Apple's iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 updates -- the still-piping-hot latest version of iOS 16, just pulled from the oven -- are working their way through the beta program ahead of a release to the public. Now, developers can take the second betas for a spin as Apple readies a feature that it first teased back in December of 2022.
That feature is iMessage Contact Key Verification, and it's designed to make iMessage even safer for people to use. Especially those who could be targeted by "extraordinary digital threats," says Apple.
