Apple unveils new versions of iOS, iPadOS, watchOS

macOS wasn't the only platform in Apple's spotlight today, of course. First, iOS 16 comes with an entirely new lock screen, moving notifications from the top to the bottom of the screen, and adding tons of customisability.

Craig Federighi says that iOS 16 includes the biggest update ever to the lock screen, completely reimagining how it looks and how it works for you." You can add widgets to the lock screen, adjust the depth of field with your background image, and much more.

The iMessage application, a messaging service popular in the United States, has also received many new features, many of which were long-awaited by its users.

Most notably, iOS 16 introduces the ability to edit or unsend recently sent iMessages, as well as mark iMessage conversations as unread after opening them. These features will bring iMessage more in line with third-party messaging services like WhatsApp and Telegram.

A very important and welcome new feature is Safety Check, which is designed specifically for people in abuse relationships. It's of course sad that features like this are needed, but I'm glad this may make the process of escaping an abusive relationship just a little bit easier for victims.

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.

Apple also unveiled new versions of iPadOS and watchOS, with the iPad getting access to the same Stage Manager feature as macOS for easier multitasking.