iOS 16.2 beta, you only need to swipe once to see all of your alerts.

 

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This week, Apple published the most recent public beta of iOS, and it has one useful new feature that might help you scroll less, at least by one swipe.

According to MacRumors, those who have iOS 16.2 beta 4 installed on their iPhones may now view both their most recent and older notifications by simply swiping upward once in Notification Center.

Users were used to automatically view all alerts, both new and old, in the pull-down Notification Center in iOS 15. However, when iOS 16 was released this year, users also had to get used to the Notification Center's new behavior, which was identical to the Lock Screen's new collapsed stack view.

It doesn't sound like a revolutionary change, but if you don't remember to swipe up once more in the Notification Center, you might miss something.

I know I've missed certain alerts on my iPhone that may have originally appeared on my Apple Watch, but I didn't really pay attention to them because they were obscured by my sweatshirt sleeve or because I was otherwise busy. It would also cease to be a fresh notification on the iPhone's Lock Screen and Notification Center if the Apple Watch believes I saw it.

It's important to keep in mind that the Lock Screen behavior hasn't changed, even though Notification Center might benefit more from this adjustment. As with all changes made in beta releases, this doesn't guarantee that the feature will be present in the release of iOS 16.2's final version.

Even still, it's a pleasant change that joins other minor updates from the previous public beta release of iOS 16.2. Owners of the iPhone 14 Pro now have more control over the always-on Lock Screen thanks to the beta 3 release from last month. This allows them to hide the wallpaper and replace it with a simple black screen that only displays the time and a few widgets, similar to how many Android devices have done for a long time.