Everything New With iOS 16.1 Beta 2: Lock Screen Charging Indicator, Copy Paste Alert Fix, Battery Status Updates and More

by

Apple today released the second beta of iOS 16.1, introducing some notable changes to charging indicators on the iPhone and also fixing a few bugs. We've rounded up all of the changes in the second beta below.

iOS 16

Battery Status Bar Visual Charge Indicator

Apple in iOS 16 added battery percentage to the battery icon in the status bar on Face ID iPhones, and in iOS 16.1 beta 2, improved the feature to show a visual indication of the charge level.

ios 16 1 beta 2 battery
The battery icon shifts throughout the day as the battery depletes or is charged, making it easier to see charge level at a glance. Prior to the beta, the battery indicator in the status bar showed percent, but the battery level was static and always full, making it sometimes confusing to determine the ‌iPhone‌'s charge with a quick look.

Battery Font

Apple has updated the font that's used for the battery icon, slightly increasing the size.

Lock Screen Charging Indicator

When charging an ‌iPhone‌, the battery percentage is now displayed above the time both when the ‌iPhone‌ first starts charging and each time that it is woken from sleep during the charging process.

ios 16 beta 2 charge level
This allows for a clear indication of the charge level when tapping on the ‌iPhone‌'s display without unlocking the device. The always-on display does not show charge level and waking the screen on an iPhone 14 Pro model is required to get the battery level to show up.

Copy and Paste Fix

The incessant copy and paste prompts that iOS 16 users are seeing have been addressed in iOS 16.1, and you no longer need to explicitly approve each and every copy and paste attempt. While this is fixed in iOS 16.1, we are expecting Apple to address it prior to the iOS 16.1 launch with an iOS 16 bug fix update that is planned for next week.

iOS 16 Copy Paste Permission Prompt

No Camera Shake Fix

Reports suggest that the bug causing the ‌iPhone 14‌ Pro rear camera to shake and vibrate has not been addressed in iOS 16.1 beta 2. Apple has said that the issue will be fixed in an iOS 16 update coming next week, and we are expecting an iOS 16.0.2 release.

Other New Features

Know of a new feature in iOS 16.1 that we left out? Let us know in the comments below.

Related Forum: iOS 16

Popular Stories

iPhone SE 4 Vertical Camera Feature

iPhone SE 4 Production Will Reportedly Begin Ramping Up in October

Tuesday July 23, 2024 2:00 pm PDT by
Following nearly two years of rumors about a fourth-generation iPhone SE, The Information today reported that Apple suppliers are finally planning to begin ramping up mass production of the device in October of this year. If accurate, that timeframe would mean that the next iPhone SE would not be announced alongside the iPhone 16 series in September, as expected. Instead, the report...
Read Full Article • 68 comments
iPhone 17 Plus Feature

iPhone 17 Lineup Specs Detail Display Upgrade and New High-End Model

Monday July 22, 2024 4:33 am PDT by
Key details about the overall specifications of the iPhone 17 lineup have been shared by the leaker known as "Ice Universe," clarifying several important aspects of next year's devices. Reports in recent months have converged in agreement that Apple will discontinue the "Plus" iPhone model in 2025 while introducing an all-new iPhone 17 "Slim" model as an even more high-end option sitting...
Read Full Article • 160 comments
Generic iPhone 17 Feature With Full Width Dynamic Island

Kuo: Ultra-Thin iPhone 17 to Feature A19 Chip, Single Rear Camera, Semi-Titanium Frame, and More

Wednesday July 24, 2024 9:06 am PDT by
Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today shared alleged specifications for a new ultra-thin iPhone 17 model rumored to launch next year. Kuo expects the device to be equipped with a 6.6-inch display with a current-size Dynamic Island, a standard A19 chip rather than an A19 Pro chip, a single rear camera, and an Apple-designed 5G chip. He also expects the device to have a...
Read Full Article • 162 comments
iPhone 16 Pro Sizes Feature

iPhone 16 Series Is Less Than Two Months Away: Everything We Know

Thursday July 25, 2024 5:43 am PDT by
Apple typically releases its new iPhone series around mid-September, which means we are about two months out from the launch of the iPhone 16. Like the iPhone 15 series, this year's lineup is expected to stick with four models – iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max – although there are plenty of design differences and new features to take into account. To bring ...
Read Full Article • 130 comments
icloud private relay outage

iCloud Private Relay Experiencing Outage

Thursday July 25, 2024 3:18 pm PDT by
Apple’s iCloud Private Relay service is down for some users, according to Apple’s System Status page. Apple says that the iCloud Private Relay service may be slow or unavailable. The outage started at 2:34 p.m. Eastern Time, but it does not appear to be affecting all iCloud users. Some impacted users are unable to browse the web without turning iCloud Private Relay off, while others are...
Read Full Article • 81 comments

Top Rated Comments

hoorayforhollywood Avatar
hoorayforhollywood
24 months ago
I'm no hater - I'm a fanboy - but I LOVE how much effort it seems to take to get the battery indicator functioning in pretty much the same way it did with the original iPhone.
Score: 36 Votes (Like | Disagree)
coolbreeze2 Avatar
coolbreeze2
24 months ago

Is the GPA issue resolved?
I know my son who is attending Baylor has not had any GPA improvement since updating his iPhone to 16.0.
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
R_Allonce Avatar
R_Allonce
24 months ago
I am becoming less and less of a fan of IOS. One of my favorite things about IOS was that I knew exactly what to expect. More or less the experience was going to be the same no matter what device I went to. Jump to current IOS and there are so many bugs and variables that I am just never sure what will fully work. The questions that I have to ask too often "what bug fix am I going to have to Google today?" "Will this feature actually work the way I expect it to?" I am tired of over hyped features, I just want a stable OS.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Canyda Avatar
Canyda
24 months ago

Is the GPA issue resolved?
Yes. Apple went to night school and its Grade Point Average has improved. :D
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Bobajobbob Avatar
Bobajobbob
24 months ago
The GPA post above was a typo. The question was whether the GPS issue has been fixed.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
GMShadow Avatar
GMShadow
24 months ago

I am becoming less and less of a fan of IOS. One of my favorite things about IOS was that I knew exactly what to expect. More or less the experience was going to be the same no matter what device I went to. Jump to current IOS and there are so many bugs and variables that I am just never sure what will fully work. The questions that I have to ask too often "what bug fix am I going to have to Google today?" "Will this feature actually work the way I expect it to?" I am tired of over hyped features, I just want a stable OS.
Spoken like someone who hasn't been using it long. Even these issues aren't remotely approaching the pile of excrement that iOS 8 was.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Read All Comments