iOS 16 arrives on Monday, Sept. 12, and the Omni Group confirmed that all current version apps—OmniFocus 3, OmniGraffle 3, OmniPlan 4 and OmniOutliner 3—run well on iOS 16 and are good to go.
From the Omni Group (which celebrates 30 years today): We’ve tested our apps against iOS 16 throughout the summer, and we’re happy to report that the current versions of OmniFocus 3, OmniGraffle 3, OmniPlan 4 and OmniOutliner 3 run well on iOS 16—so if you’re as eager to update as we are, there’s no need to wait!
We are also working on features that take advantage of new capabilities in the upcoming iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura operating systems, such as customizable toolbars and lock screen widgets. These updates are progressing nicely.
We do have some sad news for OmniFocus 2 users: iOS 16 is not compatible with OmniFocus 2. Originally, OmniFocus 2 shipped for iOS 7 in 2013 (almost a decade ago—time flies!), and was replaced by OmniFocus 3 when iOS 11 shipped in 2018. We’re happy to have designed apps which don’t expire—customers can continue to use version 2 as long as they wish! But that’s only possible so long as people continue to run a compatible underlying system, which is outside of our control. We’re reaching out to as many OmniFocus 2 users as we can find to make sure everyone knows about the incompatibility and how to get their discounted upgrade to OmniFocus 3—and to remind that all customers who purchase OmniFocus 3 now will receive a free upgrade to OmniFocus 4 when it ships.
