hi everyone Aaron here for zollotech and today  apple released ios 16rc or release candidate this  
hi everyone Aaron here for zollotech and today  apple released ios 16rc or release candidate this  

is the final version that's released to developers  and public beta testers before it's released to  
is the final version that's released to developers  and public beta testers before it's released to  

the public and apple has officially announced  when it's releasing to the public and that's on  
the public and apple has officially announced  when it's releasing to the public and that's on  

september 12th so everyone that's has a supported  device so an iphone 8 8 plus and newer will be  
september 12th so everyone that's has a supported  device so an iphone 8 8 plus and newer will be  

able to install it on their device now this came  in at a very large 5.12 gigabytes on my 13 pro max  
able to install it on their device now this came  in at a very large 5.12 gigabytes on my 13 pro max  

and was about 4 to 5 gigabytes on all the devices  here now if you're a public beta tester or a  
and was about 4 to 5 gigabytes on all the devices  here now if you're a public beta tester or a  

developer i would probably wait to make sure that  apple doesn't release maybe a release candidate  
developer i would probably wait to make sure that  apple doesn't release maybe a release candidate  

too if they find additional bugs just wait until  the final day on the 12th to uninstall that public  
too if they find additional bugs just wait until  the final day on the 12th to uninstall that public  

beta profile or developer profile otherwise you're  on the final version unless there's a last minute  
beta profile or developer profile otherwise you're  on the final version unless there's a last minute  

tweak that they need to do which they have done in  the past but they didn't do in the past few years  
tweak that they need to do which they have done in  the past but they didn't do in the past few years  

here and there it just depends on the version now  let's go ahead and take a look at the build number  
here and there it just depends on the version now  let's go ahead and take a look at the build number  

and talk about what's new now along with this  apple also released watch os 9 rc along with tv os  
and talk about what's new now along with this  apple also released watch os 9 rc along with tv os  

16 rc and homepod os 16 rc surprisingly they  also released ios 15.7 rc and ipad os 15.7 rc  
16 rc and homepod os 16 rc surprisingly they  also released ios 15.7 rc and ipad os 15.7 rc  

along with mac os 12.6 rc still no  ipad os 16.1 beta 2 or anything else  
along with mac os 12.6 rc still no  ipad os 16.1 beta 2 or anything else  

now let's take a look at the build number so  we'll go to settings then general then about  
now let's take a look at the build number so  we'll go to settings then general then about  

and as you can see the build number is 208362  this is the final version that's released to the  
and as you can see the build number is 208362  this is the final version that's released to the  

public if there's no additional issues so that  should be the final version there's also no new  
public if there's no additional issues so that  should be the final version there's also no new  

modem update in this it's still the same version  of 2.09.00 which is the same going all the way  
modem update in this it's still the same version  of 2.09.00 which is the same going all the way  

back to beta 5 so don't expect any major changes  there on initial install on the iphone 10 i did  
back to beta 5 so don't expect any major changes  there on initial install on the iphone 10 i did  

get the hello screen for some reason so that's  showing up for me on this device only it didn't  
get the hello screen for some reason so that's  showing up for me on this device only it didn't  

show on the other devices here now one thing you  need to see before we talk about the new features  
show on the other devices here now one thing you  need to see before we talk about the new features  

is what that new cutout looks like if you haven't  seen that for the iphone 14 pro and pro max  
is what that new cutout looks like if you haven't  seen that for the iphone 14 pro and pro max  

they call this the dynamic island so as we  scroll down you can see what it looks like  
they call this the dynamic island so as we  scroll down you can see what it looks like  

as it expands changes with music and more this is  an all new feature that's just on the pro and pro  
as it expands changes with music and more this is  an all new feature that's just on the pro and pro  

max versions of ios 14. so that's something that's  coming out for those devices it makes sense with a  
max versions of ios 14. so that's something that's  coming out for those devices it makes sense with a  

lot of those interactions we've been seeing and  changes of things such as the music player that  
lot of those interactions we've been seeing and  changes of things such as the music player that  

it would look like that now as far as wallpaper i  did look in settings to see if there was anything  
it would look like that now as far as wallpaper i  did look in settings to see if there was anything  

new and within wallpaper you can see that we  have our normal featured and suggested photos  
new and within wallpaper you can see that we  have our normal featured and suggested photos  

and we don't have anything new typical emoji ones  different collections i thought maybe we'd get  
and we don't have anything new typical emoji ones  different collections i thought maybe we'd get  

some of those back but so far there's nothing  new that they've added they did show some new  
some of those back but so far there's nothing  new that they've added they did show some new  

ones today with the iphone 14 that you can see on  apple's website but nothing that we can download  
ones today with the iphone 14 that you can see on  apple's website but nothing that we can download  

initially so i'm sure we'll be able to find these  from different wallpaper makers that recreate them  
initially so i'm sure we'll be able to find these  from different wallpaper makers that recreate them  

but nothing that's completely new so it  has an all new display and everything else  
but nothing that's completely new so it  has an all new display and everything else  

and i'm hoping we'll see some new wallpapers with  that but unfortunately nothing other than what  
and i'm hoping we'll see some new wallpapers with  that but unfortunately nothing other than what  

we've already got of course we have a lot of great  wallpaper makers out there anyway as far as the  
we've already got of course we have a lot of great  wallpaper makers out there anyway as far as the  

battery icon on older devices unfortunately it's  not on the iphone 11 so it looks like it's never  
battery icon on older devices unfortunately it's  not on the iphone 11 so it looks like it's never  

going to come to these devices the iphone 10r 11  also the iphone 12 mini and iphone 13 mini so if  
going to come to these devices the iphone 10r 11  also the iphone 12 mini and iphone 13 mini so if  

we go to battery the option to turn on the battery  percentage is just not there what the specific  
we go to battery the option to turn on the battery  percentage is just not there what the specific  

reason is apple hasn't said but i would imagine  it has to do with being able to fit it in there  
reason is apple hasn't said but i would imagine  it has to do with being able to fit it in there  

otherwise they would have changed it already and  allowed you to do it within settings if we go down  
otherwise they would have changed it already and  allowed you to do it within settings if we go down  

to privacy and security there's a new option if  we go under analytics and improvements down at the  
to privacy and security there's a new option if  we go under analytics and improvements down at the  

bottom for improved safety so you'll see it says  help apple improve safety features by sharing your  
bottom for improved safety so you'll see it says  help apple improve safety features by sharing your  

safety data and you can toggle this on if you'd  like it's off by default so this will probably  
safety data and you can toggle this on if you'd  like it's off by default so this will probably  

prompt you when you're setting up an iphone for  the first time otherwise that's just a new setting  
prompt you when you're setting up an iphone for  the first time otherwise that's just a new setting  

within your safety features as apple pushed that  a lot in their new update today with the iphone  
within your safety features as apple pushed that  a lot in their new update today with the iphone  

14 update now on apple's iphone 14 press release  they actually say that the shared photo library  
14 update now on apple's iphone 14 press release  they actually say that the shared photo library  

for icloud will be available in future software  updates you can see that in the press release here  
for icloud will be available in future software  updates you can see that in the press release here  

and it says it under number 10 here where it says  icloud shared photo library will be available in  
and it says it under number 10 here where it says  icloud shared photo library will be available in  

a future software update however it made it into  the release candidate so if we go into settings  
a future software update however it made it into  the release candidate so if we go into settings  

then we go back and we go over to our name and  then icloud you can see within icloud photos  
then we go back and we go over to our name and  then icloud you can see within icloud photos  

i have shared library turned on and you'll see  here participants me and my wife and then also  
i have shared library turned on and you'll see  here participants me and my wife and then also  

shared library delete notifications and more so  it's still there for me maybe not for some people  
shared library delete notifications and more so  it's still there for me maybe not for some people  

but it is still showing for me also personalized  spatial audio apparently is delayed for the new  
but it is still showing for me also personalized  spatial audio apparently is delayed for the new  

airpods pro 2 until october with the release of  ios 16.1 however we still have it in settings so  
airpods pro 2 until october with the release of  ios 16.1 however we still have it in settings so  

if we go back if we bring in airpods pro we'll go  into the settings for the airpods pro scroll down  
if we go back if we bring in airpods pro we'll go  into the settings for the airpods pro scroll down  

and we have personalized spatial audio so it's  still available for this device i would suspect  
and we have personalized spatial audio so it's  still available for this device i would suspect  

that you need ios 16.1 to support airpods pro  2. it must be a device specific thing but it  
that you need ios 16.1 to support airpods pro  2. it must be a device specific thing but it  

does seem to be available in this update if you've  got the previous generation so that shouldn't be  
does seem to be available in this update if you've  got the previous generation so that shouldn't be  

an issue there as far as different apps and things  not working such as banking apps i would suspect a  
an issue there as far as different apps and things  not working such as banking apps i would suspect a  

ton of different updates should be releasing very  soon in the app store to resolve all those issues  
ton of different updates should be releasing very  soon in the app store to resolve all those issues  

whether or not live activities will be there for  those developers that may be in a future update  
whether or not live activities will be there for  those developers that may be in a future update  

but if we go into the clock it's still there if we  set a timer so set a stopwatch or a timer and it's  
but if we go into the clock it's still there if we  set a timer so set a stopwatch or a timer and it's  

there so it looks like it's possible but apple may  not allow it just yet as far as resolved issues in  
there so it looks like it's possible but apple may  not allow it just yet as far as resolved issues in  

apple's notes there aren't any but there are some  known issues now to compare with what we had with  
apple's notes there aren't any but there are some  known issues now to compare with what we had with  

ios 15 last year with the release candidate last  year we had 32 known issues this year we only have  
ios 15 last year with the release candidate last  year we had 32 known issues this year we only have  

nine so that's a good sign if we go into their  notes and while there's no feedback app these are  
nine so that's a good sign if we go into their  notes and while there's no feedback app these are  

publicly available i'll leave a link to them in  the description you can see different known issues  
publicly available i'll leave a link to them in  the description you can see different known issues  

with device discovery emoji the search field for  emoji lock screen editor is missing of course we  
with device discovery emoji the search field for  emoji lock screen editor is missing of course we  

have new features for game controllers of course  i've talked about that before with joy con support  
have new features for game controllers of course  i've talked about that before with joy con support  

and more for the nintendo switch we also have  new features of course it's going to go over  
and more for the nintendo switch we also have  new features of course it's going to go over  

some things here with home and more but typically  most of the known issues have to do with small  
some things here with home and more but typically  most of the known issues have to do with small  

things so it says home known issue the device  that initiates the pairing needs to use the same  
things so it says home known issue the device  that initiates the pairing needs to use the same  

icloud account as the home hub this is something  we had before and it's continued in this update so  
icloud account as the home hub this is something  we had before and it's continued in this update so  

i would expect them to continue to fix this there  will always be bugs also that issue is still here  
i would expect them to continue to fix this there  will always be bugs also that issue is still here  

with american express cards where they might  need to be removed and re-added to wallet after  
with american express cards where they might  need to be removed and re-added to wallet after  

updating to ios 16 beta 6 or later so still some  issues in here but not very many compared to b4  
updating to ios 16 beta 6 or later so still some  issues in here but not very many compared to b4  

as far as overall performance performance  seems to be good don't expect a degradation  
as far as overall performance performance  seems to be good don't expect a degradation  

in performance on any of these devices whether  they're older or newer if we go into music here  
in performance on any of these devices whether  they're older or newer if we go into music here  

on the iphone 8 plus seems to be loading  okay of course that can be related to wi-fi  
on the iphone 8 plus seems to be loading  okay of course that can be related to wi-fi  

but typically it's going to perform as good as  ios 15. most people that have used ios 16 have  
but typically it's going to perform as good as  ios 15. most people that have used ios 16 have  

no issues whatsoever when it comes to that  as far as the phone getting too warm or hot  
no issues whatsoever when it comes to that  as far as the phone getting too warm or hot  

it seems like it's nice and cool compared to what  it was before in fact right after installing the  
it seems like it's nice and cool compared to what  it was before in fact right after installing the  

update it was surprisingly cool so hopefully they  changed something to do with thermal management i  
update it was surprisingly cool so hopefully they  changed something to do with thermal management i  

know they updated the iphone 14s thermals overall  and of course we'll have to wait for tear downs  
know they updated the iphone 14s thermals overall  and of course we'll have to wait for tear downs  

to actually see what that looks like now as far as  battery life on this device if we go into settings  
to actually see what that looks like now as far as  battery life on this device if we go into settings  

my battery life has not been great if we  take a look at my battery health i'm at 98  
my battery life has not been great if we  take a look at my battery health i'm at 98  

and over the last 10 days you'll see i had  one hour and 46 minutes of screen on time at  
and over the last 10 days you'll see i had  one hour and 46 minutes of screen on time at  

3 hours and 35 minutes of screen off time and used  about 40 percent of my battery yesterday just 2  
3 hours and 35 minutes of screen off time and used  about 40 percent of my battery yesterday just 2  

hours and 53 minutes of screen on time now most  people are saying this is as good as ios 15.6.1  
hours and 53 minutes of screen on time now most  people are saying this is as good as ios 15.6.1  

i'm not seeing that so i may try and reset all my  settings and try again but it seems like it could  
i'm not seeing that so i may try and reset all my  settings and try again but it seems like it could  

use a little improvement for me but maybe i can  fix that with resetting some of those settings  
use a little improvement for me but maybe i can  fix that with resetting some of those settings  

as far as benchmarks i did run those very briefly  just once and you'll see it's 1733 for single core  
as far as benchmarks i did run those very briefly  just once and you'll see it's 1733 for single core  

4642 for multi-core that's on the 13 pro  max and if we take a look at the history  
4642 for multi-core that's on the 13 pro  max and if we take a look at the history  

you'll see that when i ran it last time  it was definitely a little bit better for  
you'll see that when i ran it last time  it was definitely a little bit better for  

multi-core but not as good for single core so i  think this will improve over the next few days  
multi-core but not as good for single core so i  think this will improve over the next few days  

there's a lot going on in the background  as far as any additional bugs well it will  
there's a lot going on in the background  as far as any additional bugs well it will  

take a few days to know for sure whether or not  we have a music bug where it stops playing or  
take a few days to know for sure whether or not  we have a music bug where it stops playing or  

whether or not we're still having issues with  storage so if we go into our iphone storage  
whether or not we're still having issues with  storage so if we go into our iphone storage  

i really didn't have an issue with this other than  that it was using an excessive amount of storage  
i really didn't have an issue with this other than  that it was using an excessive amount of storage  

that's sort of just system cache overall so i  wouldn't worry about it and this is the first  
that's sort of just system cache overall so i  wouldn't worry about it and this is the first  

time i'm opening it so it is taking a little bit  of time here so we'll give it a moment now iphone  
time i'm opening it so it is taking a little bit  of time here so we'll give it a moment now iphone  

storage took a little bit to load you'll see that  system data is using quite a bit of storage now  
storage took a little bit to load you'll see that  system data is using quite a bit of storage now  

that is cash storage so i really wouldn't worry  too much about that apple sort of changes this as  
that is cash storage so i really wouldn't worry  too much about that apple sort of changes this as  

needed so as long as you're not getting any low  storage issues or messages you should be fine  
needed so as long as you're not getting any low  storage issues or messages you should be fine  

there ios updates you'll see it's 9.33 gigabytes  that's pretty typical it might shrink over the  
there ios updates you'll see it's 9.33 gigabytes  that's pretty typical it might shrink over the  

next day or two as it's sort of doing different  things in the background as far as if you should  
next day or two as it's sort of doing different  things in the background as far as if you should  

install ios 16 rc well if you've been wanting  to try it out you have access to the public beta  
install ios 16 rc well if you've been wanting  to try it out you have access to the public beta  

or you have access to a developer account  definitely you could try it out now just make sure  
or you have access to a developer account  definitely you could try it out now just make sure  

you have a backup if you ever wanted to roll back  to ios 15.6.1 or pretty soon ios 15.7 as apple  
you have a backup if you ever wanted to roll back  to ios 15.6.1 or pretty soon ios 15.7 as apple  

surprisingly released the rc of ios 15.7 i'll take  a look at that and have a separate video about it  
surprisingly released the rc of ios 15.7 i'll take  a look at that and have a separate video about it  

otherwise though there's not a whole lot new in  this compared to what we've had with the hundreds  
otherwise though there's not a whole lot new in  this compared to what we've had with the hundreds  

of changes over the past betas from beta 1 to beta  8 i have coverage of every single one of those  
of changes over the past betas from beta 1 to beta  8 i have coverage of every single one of those  

so lots going on as far as that goes of course as  soon as ios 16.1 and ipad os 16.1 betas come out  
so lots going on as far as that goes of course as  soon as ios 16.1 and ipad os 16.1 betas come out  

i'll be sure to be covering those as well with  whatever features they've updated here and so  
i'll be sure to be covering those as well with  whatever features they've updated here and so  

that's everything with ios 16 rc of course i'll  have a video covering every new feature change  
that's everything with ios 16 rc of course i'll  have a video covering every new feature change  

and update in ios 16 when it releases on the 12th  of course if you're picking up a new iphone i'd  
and update in ios 16 when it releases on the 12th  of course if you're picking up a new iphone i'd  

love to hear from you in the comments below  or maybe one of those new apple watch ultras  
love to hear from you in the comments below  or maybe one of those new apple watch ultras  

i'm not really sure what i think about that but  again let me know what you think about it in the  
i'm not really sure what i think about that but  again let me know what you think about it in the  

comments below of course if you'd like to get  your hands on this wallpaper i'll link it in  
comments below of course if you'd like to get  your hands on this wallpaper i'll link it in  

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