An iMessage verification mechanism may be one of the first discovered

feature updates in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6

and it may help prevent governmental entities from listening in on critics' discussions.

and it may help prevent governmental entities from listening in on critics' discussions.

to assist safeguard the private information of its users in iCloud and iMessage

After several months, Apple appears to be getting ready to launch one of the features in iOS 16.6 

The first developer beta of the new cycle, which was released on May 19.