WWDC 2022 is already forgotten, but as long as Apple does not release the final version of its mobile operating system, it is quite certain that we will be finding new software functions that the brand itself left in the inkwell during that presentation.
Even more so every time a new beta of the system arrives on our devices, as is the case with the second beta of iOS 16, which has been available for download for a couple of days, as long as you have a developer profile. It is precisely the latter that continue to quickly discover all kinds of great and ingenious features that Apple like making it easier for users to bypass annoying CAPTCHAs and verify their identity using their Apple ID instead.
However, there are other developments, which are not without controversy, as Mark Gurman advances through his Twitter.
Handy feature: iOS 16 can now save your credit card security code in iCloud Keychain as well. Apple had been reluctant to store that previously.
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) June 12, 2022
Storing all possible bank details
Until now, in Apple Pay we could store our credit cards, with their number, expiration date and our name, but we had never been allowed to store the third data that is required when formalizing online purchases, the CVV.
Right now iOS 16 has the ability to automatically remember and fill in the CVV number when using your credit cards when shopping on the web, but not in Apple’s payment system, but in Safari, using the “Autofill” function. If you have a credit card number saved, you can simply enter the CVV (the 3-digit number on the back) and the rest of your credit card information will be filled in automatically.
This has led many users to be suspicious that Apple has so much information in its hands and to wonder if it is safe that absolutely all of their payment card data is stored in iOS, with the possibility of being at the reach of hackers or cybercriminals.
Actually, as Gurman points out, Apple had always been reluctant to store this data before , so it is not very clear why it has now taken this step. There will be those who find it much more comfortable and there will be those who do not give all the security in the world but, if so, it is enough not to use this function.
If you have the latest iOS 16 beta, you can access this new tool by opening the Settings app. From there, you have to go to the Safari menu, select the Autofill option and locate the Saved Credit Cards menu.
Other news in beta 2
The possibility of remembering and using the CVV of our card to complete the payment information is not the only thing that Apple has added this week to iOS 16 , we can also highlight these new features:
- Improvements in the process of editing and creating new lock screens.
- Changes to the wallpaper picker in the Settings app.
- New filter options for setting photos as wallpaper: Duotone and Color Wash
- Improvements in the SMS filter for Messages.
- Support for iCloud backup over LTE and 5G.
- Improvements to scrolling through the system video player on the iPhone.
- The Apple Card interface in the Wallet app now displays a count of your earnings by day, week, or hour.
