS are released in October.

Open the Apple menu on your Mac, and head to About this Mac > and check for Software Update to install Safari 16 on your machine. The latest version is available alongside the macOS 12.6 update that was released yesterday.

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I wonder why Microsoft is unable to release the same quality software as Apple does. Thanks @Ashwin for the article! :]

“I wonder why Microsoft is unable to release the same quality software as Apple does.”?

How many hardware configurations does Apple officially support? How many hardware configurations does Microsoft officially support? Which company designs, makes, sells etc… the hardware that Apple supports?

Fu<king stupid question.

“How many hardware configurations does Apple officially support? How many hardware configurations does Microsoft officially support?”

Irrelevant. The UI/UX team and the kernel/hardware team have nothing in common.

You have to be so nasty? State your points but leave the insults out.

AVIF is nice (and better than WebP!) but the real game changer will be JPEG XL.

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Safari 16.6.1

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Safari 16.6.1 is for “macOS Big Sur and Monterey.” On my Mac running macOS Ventura 13.6 (22G120), Safari is still 16.6 (18615.3.12.11.2)

I’m guessing that the main Ventura update made the appropriate changes for WebKit. I’ll be curious to see if the next security update that involves WebKit comes with a Safari update for Monterey and Ventura, or just Monterey.

It is a little strange to have 3 currently supported macOS versions and the older 2 have the newest version number of Safari.

Safari has been on my personal “ban” list for a some time due to WebKit being so integrated in macOS. It seems dangerously similar to how Internet Explorer was integrated with Windows back in the day. I know they are different animals using different technology, but how many security issues in recent years have been related to WebKit and/or affect not just Safari but multiple apps or parts of macOS?

Although it seemed egregious for Microsoft to tightly integrate a web browser into Windows back in 2000/2001 (when browsers were ‘just another app’), it now seems inconceivable that an operating system would ship without a web rendering engine being a fundamental framework tightly integrated with the OS. Imagine if every app had to build its own parser or browser engine to display web or HTML content? (And when apps do that – cough, cough, Electron – people rightly complain about how resource intensive and non-native they are.)

In the same way that we expect an OS to provide APIs to allow displaying graphics and video and audio (without building your own decoder or finding a third-party library), a modern OS needs APIs to display web content (both locally or from the network). And this is not something that can be swapped in and out at will, just like you couldn’t swap out QuickDraw in classic Mac OS and can’t swap out Quartz in modern MacOS. So I don’t see how Apple could have a viable modern OS without WebKit (or equivalent) being deeply integrated.

(And security issues in system frameworks is nothing new. A number of iOS vulnerabilities have been related to graphics file decoding.)

I hear you and don’t disagree technically… It just makes me very uneasy because we are all totally dependent on one secrecy and PR obsessed company (that makes the hardware, OS, software and much of the cloud services) to protect us from abuses of that integration.

The subject of Electron is timely, as the current WebP (libwebp) debacle is ongoing and I keep waiting for the next shoe to drop. I saw some interesting discussions about Electron possibly needing to be totally UN-installed and RE-installed to be fully patched due to some issue with the updater.

Many apps are dependent on Electron… and it is but one example in the WebP case.

Just a reminder that the issue with Microsoft bundling IE in Windows wasn’t that this was necessarily egregious, but that Microsoft was under a consent decree that was supposed to prevent them from including technology for free within their OSes that they once charged for after settling an earlier lawsuit with the FTC. The DOJ argued (successfully) that bundling IE after initially charging for it when Windows 95 was released violated that consent decree.

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According to Apple's release notes for the update, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 includes unspecified bug fixes and security improvements.

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Word to the wise, if you enable beta updates to install this make sure you pick iOS 16 beta and not 17. Or you'll be thrust headfirst into chaos and insanity. :)

That's cool. How did you do that? ?

They are probably gonna release this a couple weeks before iOS 17 as the final send off.

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Safari will not open after updating to Monterey 12.7

I just updated my macOS to Monterey 12.7 today and after updating the system when I try to open safari it gives me the message "You can't open the application Safari because this application is not supported on this Mac".

Is there a way to fix this and get Safari working again?

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Posted on Sep 23, 2023 9:24 AM

Yikes and to be honest I am somewhat stumped why this could happen.

If you are up to this and it is optional.

1 - Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts. The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.

2 - Safe Mode will also eliminate Third Party Software, extensions and drivers from loading. It will only load the Minimum amount of Core Apple Processes to allow the the computer to function at a reduced Level of Performance 

3 - Does the issue present in this mode ?

Should the issue still present, it maybe time to Open a Service Ticket with Apple Support

Get Support Choose a product and we’ll find you the best solution. Start now and open an Apple Support Ticket as they are Apple Employees to deal will these types of issues . 

The above is well worth your time to Make Apple at least aware of this issue and perhaps bump it up the " Food Chain " to the Apple Software Engineers

Time permitting, I am personally interested in what may come of this encounter with Apple

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Sep 23, 2023 9:24 AM in response to sirlancelotdulac

Sep 22, 2023 1:58 PM in response to sirlancelotdulac

Check for additional updates via the Software Update Applet

There was a Separate Standalone update for Safari bringing it to version 16.6.1

About the security content of Safari 16.6.1 - Apple Support (CA)

Sep 23, 2023 7:43 AM in response to sirlancelotdulac

Thank you for indulging my request and supply the above screen shots.

Perhaps instead Launching Safari from the Dock icon, they from the Applications Folder.

It is possible the Dock Alias for Safari is damaged

Should the Application Launch for Safari work 🤞 remove the present Dock icon.

With Safari 16.6.1 Open and appearing in the Dock, Right Click or Control click the Safari icon and choose Options >> Keep in Dock

Only as an illustration in below

This would be if I wanted Carbon Copy Cloner kept in the dock

Sep 22, 2023 8:35 PM in response to PRP_53

Thanks for the response. I appears my safari was updated today as well, I assume when I did the Monterey update. I checked the version.plist file in Safari package contents and it indicates that it is version 16.6.1. Despite this when I try to open Safari it still gives the "you can't open the application..." error.

Sep 23, 2023 1:22 AM in response to sirlancelotdulac

sirlancelotdulac wrote:

Have see some strange things. like a computer that clearly does not Qualify for an Upgrade to a newer version of macOS but still offered from the Software Update Applet.

But this one is a first time for me.

Perhaps if you are willing to Screen Shot from About this Mac without Serial Number and a Screen Shot of the actual Error Message when launching Safari ?

Oct 4, 2023 3:57 AM in response to PRP_53

Since you're interested I thought I would update you. I was planning on contacting Apple support on the issue when I had time but they put out an update to Safari 17 before I could. Updating to Safari 17 fixed the issue.

Oct 9, 2023 2:33 PM in response to sirlancelotdulac

I am stuck. I, too, have updated to os 12.7 Attempting to launch Safari on my Mac Mini (2014), I get one bounce of the Safari icon, then nothing. Tried to launch from the Launchpad. Same result. Tried safe mode. Same result. Several shutdown and restarts do not resolve the issue.

Oct 22, 2023 6:41 PM in response to sirlancelotdulac

I am having the same problem with the same system specs after updating Safari. I think it has something to do with the new browser features in the latest update. Are you able to get to system preferences? I am able to launch preferences but certain panes will not work. I also get an error message on the "Safari Widget" but the only way Apple says you can uninstall this new feature is by launching Safari. Well, if you can launch Safari, how to disable widgets?

Nov 8, 2023 8:56 AM in response to BallybailShannon

I am having the same problem with the same message regarding SafariWidgetExtension after updating to Monterey 12.7.1. Probably didn't update to 12.7 but still I am experiencing the same. I've tried everything except reinstalling the OS!

Sep 23, 2023 7:30 AM in response to PRP_53

See the screenshot below.

Sep 23, 2023 9:01 AM in response to PRP_53

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately I get the same error when I try to launch it from the applications folder.

Oct 4, 2023 4:01 AM in response to sirlancelotdulac

Good work 👍 and even better - solved the issue

Thank you for the update also

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New options to control when the display turns off (iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max)

Favorites expanded to include songs, albums, and playlists, and you can filter to display your favorites in the library

New cover art collection offers designs that change colors to reflect the music in your playlist

Song suggestions appear at the bottom of every playlist, making it easy to add music that matches the vibe of your playlist

Option to choose a specific album to use with Photo Shuffle on the Lock Screen

Home key support for Matter locks

Improved reliability of Screen Time settings syncing across devices

Fixes an issue that may cause the Significant Location privacy setting to reset when transferring an Apple Watch or pairing it for the first time

Resolves an issue where the names of incoming callers may not appear when you are on another call

Addresses an issue where custom and purchased ringtones may not appear as options for your text tone

Fixes an issue that may cause the keyboard to be less responsive

Fixes an issue that may cause display image persistence

https://support.apple.com/HT201222

This update provides important bug fixes, security updates, and addresses an issue that may cause iPhone to run warmer than expected.

This update provides important bug fixes, security updates, and fixes an issue that may prevent transferring data directly from another iPhone during setup.

Contact Posters let you customize how you appear on other people’s devices when you call them with a customized poster

Live Voicemail displays a live transcription as someone leaves a message and allows you to pick up the call

Stickers iMessage app brings all your stickers into one place including Live Stickers, Memoji, Animoji, emoji stickers, and your third party sticker packs

Live Stickers can be created by lifting the subject from photos or videos and stylizing them with effects like Shiny, Puffy, Comic, and Outline

Check In automatically notifies a family member or friend when you arrive at a destination safely and can share helpful information with them in case of a delay

Audio message transcription is available for audio messages you receive so you can read them in the moment and listen later

Search improvements help you find messages faster by allowing you to combine search filters such as people, keywords, and content types like photos or links to find exactly what you are looking for

Swipe to reply to a message inline by swiping to the right on any bubble

One-time verification code cleanup automatically deletes verification codes from the Messages app after using them with AutoFill in other apps

Leave a video or audio message to capture exactly what you want to say when someone does not pick up your FaceTime call

Enjoy FaceTime calls on Apple TV by using your iPhone as a camera (Apple TV 4K 2nd generation and later)

Reactions layer 3D effects like hearts, balloons, confetti, and more around you in video calls and can be triggered with gestures

Video effects allow you to adjust the intensity of Studio Lighting and Portrait mode

Full-screen experience with glanceable information like clocks, photos, and widgets designed to view from a distance when iPhone is on its side and charging in places such as your nightstand, kitchen counter, or desk

Clocks are available in a variety of styles including Digital, Analog, Solar, Float, and World Clock, with elements you can personalize like the accent color

Photos automatically shuffle through your best shots or showcase a specific album you choose

Widgets give you access to information at a distance and appear in Smart Stacks that deliver the right information at the right time

Night Mode lets clocks, photos, and widgets take on a red tone in low light

Preferred view per MagSafe charger remembers your preference for each place you charge with MagSafe, whether that’s a clock, photos, or widgets

Interactive widgets let you take actions, like mark a reminder as complete, directly from the widget by tapping it on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, or in StandBy

iPhone widgets on Mac enable you to add widgets from your iPhone to your Mac desktop

NameDrop lets you exchange contact information with someone new by bringing your iPhones close together

New way to initiate AirDrop allows you to share content or start a SharePlay session over AirDrop by bringing your iPhones close together

Improved autocorrect accuracy makes typing even easier by leveraging a powerful transformer-based language model (iPhone 12 and later)

Easier autocorrect editing temporarily underlines corrected words and lets you revert back to what you originally typed with just a tap

Enhanced sentence corrections can correct more types of grammatical mistakes when you finish sentences (iPhone 12 and later)

Inline predictive text shows single and multi-word predictions as you type that can be added by tapping space bar (iPhone 12 and later)

Safari and Passwords

Profiles keep your browsing separate for topics like work and personal, separating your history, cookies, extensions, Tab Groups, and favorites

Private Browsing enhancements include locking your private browsing windows when you’re not using them, blocking known trackers from loading, and removing identifying tracking from URLs

Password and passkey sharing lets you create a group of passwords to share with trusted contacts that stays up to date as members of the group make changes

One-time verification code AutoFill from Mail autofill in Safari so you can log in without leaving the browser

SharePlay makes it easy for everyone to control and play Apple Music in the car

Crossfade smoothly transitions between songs by fading out the currently playing song while fading in the next so the music never stops

Intelligent AirPlay device list makes finding the right AirPlay-compatible TV or speaker even easier by showing your devices in order of relevance, based on your preferences

Suggested AirPlay device connections are proactively shown to you as a notification to make it even more seamless to connect to your preferred AirPlay devices

Automatic AirPlay device connections are made between your iPhone and the most relevant AirPlay-compatible device so all you have to do is tap “Play” to begin enjoying your content

Adaptive Audio delivers a new listening mode that dynamically blends Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency to tailor the noise control experience based on the conditions of your environment (AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with firmware version 6A300 or later)

Personalized Volume adjusts the volume of your media in response to your environment and listening preferences over time (AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with firmware version 6A300 or later)

Conversation Awareness lowers your media volume and enhances the voices of the people in front of the user, all while reducing background noise (AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with firmware version 6A300 or later)

Press to mute and unmute your microphone by pressing the AirPods stem or the Digital Crown on AirPods Max when on a call (AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro (1st and 2nd generation), or AirPods Max with firmware version 6A300 or later)

Offline Maps allow you to select an area you want to access, search, and explore rich information for places to download for use when your iPhone doesn’t have a Wi-Fi or cellular signal

EV routing improvements give you routes based on real-time EV charger availability for supported chargers

Option to say “Siri” in addition to “Hey Siri” for an even more natural way to make requests

Back-to-back requests can be issued without needing to reactivate Siri in between commands (iPhone 11 and later)

Visual Look Up

Expanded domains in Visual Look Up help you discover similar recipes from photos of food, Maps information from photos of storefronts, and the meaning of signs and symbols on things like laundry tags

Multiple or single subjects can be lifted from the background of photos and videos and placed into apps like Messages

Visual Look Up in Video helps you learn about objects that appear in paused video frames

Visual Look Up for subjects in photos enables you to look up information about objects you lift from photos directly from the callout bar

State of Mind reflection allows you to log your momentary emotion and daily mood, choose what factors are having the biggest impact on you, and describe your feelings

Interactive charts give you insights into your state of mind, how it has changed over time, and what factors may have influence such as exercise, sleep, and mindful minutes

Mental health assessments help you understand your current risk for depression and anxiety and if you might benefit from getting support

Screen Distance leverages the TrueDepth camera that powers Face ID to encourage you to increase the distance you view your device to reduce digital eye strain and can help reduce the risk of myopia in children

Sensitive Content Warnings can be enabled to prevent users from unexpectedly being shown images containing nudity in Messages, AirDrop, Contact Posters in the Phone app, and FaceTime messages

Expanded Communication Safety protections for children now detect videos containing nudity in addition to photos that children may receive or attempt to send in Messages, AirDrop, Contact Posters in the Phone app, FaceTime messages, and the system Photo picker

Improved sharing permissions give you even more control over what you share with apps, with an embedded photo picker and an add-only Calendar permission

Link tracking protection removes extra information from links shared in Messages, Mail, and Safari Private Browsing that some websites use in their URLs to track you across other websites, and links still work as expected

Accessibility

Assistive Access distills apps and experiences to their essential features in Phone and FaceTime, Messages, Camera, Photos, and Music, including large text, visual alternatives, and focused choices to lighten cognitive load

Live Speech lets you type what you want to say and have it be spoken out loud in phone calls, FaceTime calls, and for in-person conversations

Personal Voice enables users who are at risk of losing their voice to privately and securely create a voice that sounds like them on iPhone, and use it with Live Speech in phone and FaceTime calls

Point and Speak in Magnifier Detection Mode uses iPhone to read text out loud on physical objects with small text labels, such as keypads on doors and buttons on appliances

This release also includes other features and improvements:

Roadside Assistance via satellite lets you contact AAA to help you with vehicle issues when out of Wi-Fi or cellular range (iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max)

Pets in the People album in Photos surfaces individual pets in the album just like friends or family members

Photos Album widget lets you select a specific album from the Photos app to appear in the widget

Item sharing in Find My allows you to share an AirTag or Find My network accessory with up to five other people

Activity History in Home displays a recent history of events for door locks, garage doors, security systems, and contact sensors

Grid Forecast in Home shows when your electrical grid has cleaner energy sources available (Contiguous US only)

Grocery Lists in Reminders automatically group related items into sections as you add them

Inline PDFs and document scans in Notes are presented full-width, making them easy to view and mark them up

New Memoji stickers in Keyboard include Halo, Smirk, and Peekaboo

App Shortcuts in Spotlight Top Hit offer you app shortcuts to your next action when you search for an app

Redesigned Sharing tab in Fitness provides highlights of your friends’ activity like workout streaks and awards

Email or phone number sign-in lets you sign into your iPhone with any email address or phone number listed in your Apple ID account

New drawing tools in Freeform include a fountain pen, watercolor brush, ruler and more to create expressive boards

Crash Detection optimizations (iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max)

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