Our 7 Favourite iOS 17 Features

Apple is nearly able to unleash iOS 17 on the world, and whereas we haven’t had the brand new iPhone 15 in our fingers, we have had entry to iOS 17 for the final two months. As was anticipated, the brand new software program had some bugs to squash, however the newest model, the one iPhone customers are about to get notified about downloading, appears fairly darn polished.

My expertise with iOS 17 has to date been through final 12 months’s iPhone 14 Pro Max, so in case your telephone is the iPhone 14 or older, you will have a unique expertise to me.

The newest replace got here by on Saturday and included a wierd new notification sensation than I had beforehand. When the handset is switched to silent, the vibration that will include a notification feels extra like a haptic buzz than a vibration. It’s positively taking some getting used to and it’s in all probability one of many first belongings you’ll discover.

With that out of the best way, listed below are 5 issues in iOS 17 which might be really nice.

7 iOS 17 options we love

Seven, as a result of 17 would’ve been too many.

iMessage Stickers

I’ve by no means used stickers on an iPhone, however Apple has form of made this characteristic enjoyable with iOS 17. You can now place a sticker on prime of a message by dragging and dropping it the place you need it. It’s not life-changingly helpful, however positively a enjoyable strategy to react to a message in iMessage, particularly contemplating the usual emoji reacts are tremendous ugly. Oh, and you too can make your personal stickers, too. With a Live Photo, press and maintain, then launch the topic you wish to flip right into a sticker, then faucet Add Sticker.

You can then use that sticker in iMessage. This is difficult to relay in screenshots, however the cats are transferring round on the message display as they do in a Live Photo.

iMessage replies

The second iOS 17 characteristic we love is a brilliant easy change to how the iPhone handles replies in iMessage. Again, not life-changing, however way more user-friendly. To reply, merely swipe proper on the message and it’ll routinely carry up the message reply discipline (versus hold-pressing, choosing reply).

Contact Posters

I’ve by no means actually taken the Contacts aspect of issues significantly on an iPhone; till iOS 17 I had a photograph saved for a couple of individuals that decision me typically, however that was it. I additionally simply had my Memoji as my pic. Anyway, in iOS 17, Apple will allow you to dictate what exhibits up on the display of somebody’s iPhone while you name/message them. There are loads of choices for customising the picture and the styling of your identify – it’s fairly a enjoyable iOS 17 characteristic it’s best to positively mess around with.

Name Drop

You can share these Contact Posters by by a brand new characteristic referred to as NameDrop that can assist you to share contact info by bringing your iPhone shut to a different iPhone. Both iPhone homeowners within the alternate can select the precise telephone numbers or e mail addresses they want to share, and may also share their Contact Posters.

Just say ‘Siri’

You now don’t have to say ‘Hey’ to activate Siri. You may also activate back-to-back instructions with out having to say ‘Siri’ once more. Thought this might activate unintentionally nevertheless it hasn’t as soon as. I simply gotta get used to leaving out the ‘hey’. I really feel so aggressive.

Autocorrect

It took me some time, however I bought used to the brand new Autocorrect characteristic. When typing, now you can faucet the phrase that has been autocorrected to revert it, which is nice as a result of it typically will get it fully fallacious. As Apple mentioned: “in those moments you just want to type a ducking word”, Autocorrect will be taught your habits. You’ll additionally get Google-like predictions as you’re typing (ie, not under as ideas).

StandBy

Apple desires to make your iPhone a wise house hub, introducing StandBy to iOS 17. This will solely be accessible to iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max upwards– the telephones which have an Always On show. All it’s good to do to activate it’s tilt your telephone horizontally when in Lock Screen mode and the telephone will flip right into a clock (customisable) or show your music, as some examples. You can swipe as much as change clock kinds, and swipe to the aspect to see images (you’ll be able to go for a Gallery screensaver). Widgets are additionally optimised for StandBy, and Siri is optimised, too. It’s low-light adaptable in order to not mess along with your sleep. I bought used to it.

Try these options for your self when iOS 17 drops beginning tomorrow.

At its 2023 iPhone occasion, Apple unveiled the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max, the Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2, USB-C for the AirPods Pro 2, Roadside Assistance through Satellite, and a bunch of environmental guarantees. This article has been up to date because it was first printed.