Apple has released the iOS 10.2 update to the general public. This is the second major update to the mobile operating system since it debuted in September. The update has been in beta testing since October 31.
Today’s iOS 10.2 update is available as a free over the air update to all iOS 10 users. The update can also be downloaded and installed to your device via iTunes, if that’s how you roll.
iOS 10.2 includes a number of new features and improvements to the OS. New features include a “TV” app, which acts as a TV guide that simplifies the viewing experience on iOS devices, and on the fourth-generation Apple TV. (Via tvOS 10.1, which was also released to the public today.) The app helps television and movie viewers discover new content to watch on their devices.
In addition to the TV App, Apple has also debuted the much-anticipated Single Sign-on feature, which allows users of iOS devices to sign in once using their cable or satellite credentials, and view content in various apps offered by content suppliers. Single Sign-On is available for DIRECTV, Dish, GTA, GVTC Communications, Hawaiian Telcom, Hotwire, MetroCast, Service Electric Cablevision, and Sling TV. Single Sign-on is also available on fourth-generation Apple TV’s running tvOS 10.1.
iOS 10.2 also includes over one hundred new emoji, including several professional emoji, representing both male and female genders. Several emoji have also been redesigned, making them look a bit more realistic.
Also included in the update are new wallpapers, new sorting options and design tweaks in the Apple Music app, new “Celebrate” and “Send with Love” message screen effects, the option to preserve Camera app settings, and more.
