Now that you'll be getting more life out of your phone with Apple's new smart battery case [1], you'll have more time to take advantage of the features included in the latest software update, iOS 9.2. The update contains plenty of improvements and bug fixes for issues like that annoying alarm problem [2]. It also comes with new features to make web surfing and photo sharing much easier — for instance, you'll even be able to add photos from your SD card to your iPhone. Read below for a breakdown of what to expect.
- Apple Music improvements like the ability to create a new playlist when adding a song to a playlist as well as download albums or playlists from your iCloud Music Library by tapping the iCloud download button
- A new Top Stories section in News so you can stay up to date with the most important news of the day (available in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia)
- iBooks now supports 3D Touch to peek and pop pages from the table of contents, your notes and bookmarks, or from search results inside a book
- iBooks now supports listening to an audiobook while you browse your library, read other books, or explore the iBooks Store
- iPhone support for the USB Camera Adapter to import photos and videos
- Improved stability of Safari and Podcasts
- Fixing an issue where Live Photos could have turned off after restoring from a previous iCloud backup
- Resolving an issue that could have prevented Calendar from displaying all seven days in week view
- Mail Drop in Mail for sending large attachments
Ready to update? Back up your phone [3] first!