This is probably not the most innovative version of the iPhone operating system. iOS 17 was unveiled at WWDC 2023, last June in Cupertino, but Apple only spent a very short time on it along with the upcoming Apple Vision Pro (call it a headset or a space computer) and even watchOS 10 for connected watches, which are much more rich. in new features.
Il n’en demeure pas moins qu’iOS 17 arrive avec quelques changesements intéressants que l’on peut désormais tester en amont de sa sortie à l’automne pour les plus courageux qui n’ont pas peur d’eventuels dysfonctionnements inherents aux versions bêta bones.
What will you find there?
As is often the case, the new version of iOS comes with dozens and dozens of new features, including more accurate and intelligent spell checking. These are the ones we thought were the most relevant or fun to try.
– Better highlighted contacts
Long neglected, the Phone app is getting a major facelift. Or rather your contacts. From now on, it is possible to add to each of your friends, colleagues, relatives, acquaintances… an assigned visual to see who is calling you at first glance. It can be a photo, a Memoji, a drawing, etc. This option called “Contact Poster” can even be customized at the display source level and comes in addition to the lock screen customization started with iOS 16.
And for exchanging contacts, AirPlay is getting better. It will be enough to approach two iPhones under iOS 17 to activate Name Drop, the possibility of sharing personal information in the form of a contact card.
– iMessage to do it all
Already present in the Google Pixel range, the transcription of a voice message also reaches the iPhone. No more listening to a voicemail or searching for a quieter environment, you’ll immediately be put into text to read. The display is also improved to better return to the first message in a long series that you would have missed in a group conversation.
Among the rest of the novelties that will be tested, the arrival of Check in, the new position to share with your loved ones to reassure them when you return home. This is to indicate that you have arrived at your destination or to send them a notification if this is not the case. Your location and iPhone battery level are then shared. Generally speaking, location sharing is becoming more accurate and will show up in conversations.
The Messages search engine now allows you to search by words, but also by links, shared maps, positions, documents, voice notes, etc. All apps and features that can be supported by iMessage now have a dedicated space.
– FaceTime richer
You can now leave a video message to your contact if they don’t answer or directly without calling them. And it will even be possible for your recipient to read the received video message thanks to the written transcription and thus reply to you by text message. It is also possible to add effects during your calls by setting the gesture recognition to activate it or use FaceTime on the TV using the iPhone as a camera.
– Stickers to brighten up all conversations
Stickers are also proliferating in many applications. To do this, Apple is adding a drawer in Messages and others for faster access to Memoji, Stickers, Live Stickers, emoji… It’s even easier to create one from a photo by holding your finger down on the snapshot to separate an element . and isolate it before adding an effect to it.
– Create your voice in synthesis
Many accessibility options are among the new features that will arrive in the final version. And in particular to synthesize his own voice before losing it permanently. The function live speech it will then allow the user to type a text that will be read to the recipient in their own voice.
– Standby at night
When your iPhone is charged horizontally, wired, or docked in MagSafe mode, the screen display will switch to “night” mode with your choice of widgets (Schedule, Calendar, Podcasts, Photo, Agenda, Reminder, Automation control home, etc.). ). The brightness also goes down to suit. And the iPhone becomes an alarm clock.
How to install it?
– Start by backing up your iPhone for safety via iCloud or on your computer. Even a public beta version is never free of potential bugs. If you want to go back to iOS 16 later, you’d better have backed up your data. To do this, go to Settings > Your Name > iCloud > iCloud Backup.
– Go to beta.apple.com to sign up for the beta program.
– Go back to your iPhone and go to Settings > General > Software Update > Beta Updates. Choose the iOS 17 public beta.
If you want to install iPadOS 17, you’ll need to do the same on the device in question. For watchOS 10, this is done in the Watch app on iPhone. In both cases, you need to go to the beta site to sign up.
When is the final version of iOS 17?
The final and stable version of iOS 17 is expected at the start of the school year. New operating systems are usually rolled out with new iPhones. We will therefore have to wait for the second half of September to see the arrival of the iPhone 15 and iOS 17 for all compatible devices.
What devices are compatible with iOS 17?
This year, Apple will remove two generations of iPhone from its updates. Now it is necessary to have a smartphone that dates from at least the iPhone XR to be able to install the new version. The iPhone 8 and iPhone X will continue to benefit from certain updates for a while, but these will be the last of iOS 16. Major new features will not be supported.
· iPhone 14
iphone 14 plus
· iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone 14 Pro Max
iPhone 13
iPhone 13mini
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone 12
iPhone 12mini
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone XR
iPhone SE (2nd generation and later)
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