{"id":3914,"date":"2023-06-28T11:41:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T06:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=3914"},"modified":"2023-06-28T11:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T06:11:28","slug":"apple-releases-fourth-beta-of-ios-16-6-and-ipados-16-6-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=3914","title":{"rendered":"Apple Releases Fourth Beta Of iOS 16.6 And iPadOS 16.6: What&#8217;s New"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_headline\">\n<p class=\"jsx-1647035624\">Curated By<!-- -->:  <span class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_postby\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/shaurya-sharma.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Shaurya Sharma<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_headline\">\n<p class=\"jsx-1647035624\">Last Updated: <span style=\"color:#808080;text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\">June 28, 2023, 11:41 IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_headline\">\n<p class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><span id=\"location_info\">Cupertino, California, USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;background:#f3f3f3;padding:0 15px 10px 10px;border-bottom:5px solid #e1261c\">\n<div style=\"width:510px;padding-top:10px;position:relative;height:350px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bimg\">\n<figure style=\"line-height:0;width:510px;height:340px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple has released the fourth beta of iPadOS 16.6 and iOS 16.6. \" title=\"Apple has released the fourth beta of iPadOS 16.6 and iOS 16.6. \" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=510&amp;height=356\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"\/><\/figure>\n<p style=\"line-height:18px;position:absolute;bottom:0;background:linear-gradient(transparent,#000);left:0;right:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:12px;color:#fff;padding:32px 10px 5px;min-height:55px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 imageCaption\">Apple has released the fourth beta of iPadOS 16.6 and iOS 16.6. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width:359px;padding-top:10px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bnow_box\">\n<h2 style=\"min-height:24px;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:#3f3f3f;font-weight:400\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\">Apple has released the fourth beta of iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 for developers, ahead of the stable release. The update focuses on security\u2014particularly iMessage Contact Key verification.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article_ContentWrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624\">\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Apple has released the fourth beta of iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 for developers, ahead of the stable release. The update focuses on security\u2014particularly iMessage Contact Key verification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As <em>MacRumors<\/em> pointed out, the update establishes the platform for the execution of the iMessage Contact Key verification, and is intended to allow Apple device owners to confirm that they are messaging the correct people\u2014the people they intend to text\u2014rather than an attacker who may have gained access to the conversation or is simply eavesdropping on users\u2019 texts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Apple claims that the new iMessage Contact Key verification feature is intended for people who are at risk of \u201cextraordinary digital threats,&#8221; such as journalists, government officials, and others. Simply put, people who are being targeted by threat actors would benefit from having this feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">It is currently not clear if the feature will make it to the final stable release of iOS 16.6, but as per MacRumors, Apple is looking to release the update within 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><nonfly class=\"article_mad\" adunit=\"NW18_ENG_Desktop\/NW18_ENG_Tech\/NW18_ENG_Tech_AS\/NW18_ENG_TECH_AS_ROS_MID_728\" slotid=\"nw18-dynamic-div-8194153_5_8\" id=\"new_ad_4\"\/><videocarousel\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">To register to receive developer beta updates, developers can go to Settings  &gt;  Software Update  &gt;  Beta Updates  &gt;  and then turn on the option to download the iOS 16 Developer Beta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Apple has also recently released the stable iOS 16.5.1 update\u2014which includes important security fixes and is recommended for all users. It also addresses a bug that could prevent charging with the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 authorBox21 article_author\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 author_box\">\n<div class=\"author_box_inner\">\n<div class=\"img_box1 author_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shaurya-sharma.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=70&amp;height=70\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text1 author_content\"><a class=\"smalldesc1 author_name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/shaurya-sharma.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Shaurya Sharma<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div>Shaurya Sharma, Sub Editor at News18, reports on consumer and gaming technology. 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