Apple’s latest Operating System, iOS17, has been released. Let’s take a look at some of the key features that it brings:
- A voicemail facility for FaceTime audio and video calls, so you can leave a message if you’re unable to reach someone.
- A variety of new Reactions for FaceTime, including hearts, balloons, fireworks, laser beams, and rain. These effects can be activated by certain gestures and are also compatible with third-party apps.
- Some improvements to Air Drop, including the ability to share your contact details with another iPhone or Apple Watch user by simply bringing your devices close to each other. AirDrop also now supports tapping two phones together to transfer other content from one device to the other, including photos, videos, and files.
- A new feature called “Contact Posters” which lets you customise how your profile appears when you interact with other iPhone users.
- The Music app has been revamped with support for collaborative playlists and cross-fade. In CarPlay, the Music app now includes SharePlay to let anyone in your car have a say in what’s currently playing.
- Audio messages are now transcribed automatically and you can see the real-time transcription as someone is leaving a voicemail, and pick up the call while the person is leaving their message.
- A major revamp of autocorrect, which is powered by machine learning. The new autocorrect system learns from the way you type, makes it easier to correct mistakes, and even auto-fills your words and sentences as you’re typing.
- Dictation has been upgraded with a new speech recognition model which aims to make the function even more accurate.
The new Operating System was rolled out during September and is available on devices that are newer than 2017.