Apple recently announced that iOS 17 is coming to iPhone in September, so let’s cover its
top new features.
You can express yourself to friends and family with a personalized Contact Poster. Create
a one using your favorite photo or Memoji and pair it with your preferred font. Then
add some color to help your poster pop. This new visual identity is also part of your contact
card, so you’ll see it in the places you communicate and share.
With Live Voicemail, you can view a real-time transcription of the message someone is leaving
you as they speak, giving you immediate context for the call. If it’s something you want
to address right then, you can pick up the call at any time while they’re still on
the line.
Tap the new plus button in Messages to view all the things you send the most — like
photos, audio messages, and your location. Swipe up to view the rest of your iMessage
apps.
Use Check In to automatically notify a friend or family member when you arrive somewhere
safely.
A new catch-up arrow lets you jump to the first message you haven’t seen in a conversation.
And if you want to reply to that specific message, you can do it by simply swiping right.
Find messages even faster by combining multiple keywords and filters in a single search.
In Messages, share or request a location from the plus button. Then view that location from
directly within your conversation.
Audio messages are now transcribed, so you can read them in the moment and listen later.
The new stickers drawer lets you access all your Live Stickers, emoji, Memoji, and other
sticker packs in one place. Your stickers sync with iCloud so they are available on
your iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices.
Touch and hold an object in a photo and turn it into a sticker. Stylize it with new effects
like Shiny, Puffy, Comic, and Outline or create animated Live Stickers made with Live Photos.
If you try FaceTiming someone and they don’t pick up, you can now leave a video or audio
message for them to see later.
During a FaceTime call, you can add an augmented reality reaction effect like hearts, confetti,
or fireworks.
For a more immersive, hands-free experience, move your FaceTime call to Apple TV while
using your iPhone’s higher-quality rear camera.
A totally new feature called StandBy gives you glanceable information designed to be
viewed from a distance. Stay on top of things happening in real time, like the the progress
of your UberEats order, or check the weather and activate Siri without lifting a finger.
And for the first time, home screen widgets are now interactive. Allowing you to check
off your to do list or play music, without opening an app.
Exchanging contact information has never been easier with NameDrop, just hold your iPhone
near someone else’s and choose what phone numbers or email addresses to share.
This approach also works to initiate AirDrop, and if someone walks away before the transfer
is complete, it’ll finish sending over the Internet.
You can also start a SharePlay session this way. Allowing you to easily listen to music
together or play games in sync.
A new app coming to iOS 17 is Journal. Which lets you record memories and moments in a
completely new way.
While Autocorrect delivers even better support as you type. Autocorrected words are temporarily
underlined so you know what’s been changed and you can revert back to the original word
with just a tap. Or tap the space when you see an inline prediction to quickly complete
a sentence.
Keep your browsing separate for topics like Work and Personal with different profiles
in Safari. Profiles help you separate your history, extensions, Tab Groups, cookies,
and favorites.
Search in Safari is more responsive than ever and shows easier-to-read and more relevant
suggestions.
One-time verification codes you receive in Mail are filled in automatically, so you can
log in without leaving Safari.
Now SharePlay makes it easier for everyone to control music in the car — even passengers
in the back seat — so everyone can play their favorite music and contribute to what’s
playing.
Invite friends to join your playlist and everyone can add, reorder, and remove songs. Use emoji
to react to the song choices in Now Playing.
Later this year, AirPlay will be available in hotel rooms. Just scan the QR code on your
room TV and you can securely share videos, photos, and music from your iPhone.
There’s an entirely new listening mode for second generation AirPods Pro called Adaptive
Audio. It dynamically blends Transparency and Active Noise Cancellation to tailor the
noise control experience as you move between changing environments and interactions throughout
the day.
On a call, just press the AirPods stem to mute and unmute yourself.
Offline Maps are now available in iOS 17, just select an area you’d like to save to
view information like hours and ratings on place cards and get turn-by-turn directions
without an internet connection.
Siri now works when you just say “Siri” as well as “Hey Siri.”
And you can issue back to back requests without reactivating.
When you search for an app, Spotlight intelligently offers you app shortcuts to your next action
within the Top Hit. So if you search for Photos, you can jump right to the Favorites album.
Visual Lookup is even smarter in iOS 17, allowing you to select food from a photo to find its
recipe.
Or, pause a video, and press on a subject to look it up just like from a photo.
A new addition to the Health app lets you track your emotions and moods over time.
While a feature called Screen Distance keeps track of how close you hold your iPhone. Then
alerting you to move it further away to prevent myopia.
Finally, Communication Safety now includes protections for potentially explicit videos
and photos across the OS to prevent unwanted communication.
So those are the top new features you can look forward to this September, this is Greg
with Apple Explained, thanks for watching till the end, and I’ll see you in the next
video.