iOS 10

iOS 10
Announced	June 13, 2016
Launched	September 13, 2016
Latest version	10.3.3 (14G60) July 19, 2017 iPhone 5C 10.3.4 (14G61) July 22, 2019) iPhone 5 iPad (4th gen)
Predecessor	iOS 9 (2015)
Successor	iOS 11 (2017)
Support status
Status	3rd party app support only

iOS 10 is the tenth major version of iOS that was announced on June 13 at the 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference, alongside tvOS 10, watchOS 3 and macOS Sierra. It was released to the general public on September 13, 2016, following the launch of the iPhone 7. It is the successor of iOS 9 and the predecessor to iOS 11. The OS features richer notifications, more accuracy on Siri, and installing stickers and enlarging messages in iMessage.

Features

Home screen of iOS 10 on an iPad

• App Store – brings back the "Categories" section, and organizes user reviews into "Helpful" and "Not Helpful" for developers. Developers can also buy advertisement spots when users search for content.
• Calendar – has more settings: type of calendar, day of the week a calendar starts on, and alerts for birthdays and events
• Swift Playgrounds – a game where you can create your own game and learn serious code in any way. It was released with the update.
• Camera – Live Photos can be taken with filters, and music will no longer stop playing when the app is launched
• Clock – new "Bedtime" feature and new stopwatch face.
• Contacts – set default phone numbers and email addresses for contacts. Also a user can add and remove contacts from their Favorites list.
• Home – a new app that allows users to manage appliances compatible with HomeKit.
• Mail – easier unsubbing from mailing lists, re-added support for HTML5, filtering of messages by unread/read or by categories, changes to email threading.
• Maps – scans calendar events for locations, learns from a user's typical actions, and redesigned driving view. New parked car indicators. Finds the nearest gas station, fast food restaurant or coffee shop. Third-party extension support. Displays current temperature and weather conditions in bottom right corner of screen.
• Messages – incorporates its own App Store for stickers, games, and rich content. Visual effects and handwritten notes added. New emojis.
• Music – redesigned. "For You" section has been reorganized, with a playlist offering daily music recommendations. Lyrics are viewable for songs in-app. "Optimized Storage", "Downloaded Music" options and tabs added.
• News – redesigned, taking cues from Apple Music's layout
• Notes – collaboration feature added.
• Photos – sorts and searches the Photos app through deep learning. Memories feature added. Add doodles or text onto a photo. Live Photos can be edited. Auto-enhance feature upgraded.
• Phone – transcribes received visual voicemails

Supported devices

The following devices are compatible with iOS 10:

iPhones

• iPhone 5 (limited features)
• iPhone 5C (limited features)
• iPhone 5S
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 6S
• iPhone 6S Plus
• iPhone 7
• iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone SE

iPads

• iPad (4th generation) (limited features)
• iPad Air
• iPad Air 2
• iPad mini 2
• iPad mini 3
• iPad mini 4
• iPad Pro (1st generation)

iPods

• iPod touch (6th generation)

Currently the latest versions are iOS 10.3.3 for the iPhone 5C and Wi-Fi-only models, and 10.3.4 for all other cellular models to fix GPS issues.

Unsupported devices

With the release of iOS 10, Apple dropped support for multiple devices with an Apple A5 / A5X chip or older. The following devices are not compatible with iOS 10 or later:

iPhones

• iPhone 4S

iPads

• iPad 2
• iPad (3rd generation)
• iPad mini (1st generation)

iPods

• iPod touch (5th generation)

Trivia

• This is the first iOS version to feature "Press Home to unlock".
• This is the first iOS version to have 3D Touch on the notifications for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus users.
• This is the first iOS version to feature Siri integrating with iOS apps more than ever.^[WHAT]
• This is the first iOS version to have a separate app to control HomeKit products.
• This is the last iOS version to have support for 32-bit apps and architecture

External links

• iOS 10 at Apple (archived 2016-09-14)
  • iOS 10 Preview (archived 2016-06-13)
  • About iOS 10 Updates at Apple Support (2020-12-16)
• iOS 10 at the BetaWiki
• iOS 10 at Wikipedia