Apple Announces Major Upgrade with iOS 17
Introduction
In a press release on June 5, 2023, Apple announced the release of iOS 17, a major upgrade that makes the iPhone more personal and intuitive. The upgrade features several new experiences such as Journal and StandBy, and introduces major updates to communication apps, more intelligent text input, and easier sharing with AirDrop.
Personalized Contact Posters
The Phone app is central to the iPhone experience and with the iOS 17 upgrade, it now features Personalized Contact Posters that provide a new way for users to express themselves. Users can customize how they appear, bringing a completely new look to incoming calls, and choose beautiful treatments for photos or Memoji, as well as typography and font colors. Live Voicemail gives users the ability to see real-time transcription as someone leaves a voicemail.
Improved Communication with FaceTime and Messages
FaceTime now supports audio and video messages, along with Reactions such as hearts, balloons, fireworks, laser beams, rain, and more. The new effect brings more expressions to FaceTime calls, and third-party video calling apps can take advantage of them. Messages gets significant updates with iOS 17, including an all-new stickers experience with new emoji stickers and the ability to create Live Stickers by lifting subjects from photos. The expandable menu that can be accessed with a simple tap displays iMessage apps.
Enhanced Autocorrect and Dictation
Autocorrect features a transformer language model, a state-of-the-art on-device machine learning model for word prediction, which improves the accuracy and experience for users every time they type. With predictive text recommendations inline as typing, adding entire words or completing sentences is as easy as tapping the space bar, making text entry faster than ever. Additionally, Dictation leverages a new speech recognition model to make it even more accurate on iPhone.
Glanceable Information with StandBy
With iOS 17, the StandBy feature gives users a full-screen experience with glanceable information designed to be viewed from a distance when the iPhone is on its side and charging. StandBy can be personalized to display a range of beautiful clock styles, favorites photos or widgets, including Smart Stacks, which surface the right widgets at the right time. Users can access StandBy anytime by tapping the screen and on iPhone 14 Pro with the Always-On display, it is always available.
Journal App for Reflection
Journal is a new app that helps iPhone users reflect and practice gratitude through journaling, which has been shown to improve wellbeing. Using on-device machine learning, personalized suggestions can be provided to inspire the user’s journal entry. The app is built to protect a user’s privacy and ensure that no one, including Apple, can access a user’s entries.
Conclusion
iOS 17 is a major release that enhances the iPhone experience in several ways. With more personalized features such as Contact Posters, improved communication through FaceTime and Messages, glanceable information with StandBy, enhanced autocorrect and dictation, and a Journal app for reflection, users are getting deeper, more personal, and intuitive experiences across the iPhone.
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