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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

By Brandon Vigliarolo September 23, 2016, 11:26 AM PDT on Twitter bviglia

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Collaborative notes

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​Collaborative notes

I used the Notes app on my iPhone a lot, and now that I can share notes it just got way better.

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Today view

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​Today view

Gone is the notification center. In its place is the Today view, which can be accessed by swiping left from the home screen–and on the lock screen too.

You can also customize it with widgets, though that isn’t new to iOS 10.

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Third-party map integration

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​Third-party map integration

Geographically aware apps like Yelp and Uber can integrate with maps, giving you a seamless way to see restaurant ratings, book a table, find a ride, and whatever else you can think of.

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Siri can get you a lift

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​Siri can get you a lift

Tell Siri you want a ride and she’ll find a way to make it happen, provided you have an app like Lyft or Uber installed.

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Better photo editing options

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​Better photo editing options

You can do more without a third-party photo editing app. Filters, rebalancing, and other features are available right from the Photos app.

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Improved photo sorting

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​Improved photo sorting

Start typing a location, name, or even object into the search feature in the Photos app and it will return all kinds of results. While the object recognition capabilities of the Photos app is a bit disconcerting it is convenient.

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Memories

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​Memories

The Photos app also automatically sorts your pictures into animated slideshows based on location and activity. You can make simple edits and share them–just like vacation slides from the 1970s!

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​Handwriting

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​Handwriting

Tip your phone into landscape mode while composing a message and you get the handwriting screen. What’s more, the writing space responds to the force of your touch: harder and slower equals darker lines. They even bleed a bit like a pen!

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Expressive text

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​Expressive text

There are a few options for sending text that animates: it can slam onto the screen and raise some dust, appear sheepishly small or ridiculously large, or be blurry until the recipient swipes it (great for more personal messages).

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Expressive backgrounds

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​Expressive backgrounds

Animate your messages with balloons, confetti, lasers, fireworks, or a shooting star.

(Tap and hold on the Send button to bring up the options for both expressive text and backgrounds.)

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​Digital touch messages

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​Digital touch messages

Digital touch messages can share your heartbeat, a glowing blob, a kiss, and other neat little animations. Previously only on the Apple Watch, they’re now in iOS 10.

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​Emoji-suggest

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​Emoji-suggest

Want to grab a pizza? Just start typing the word and get the pizza emoji as an auto replace option. Now you can regress from tapping words on a screen to sharing pictographs even more easily.

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​Neat 3D touch options

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​Neat 3D touch options

Stock apps like the Flashlight and Settings got some nice additional 3D touch options. There are a couple examples above, but be sure to check out the rest of your frequently used apps to see what was added.

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Delete stock apps

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​Delete stock apps

You aren’t stuck with a folder full of useless stock apps anymore: you can delete them just like third-party ones.

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Add events from apps to your calendar

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​Add events from apps to your calendar

The Calendar app can automatically import events from apps like Facebook. To turn it on or off open the Settings app, then tap on Calendar. It’s a simple toggle under that screen.

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​Bedtime reminders

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​Bedtime reminders

Do you frequently forget to go to bed? Find yourself awake at 6 a.m. wondering what happened? Rely on your smartphone to replace almost every other normal human function of your life?

If yes, then bedtime reminders are perfect for you!

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​Your camera is a magnifying glass

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​Your camera is a magnifying glass

There’s an option buried in the accessibility options that allows you to turn your camera into a magnifying glass–and it works great. You can adjust magnification, change the colors, and play with several different options to make things more visible.

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​App download priorities

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​App download priorities

There are so many apps to download–what happens when two of them are downloading at the same time? Now you can set priorities with a 3D touch.

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​Find your watch

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​Find your watch

Ever lose your Apple Watch somewhere in the house? With iOS 10 it will show up in the Find iPhone app.

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​Time to leave alerts

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​Time to leave alerts

No, these aren’t alerts that get you out of meetings or awkward social situations: they tell you when to leave your current location to make it to a calendar event on time. iOS accounts for traffic, distance, and other variables to give you a good estimate.

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​Sharable voicemail

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​Sharable voicemail

Send voicemails via text or email, or add them to iCloud. Sharing embarrassing messages with friends is easier than ever!

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​Sing along with Apple Music

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​Sing along with Apple Music

The Music app can now give you lyrics while you listen to a song. Just tap the three dots in the lower-right corner of a song’s Now Playing screen and then tap lyrics.

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Screenshots: A complete roundup of new iOS 10 features

​Unsubscribe from mailing lists painlessly

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​Unsubscribe from mailing lists painlessly

The Mail app now knows if an email came from a distribution list and shows an option to unsubscribe. Just tap and it does the rest.

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​Voicemail transcription

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​Voicemail transcription

Voicemail: no one really likes it anymore. In fact, most of what needs to be said in a voicemail can be expressed just as easily in a text or email.

Now you can simply read your voicemails right from the app–no additional taps or swipes necessary.

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