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Apple Releases Third Public Betas of iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 With Freeform App, Stage Manager External Display Support and More

Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 updates to public beta testers, providing the software to the general public. Today's beta comes one week after Apple released the second public betas (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/09/apple-releases-ios-16-2-public-beta-2/).



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Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple's free beta testing program can download the ‌iOS and iPadOS 16 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipados-16/).‌2 betas over the air after installing the proper certificate from the Public Beta website.



iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 introduce the Freeform app, which can be used for jotting down notes, sketching, drawing, brainstorming ideas, creating mood boards, and more. Multiple people can work on the same Freeform board, with changes synced for all participants in real time.



<div class="center-wrap"><iframe title="Apple's Freeform App Hands-On iPadOS 16.2 Beta" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pu6XbaqNLg8" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>For the iPad (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/), the update brings external display support to the Stage Manager (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/stage-manager/) multitasking feature, allowing up to eight apps to be used at once. External display support is available for the M1 (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/m1/) and M2 (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/m2/) &zwnj;iPad&zwnj; models.



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There is a new Home app architecture coming in iOS and iPadOS 16.2, which Apple says is designed to bring faster, more reliable performance, especially in homes with a lot of smart home accessories. The new architecture requires the HomePod 16.2 beta software, and it causes the Home app not to work with devices updated to iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, or macOS Ventura (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macos-13/) 13.1.



Unintentional Emergency SOS calls can be reported to Apple in iOS 16.2, and the latest beta added options to turn off notifications and wallpaper when using always on display on the iPhone 14 Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-14-pro/) models. There are several other changes that can be found in our iOS 16.2 feature guide (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/everything-new-ios-16-2/).<div class="linkback">Related Roundups: iOS 16 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-16/), iPadOS 16 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipados-16/)</div><div class="linkback">Related Forum: iOS 16 (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/ios-16.238)</div>
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