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Apple today previewed macOS Ventura, its latest operating system for the Mac, and one of the new features is a redesigned and renamed System Settings app that replaces System Preferences on macOS Monterey and previous versions.

The new System Settings app looks more similar to the Settings app on the iPhone and iPad, with settings placed in a sidebar for easy access.

System Preferences had been the app's name for over 20 years, but System Settings is the new name going forward. The redesigned app is limited to macOS Ventura, which will be publicly released in the fall. The first beta of macOS Ventura was seeded to developers today for testing, and Apple said the first public beta will be released in July.

Apple today removed the iPod touch's product page from its website in all remaining countries where the page was still available, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, marking a final farewell to the portable music player.

Apple announced that it was discontinuing the iPod touch back in early May, and the device is now completely unavailable to order from its online store nearly one month later. It may still be possible to find the iPod touch at select Apple Authorized Reseller locations while supplies last, but inventory is likely very limited by this point.

Apple's newly announced iOS 16 software update is not compatible with any iPod touch models, according to Apple's website.

First introduced in October 2001, the iPod was one of Apple's most iconic products, but the device's discontinuation became inevitable over time given the wide array of Apple products that can now play music, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, HomePod mini, and more. The latest seventh-generation iPod touch model was introduced in May 2019.

"The spirit of iPod lives on," Apple's marketing chief Greg Joswiak said last month.

Apple today introduced the 2022 MacBook Air, which features a redesign and an updated chip. The new machine includes a MacBook Pro-like chassis, a larger display, support for more memory, and the M2 chip.

Those features bring an increased price tag, with Apple selling the updated ‌M2‌ ‌MacBook Air‌ at $1199 for the low-end version. Typically new devices bring price cuts for older devices that stay in the lineup, but that's not the case for the ‌MacBook Air‌.

Apple is continuing to sell the prior-generation M1 ‌MacBook Air‌ for $999, which is the same price as before. There have been no price cuts for the ‌M1‌ ‌MacBook Air‌, and the lineup starts at $999.

The ‌M1‌ ‌MacBook Air‌ is Apple's cheapest notebook, and it has not been updated in any way. It continues to feature an 8-core ‌M1‌ CPU and a 7-core GPU, with no 8-core GPU option available anymore.

Apple's new entry-level ‌M2‌ machine that's priced at $1199 features an 8-core CPU, an 8-core GPU, and a 256GB SSD with the upgraded version with an 8-core GPU, 10-core GPU, and 512GB SSD priced at $1499.

Apple is also selling the 13-inch MacBook Pro with an ‌M2‌ chip and that machine is priced starting at $1299, $100 more expensive than the base ‌M2‌ ‌MacBook Air‌.

For iPhone 13, ‌iPhone‌ 13 mini, ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro, and ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro Max users, iOS 16 adds new Camera app functionality. On its iOS 16 website, Apple says that there are two new ‌iPhone‌ 13-exclusive features for Portrait images and Cinematic mode.

When using Portrait mode, iOS 16 lets you blur objects that are in the foreground of a photo for a more realistic depth-of-field effect, rather than just allowing for the adjustment of background blur.

In Cinematic mode, blur quality has also improved. Apple says that when recording videos in Cinematic mode, the depth-of-field effect is now more accurate for profile angles and around the edges of hair and glasses.

These two new camera features are exclusive to Apple's ‌iPhone‌ 13 lineup at the current time, but the ‌iPhone‌ 14 is also likely to support these additions.

Apple on Monday held a keynote event that saw the introduction of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS 13 Ventura, watchOS 9, and the new M2 Apple silicon chip, which is soon-to-be available in the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.

It was a crazy event where Apple introduced feature after feature for almost two hours straight. For those who did not get a chance to see the live stream and don't want to spend the time watching it later, we've condensed everything Apple announced into just 13 minutes, providing a quick overview of everything notable.

In addition to our video, we've also rounded up all of our coverage of Apple's announcements to give you a complete overview of everything new that's worth knowing about, and we'll keep updating it throughout the week.

iOS 16

• Apple Announces iOS 16: First Look at New Features
• iOS 16 Brings New Lock Screen Personalization Features, Including Widgets
• iOS 16 Drops Support for iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, Original iPhone SE and More
• iOS 16 Includes Fitness App As Standard, No Apple Watch Necessary
• Apple Says Public Betas of iOS 16, macOS Ventura, and More Available in July
• iOS 16 Bringing Support for Web Push Notifications Next Year
• Apple Seeds First Betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to Developers
• iOS 16 Will Let You Lock Your Hidden and Recently Deleted Photos Albums
• iOS 16 Brings New Personalized Spatial Audio Feature That Uses TrueDepth Camera
• iOS 16 Lets You Enable Keyboard Haptics for Vibrations as You Type
• iOS 16 Will Require Apps to Ask Users for Permission to Access the Clipboard
• iOS 16 Lets Siri Hang Up Calls, Add Emojis to Texts and More
• iOS 16 Introduces Safety Check to Help Users in Abusive Relationships
• iOS 16 Makes It Easier to Share Photos With Family Using New Shared iCloud Library
• iOS 16 Adds Support for Landscape Face ID
• Apple Maps Gaining Support for Multi-Stop Routing in iOS 16 and Expanding New Maps to 11 More Countries
• Security Fixes Won't Require Full iOS Update in iOS 16, Will Be Installed Automatically
• iOS 16 Lets You Use Third-Party Two-Factor Authentication Apps With Built-In Passwords Feature
• iOS 16 Finally Lets You See Your WiFi Network Password
• iOS 16 Brings New iPhone 13 Camera Features for Portraits and Cinematic Mode
• iOS 16 Makes it Easier to Delete Duplicate Photos Clogging Up Your Library
• iOS 16 Makes It Easier to Manage AirPods Settings
• You Can Edit or Unsend an iMessage Up to 15 Minutes After Sending in iOS 16
• Hands-On With the New iOS 16 Lock Screen
• iOS 16 Makes it Easier to Track Packages With Built-In Order and Parcel Tracking
• iOS 16 Brings Back Full-Screen Music Player to the Lock Screen
• iOS 16 Will Let Developers Create Live Lock Screen Notifications
• iOS 16 Lets You Isolate, Copy and Share Subjects in Photos
• iOS 16 Includes Revamped Dictation System With Cleaner Interface, Smarter Punctuation and Emojis
• iOS 16 Tidbits: Built-In Currency Converter, Undo for Photo Edits, and More
• iOS 16 Brings New Features for Memoji
• Video: Here’s a Look at All the New iOS 16 Features
• Apple Music on iOS 16 Introduces Playlist Sorting and Ability to Add Favorite Artists
• You Can Unsend an Email 10 Seconds After It’s Sent in iOS 16 Mail App
• iOS 16 Lets You Easily Fix Duplicate Contacts
• iPhone Driver's Licenses Will Be Accepted in Apps on iOS 16
• You Can Get Translations Directly From the Camera App in iOS 16
• Books App Gets Redesign in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16
• iOS 16 Includes Copy and Paste Feature for Photo Edits
• You Can Use the iOS 16 Fitness App for Activity Tracking Without an Apple Watch
• More iOS 16 Tidbits: New FaceTime Video Call UI, Redesigned Video Player, and More
• iOS 16 Lets You Transfer an eSIM Between iPhones via Bluetooth
• Even More iOS 16 Tidbits: Battery Charging Notifications, New AirPods Symbols, Refreshed iCloud Settings, and More
• iOS 16 Weather App Gets Significant Overhaul With Deeper Dark Sky Integration
• Here Are All the Widgets You Can Add to Your iPhone's Lock Screen in iOS 16
• iOS 16 Apps Using Apple's Video Player Can Now Offer Playback Speed Menu

iPadOS 16

• Apple Announces iPadOS 16, Featuring New Lock Screen, Enhanced Multitasking, Weather App, and More
• Apple Previews New 'Freeform' App to Work Collaboratively
• Apple Debuts App Windows, Full External Display Support, and More for M1 iPads
• iPad Finally Gains Weather App With iPadOS 16
• iOS 16 Lock Screen Customizations Not Coming to iPadOS 16
• Apple Improves Focus Modes With Filters, Linked Lock Screens, and Set Up Enhancements
• iOS 16 Introduces Entirely Overhauled Home App to Focus More on Reliability and Ease of Use
• iPadOS 16’s Best Feature is Limited to M1 iPads
• iPadOS 16 Adds Handwriting Straightening Feature to Make Your Writing Neater
• iPadOS 16 Lets Apps Use Storage as Virtual RAM on M1 iPads
• iPadOS 16 Tidbits: Drastically Improved Files App, System-Wide Undo/Redo, and More
• Video: Check Out the 5 Best iPadOS 16 Features

macOS Ventura

• Apple Introduces macOS Ventura: First Look at New Features
• Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS 13 Ventura to Developers
• macOS Ventura Drops Support for Older Macs, Works With 2017 and Later Machines
• Clock and Weather Come to the Mac With macOS Ventura
• macOS 13 Ventura Lets You Use Your iPhone's Camera as a Webcam
• macOS Ventura Features Redesigned 'System Settings' App
• USB-C Accessories Need User Permission to Communicate With Apple Silicon Macs Running macOS Ventura
• macOS Ventura Introduces Support for Popular Racing Wheels and Pedals on Mac
• macOS Ventura Tidbits: ‘About This Mac’ Redesigned, New Game Controller Menu, Background Sounds, and More
• macOS Ventura and iOS 16 Let You Edit Suggested Passwords for Site-Specific Requirements
• More macOS Ventura Tidbits: Spotlight Improvements, Continuity Camera in QuickTime, New Share Sheet, and More
• Here Are All the macOS Ventura Features Your Intel Mac Won't Support

watchOS 9

• Apple Announces watchOS 9 With Updated Watch Faces, Enhanced Fitness and Sleep Tracking Features, More
• watchOS 9 Drops Support for Apple Watch Series 3
• Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 9 to Developers
• Here Are the New Watch Faces in watchOS 9
• iOS 16 and watchOS 9 Add Support for Tracking Medications
• watchOS 9 Expands QuickType Keyboard Feature to Apple Watch Series 7
• watchOS 9 Expands VoIP Calling on Apple Watch Beyond FaceTime Audio

M2 Chip and MacBook Announcements

• Apple Announces M2 Chip With Support for Up to 24GB Memory
• Apple Announces Redesigned MacBook Air With M2 Chip, Notch, MagSafe, New Colors, and More
• Apple Announces Updated 13-inch MacBook Pro With New M2 Chip
• Apple Store Back Up With Previews of New M2 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, Preorders Next Month
• M2 MacBooks Still Officially Support Only a Single External Display
• Redesigned MacBook Air With New Starlight and Midnight Colors Revealed in First Hands-On Photos
• M1 MacBook Air Gets No Price Drop, 8-Core GPU No Longer an Option

Other Stories

• WWDC 2022 Apple Event Live Keynote Coverage: iOS 16, macOS 13, MacBook Air, and More
• Apple Announces Multi-Display CarPlay With Integrated Speedometer, Climate Controls, and More
• Apple Seeds First Beta of tvOS 16 to Developers
• Apple Releasing 35W Power Adapter With Dual USB-C Ports in Standard and Compact Sizes
• Apple Lists MagSafe Cable in Four Colors for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro for $49
• Apple Plans to Let Public Beta Testers Download HomePod Software for the First Time
• Apple Launching Tap to Pay on iPhone This Month
• Apple Pay Later Will Let You Pay for Purchases Through an Installment Plan With No Interest or Fees
• Xcode Cloud Now Available to All Apple Developers
• Safari Gaining Extension Syncing Across Devices, Web Image Translation Support, and More Later This Fall
• What's New in tvOS 16 for Apple TV: Features and Enhancements
• Handoff Lets You Swap FaceTime Calls Between Devices in iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura
• Apple Pay to Support Bundled Purchases, Receives Redesign on macOS Ventura/a>
  

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• Gaming With Friends Will Be Easier in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura With Game Center SharePlay Integration/a>
• WWDC 2022 Rumor Report Card: MacBook Air With White Bezels, iOS 16 Lock Screen Changes, and More

Rewatch the Keynote

For those who do want to watch the full keynote, a replay is available in the Apple TV app, on Apple's Events website, and on YouTube.

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Make sure to stay tuned to MacRumors this week because we're going to be sharing in-depth videos and articles highlighting all of the new features in the software updates that Apple introduced today.

We'll also be publishing roundups, guides, and how tos on everything that you need to know about the new software, and we'll have coverage of each new feature as we delve further into the updates.

iOS 16 adds a long-awaited feature set allowing you to edit and unsend iMessages that you've sent to someone, but as it turns out, there is a time limitation.

You can edit or unsend an iMessage up to 15 minutes after it's been sent, but after that, it is uneditable and can no longer be unsent.

Unsending an iMessage or editing an iMessage requires both Messages users to be running iOS 16. If you try unsending an iMessage to someone running iOS 15 or earlier, it does not work, nor does the editing feature.

Apple warns that people running earlier versions of iOS are able to see messages that have been unsent, even if it is no longer visible on your end.

You can edit or undo an iMessage by long pressing on it in an iMessage conversation and tapping on either "Edit" or "Undo Send." Note that these features are limited to blue bubble iMessages and do not work with green SMS messages.

There's also a new option to recover recently deleted messages, and deleted messages can be recovered for up to 30 days after deleting them. Deleted messages are located in the Recently Deleted section under the Filters list. Recently deleted works for both iMessage and SMS messages.

In addition to these two features, there is a "Mark as Unread" option for when you want to respond to a message at a later time but don't want to forget, and all of your unread messages can be seen in the new "Unread Messages" folder under Filters.

iOS 16 is designed to make it simpler to manage your connected AirPods and Beats headphones by adding a new section to the Settings app when the accessories are connected.

In iOS 15, accessing AirPods settings requires opening up the Bluetooth interface and tapping on the "i" next to the AirPods listing, and it's a menu that's hidden and harder to find for those who are not particularly familiar with the iPhone.

With iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, if you pair a set of AirPods to your iOS device, you can see a new AirPods setting app directly below your name, making it much easier to get to the various options for adjustment.

You can still access the same settings in the Bluetooth menu and see AirPods information under General > About.

The AirPods settings have changed, and on supported models, there are direct options to set up Personalized Spatial Audio and view the AirPods in Find My.

If you use your iPhone to take and save a lot of pictures, more likely than not you have a few duplicate photos unnecessarily clogging up your photo library. Thankfully, with iOS 16, Apple is making it significantly easier to delete any duplicates taking up useless space on your device.

Apple is calling the new feature "Duplicate detection" and it works as expected. Using on-device machine learning on iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, your device will now easily detect and aggregate all duplicate photos in your library under the Utilities section in Photos.

From there, you'll easily be able to delete them, freeing up space on your device and decluttering your photo library. Since the feature requires your device to scan and sort out your entire library, it may take some time before your device starts offering up duplicates to delete.

iOS 16 is currently only available to developers with a public beta planned for July. iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and watchOS 9 will all be made publicly available this fall.

Immediately after the WWDC 2022 keynote, Apple invited the media to a hands-on demo area for the new MacBook Air, which features an overhauled design with a slightly larger display, a notch, flatter edges, and new Starlight and Midnight color options.

CNET photographer James Martin shared photos of the new MacBook Air in Midnight on Twitter. Depending on the lighting, the color looks like a mix of navy blue and space gray. While some rumors suggested the new MacBook Air would feature a white keyboard, the keys are in fact black, and the Midnight-colored chassis is visible between the keys. The keyboard retains full-size function keys and a Touch ID button for authentication.

Tech journalist Nobi Hayashi tweeted photos of the Silver and Starlight color options, with the latter appearing to be a champagne-like gold.

The new MacBook Air features Apple's all-new M2 chip with an 8-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU, a brighter 13.6-inch display with a notch, MagSafe charging, a 1080p camera, a fanless design, two Thunderbolt 3 ports on the left side, a headphone jack with support for high-impedance headphones, four speakers, three microphones, and more. The notebook can be configured with up to a 2TB SSD and up to 24GB of unified memory.

The new MacBook Air will be available next month, but no specific date has been provided by Apple. Pricing will start at $1,199 in the United States, and the previous-generation MacBook Air with the M1 chip will remain available for $999.

The iOS 16 update includes a range of quality of life improvements that make using an iPhone a more enjoyable experience, and one of those tiny improvements is access to the password for the WiFi network that you're currently connected to.

If you're at a friend or family member's house and don't know the password to the WiFi network offhand even though you've connected to it previously, there is no way to view it in iOS 15. That's changing in iOS 16.

When you open up the WiFi section of the Settings app and then tap on the network you are connected to, there's a new "Password" option. Tapping it shows you the password of that WiFi network, following authentication with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode.

This is a handy feature if you need to share a password with someone else or if you want to connect on another non-Apple device where sharing is not automatically available.

With iOS 16, Apple is giving users the option to use a third-party authentication app with the built-in Passwords feature in the Settings app.

This allows those who prefer authentication apps like Google Authenticator or Authy to set that as the default, getting codes from those apps when using the two-factor authentication option with Passwords.

The third-party authenticator app options are available as an alternative to the built-in iCloud Passwords & Keychain feature and can be used as the default when setting up verification codes.

With iOS 16, Apple is giving users unprecedented levels of customization for the Lock Screen, letting them change the font and colors, add widgets, and so much more. None of those customization features, however, are coming to iPadOS 16.

While in most releases, iOS and iPadOS share many of the same features, this year there seems to be a larger separation between the two platforms. On iPadOS 16, at least in its initial first beta, users can not customize their lock screen with custom widgets, colors, and themes. Instead, Apple has just changed the default font for the clock.

Despite iPadOS 16 missing out on the lock screen customization features, it remains a significant release. Most notably, Apple has brought window support for M1-based iPads with a new feature called "Stage Manager." iPadOS 16 also beings desktop-class app features to the iPad such as new context menus, undo and redo in more apps, and more.

iPadOS 16 and iOS 16, alongside watchOS 9 and macOS Ventura, are available to developers for beta testing, with public betas planned for each in July.

Apple in iOS 16 is introducing a new Rapid Security Response feature that's designed to make it easier and quicker for the company to deploy security improvements.

Security updates will be able to be automatically applied between standard software updates, so implementing security fixes will not require a full new version of iOS.

It's also going to let Apple automatically install security updates on many devices without people even having to think about it. There is a new "Install System and Data Files" option in Settings > General > Software Update that lets users toggle on automatic security updates independent of iOS updates.

For those who prefer not to have security updates, such as jailbreakers, the toggle does make it possible to avoid all security updates when it is disabled. It's worth noting that the "Install System and Data Files" option is enabled by default when installing iOS 16, so you'll need to manually turn it off if you are not interested in using the feature.

Apple Maps is gaining support for multi-stop routing later this fall with iOS 16, while the updated ‌Apple Maps‌ experience will be expanding to 11 more countries.

Later this fall, users will have the ability to plan trips with up to 15 stops and sync the trip between their iPhone and Mac. In addition, ‌Apple Maps‌ will soon be able to provide transit updates to users, including how much their journey will cost, the ability to add transit cards to Wallet, check low balances, and replenish transit cards.

The new ‌Apple Maps‌ is also expanding to 11 countries, including the following:

• Belgium
• France
• Israel
• Liechtenstein
• Luxembourg
• Monaco
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Palestinian Territories
• Saudi Arabia
• Switzerland

On supported iPhone models running iOS 16, Face ID is able to work in landscape mode, making it easier to unlock the ‌iPhone‌ when it's not held in the standard Portrait orientation.

There isn't a lot about the feature on Apple's website at the current time, but it sounds like it will offer a much improved unlocking experience. Apple does not specify which iPhones are considered "supported ‌iPhone‌ models," but it appears to be limited to the ‌iPhone‌ 13 as we were not able to get it to work on an ‌iPhone‌ 12 device.

Apple in iOS 16 has introduced a new iCloud Shared Photo Library, which is designed to make it much easier for you to share your photos with close family members.

An ‌iCloud‌ Shared Photo Library can be shared with up to five other people, and each contributor has equal access to add, edit, favorite, caption, and delete shared photos.

To prevent accidentally shared photos, there are smart setup rules that can be implemented. You can opt to share all past photos or just photos from a specific start date. You can also choose to share photos that have only specific people, such as your family members.

Photos can be added to the Shared Library automatically, but there are also options to share based on Bluetooth proximity. Sharing suggestions will continue to pop up in For You as well.

There's a new toggle in the Camera app that lets all the photos you take upload to the Shared Library automatically, so if you're out on vacation with your family, everyone can see vacation photos as soon as they're snapped.

Shared photos will show up in Memories, Featured ‌Photos‌, and the ‌Photos‌ widget, similar to standard ‌iCloud‌ Library images.

The ‌iCloud‌ Shared Photo Library does not appear to be implemented in the first beta, so support will likely be added in a future beta.

Apple today unveiled new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro models powered by its new M2 chip, and tech specs on Apple's website confirm that both notebooks officially support only a single external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz.

The previous-generation MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro models with the M1 chip also supported only a single external display, according to Apple, but it was discovered that multiple displays can be connected to these notebooks with the use of DisplayLink adapters, and this will likely remain a workaround for the new M2 Macs.

The higher-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models support up to two external displays with the M1 Pro chip, and up to four with the M1 Max chip.

As part of iOS 16, Apple is introducing Safety Check, a new feature meant to help individuals in an abusive relationship quickly and safely end sharing their passwords, location, and more with their partner.

As Apple describes Safety Check:

A new privacy tool called Safety Check can be helpful to users whose personal safety is at risk from domestic or intimate partner violence by quickly removing all access they've granted to others. It includes an emergency reset that helps users easily sign out of iCloud on all their other devices, reset privacy permissions, and limit messaging to just the device in their hand. It also helps users understand and manage which people and apps they've given access to.

Safety Check will be available to users as part of all of Apple's new software updates later this fall. Apple today announced iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and watchOS 9.