Apple has released the seventh developer and public beta version of iOS 10.2 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch — the second developer and public beta this week. iOS 10.2 includes several upcoming features like new Unicode 9.0 emoji, three new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus wallpapers, a new TV app, additional camera features, new Messages screen effects, and more.
iOS 10.2 will be released to everyone likely sometime next week, and a free pulic beta program is available for non-developers.
These are the changes discovered so far in iOS 10.2 beta:
* Three new wallpapers in iOS 10.2 beta (only for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus)
* New widget for Videos app
* New Preserve Camera setting
* New emoji (looks like Unicode 9.0 updata also on macOS 10.12.2, watchOS 3.1.1)
* New ‘Press and Hold to Speak’ menu under Home Button Accessibility settings
* New ‘Celebration’ Messages screen effect
* New ‘Show Star Ratings’ option under Music Settings
* New headphone icon in status bar for Bluetooth audio devices (previously seen with the Beats Solo3)
* TV app now included on iOS 10.2 beta, Videos app still present
* TV widget joins Videos widget
* SOS feature similar to Apple Watch when clicking power button 5x (which may be a requirement in India next year)
* Music now points to relocated shuffle and repeat controls (which have a button look now)
* TV app totally replaces Videos app on beta 3
* Feedback app returns in beta 3
* Previously seen SOS feature now only available in India (due to upcoming requirment)
* New ‘Love’ screen effect joins ‘Celebration’ in Messages
* More single sign-on TV providers — full list currently includes CenturyLink Prism, DIRECTV, Dish, GTA, Hawaiian Telcom, Hotwire, and Sling TV.
Source: 9to5mac