With the presentation of iOS 16 And iPadOS 16the new operating systems for iPhone and iPad, which took place yesterday during the opening keynote of WWDC 2022, the Cupertino house introduced several undocumented news on the stage of the event, including some of these highly anticipated by users for several years now. One of these concerns the haptic vibration in the iPhone keyboard, but among others we also find further privacy enhancements some crucial aspects of the operating system, such as applications Photos and Notes.
Let’s talk about the ability to set biometric authentication also to protect some of the private sections of Photos, such as albums Hidden And Recently deleted. Up to iOS 15, in fact, these were buried within the Album list of the Photos application, so they were not easily accessible, however there was no protection that could prevent another person – if in possession of our device, even temporarily – to consult the photos inside them.
Obviously, a photo is added to the Hidden album to prevent it from being viewed by prying eyes, while as regards those recently deleted, it is also expected that the user does not want to show them to third parties. Starting with iOS and iPadOS 16, these folders automatically require the use of Face ID or Touch ID to be consulted, without having to manually activate any additional options.
As for Notes, however, the news are minor, since it was already possible to set a password to hide those considered sensitive. With iOS and iPadOS 16 there is also the possibility to choose whether to use a password dedicated to Notes (option already available) or if use the system one which already takes care of regulating the unlocking of the terminal (the novelty in question). Also in this case it remains possible to access the locked notes with Face ID or Touch ID.
During the presentation of the new operating systems, Apple has placed great emphasis on the theme of privacy and it seems that even these small but significant updates are going in that direction.
