
Read: 45+ ways to save battery on iPhone 2. “Allowing more frequent updates lets you see more timely information, but can drain your battery faster,” reads the description unearthed from the iOS 16.2 beta. Just like with widgets, iOS periodically updates these things with fresh data from apps rather than in real time to preserve battery life.Ī new setting in iOS 16.2 lets you enforce more frequent updates for live activities at the expense of battery life. The Live Activities feature puts information from apps like sports scores and delivery times on your lock screen.

More frequent live activity updates Starbucks delivery order updates | Composition: Christian Zibreg / iDB | Screenshot: Apple Therefore, we’ve rounded up the most important new features and quality-of-life improvements arriving in a few weeks with these Apple OS updates. With the first betas of what would become the iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2, macOS Ventura 13.1 and tvOS 16.2 software updates now available for developer testing, we thought it prudent to inform you about upcoming new features coming soon to your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple TV. Tidbits: Sleep widget, lock screen sports scores and more iOS/iPadOS 16.2 and macOS Ventura 13.1 betas Image: Apple
