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# iOS & iPadOS 16.6 Release Notes

Update your apps to use new features, and test your apps against API changes.

## Overview

The iOS & iPadOS 16.4 SDK provides support to develop apps for iPhone and iPad running iOS & iPadOS 16.6. The SDK comes bundled with Xcode 14.3, available from the Mac App Store. For information on the compatibility requirements for Xcode 14.3, see [Xcode 14.3 Release Notes](/documentation/Xcode-Release-Notes/xcode-14_3-release-notes).

### Home

#### Resolved Issues

- Fixed: Pairing the first Matter accessory in a new Home will fail when paired by selecting the accessory from the nearby accessories list.  (109905770)

### Xcode

#### Known Issues

- Starting in iOS 16.6 a negative value for `NSBaselineOffsetAttributeName` applied to the full run of an `attributedText` of a `UILabel` will return to its pre-16.3 behavior of lowering the text position within the label’s bounds.  (106109259)

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