iOS 10: Best and Hidden Features

The next-generation operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch is here.

Released on September 13, Apple’s iOS 10 update features major updates for a variety of apps, services, and features, including iMessages, Siri, photos, maps, Apple Music, news, Apple Pay, control center, and more.

iOS 10 features a redesigned lock screen with 3D-touch enabled notifications that offer up more information and a new widgets screen that houses widgets formerly located in the today section of the notification center.

There's a new control center with support for 3D touch and a new raise to wake feature, that wakes up the screen without bypassing notifications.

Two of the most anticipated features are updates to Siri and iMessage. You can now ask Siri to do things like summon an Uber or send a message in WhatsApp.

iMessages has several new features like background animations, bubble effects, rich links, and Digital Touch, which allowing users to create drawings and annotate photos and videos. There is even a predictive emoji feature that suggests words that can be replaced with emoji.

Two of the “hidden” features are the magnifier and unread messages.

iOS 10 users can use their iPhone camera to zoom in on text or an object at a distance. To enable this feature, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Magnifier. Once enabled, you can activate the magnifier by triple clicking on the home button.

From within the mail app, if you tap on the icon located in the lower left hand corner of the screen, you will see a list of unread messages.

At the introduction, Apple CEO Tim Cook described iOS 10 as the "biggest release ever" for iOS users and so far, his is correct. According to data gathered by Mixpanel, iOS 10 is already installed on 54% of Apple devices.