9to5Mac revealed during the iOS 16.5 beta test for developers that the update won’t bring much news (given that the announcement of iOS 17 should take place soon), but it has a very interesting aspect that should make life easier for users. In video, the portal tests a new voice command for Siri. now it will be possible ask the virtual assistant to start recording the cell phone screenwithout displaying any prompts or countdowns, and then exit the procedure.

Until now, iOS users could ask Siri to take a screenshot, but invoking screen recordings required manual intervention. In iOS 16.5, the user can simply say “Hey Siri, start screen recording” and the screen recording will start.

Sadly, there still doesn’t seem to be a dedicated screen recording action for the Shortcuts app, but this wide range of apps graced should come through in the end result of the update, intended for the general public. Check out the video of 9to5Mac testing the feature below.

Among other novelties of iOS 16.5 are the inclusion of a tab for sports in the Apple News app, the largest space for Matter accessories in the Home app, a supposed grid view mode called “Multiview”, increasing the possibility of watching up to four streams via the Apple TV app.

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