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iOS 10 beta's best parts

If you download iOS 10's public beta, here's what to look for.

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Those Control Center buttons now support 3D Touch. Not all of them. Flashlight does, though.

3D Touch in Control Center
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3D Touch in Control Center

So does Camera.

Control Center has extra panes
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Control Center has extra panes

Music now gets an extra part of Control Center, but it doesn't really do all that much that's new.

Apple Music redesign
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Apple Music redesign

Speaking of which, Apple Music has a whole new look. The fonts have changed, the layout seems cleaner.

Apple Music redesign
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Apple Music redesign

Albums are more clearly labeled, but is it any easier to find things? Yes and no.

Apple Music redesign
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Apple Music redesign

It's a little easier finding recommended music versus the stuff in your own library.

Home app
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Home app

A new app allows HomeKit accessories and appliances to directly hook into a centralized hub.

New wallpaper
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New wallpaper

Yes, that's new wallpaper. Everyone loves new wallpaper, right?

Bedtime
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Bedtime

One of my favorite new iOS 10 features is an extra part of the Clock app that sets waking and sleep cycles, with new gentler alarm music tones.

Apple News
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Apple News

News has a design similar to Apple Music, but it still feels pretty similar to how it was before.

Notifications and Raise to Wake
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Notifications and Raise to Wake

Notifications now look more bubbly, and you can see them right away by lifting the iPhone and not pressing a single button.

Widgets are off to the side, now
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Widgets are off to the side, now

Widgets are found by left-swiping from the notifications pane. Some feel a bit too large for the screen space.

Apps with 3D Touch widgets
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Apps with 3D Touch widgets

Apps can now show widgets just by pressing in on them. Right now, it's just Apple's apps.

Delete Apple apps
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Delete Apple apps

Finally, you can "remove" (or hide) core Apple apps -- even iTunes. But some are still fixed, such as Health and the App Store.

New Maps app
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New Maps app

Apple Maps looks redesigned, and mostly that means it looks better while driving.

Apple Health
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Apple Health

Health has four new panes for things like Mindfulness and Nutrition. It's trying to be more cleanly laid-out and friendly as opposed to the weird, clinical thing it was before.

Messages
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Messages

Messages has many odd novelties now. For example, messages can be sent with varying levels of intensity or style.

Messages
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Messages

You can add several effects to messages: meet lasers.

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Messages

Fireworks, anyone?

Messages
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Messages

Confetti just landed on this conversation.

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Messages

Balloons! You can only pick one of these per message, and you can't combine with text styles.

Messages
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Messages

Meet the new text-to-emoji keyboard translator.

Messages
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Messages

If you can discover how, you can scribble doodles to a friend like you can on Apple Watch.

Messages
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Messages

Or send a simulated heartbeat.

Messages
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Messages

Some of the few available stickers you can send in Messages. This classic Mac sticker pack is the best.

Messages
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Messages

I'm doodling on a 10-second video clip just because I can.

Memories in Photos
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Memories in Photos

Memories is a new feature, scanning the photos in your iCloud library and curating them into collections locally on your device.

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Memories in Photos

It's like what Facebook and Google do already, organizing by faces, places and days, and even making slideshow videos.

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