iOS 17 was announced this fall at the WWDC 2023, and it is confirmed iPhones with an A11 Bionic chip will not get iOS 17 update. The 2017 iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus were with A11 Bionic chip; hence iOS 16 will be their last update till iOS 17 gets released with the new iPhone by this September.
What’s New on iOS 17?
Every year Apple brings new features to new Operating Systems with its compatible hardware. iPhone becomes more interesting with the new feature update. Here below the new features are Apple just announced at WWDC.
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Personalize Your Phone Calls:
Now you can customize what people see when you make a call. Here’s how you can
- Tap on Calls, then tap the Contacts tab.
- Tap on My Card at the top.
- Open Contact Photo and Poster, Tap on the Edit button.
- Tap the (+) button.
- Choose photos from Camera, Photos, Memojis, and Monogram.
- Now swipe horizontally and change the style and tap on your Name to change the style, then tap on Done.
- Click on the Continue button optionally to set a profile photo for iMessage.
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Check-in Safely:
After reaching your destination, you can send your Check-In to the selected contacts from your iPhone with iOS 17 update. The check-in feature will send your location and other important information to the pre-selected contacts of your family and friends. Your selected contact can see your live location, route, phone battery level, and cellular network signal level.
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Swipe to Reply:
With iOS 17 update on your iPhone, you can reply to text messages with a single swipe. Earlier, it was done by pressing and holding messages; this new features will save time.
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Stickers:
Stickers have always been a great feature of iMessage to express your thoughts. With iOS 17 feature, you can make interactive stickers lifting subjects from photos. Tapping on the subject of any photo, you can take out that particular image. You will see the option “Add Stickers” on that image; tapping this option will automatically add your photo to the stickers. You can add effects to the stickers to make it more interactive. The best thing is that you can create your image as stickers for iMessage.
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FaceTime:
FaceTime is one of the most used iOS apps ever; this fall, with iOS 17 launch, you can do better with FaceTime. If someone misses your audio or video call, you can send a recorded message to them. Your Apple Tv can help you make FaceTime calls, use your iPhone as a camera, and start making FaceTime Video call from Apple TV; it is that simple.
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AirDrop:
You have been using iPhone AirDrop to send files, photos, and videos to your friends in seconds. The new NameDrop feature allows users to share contact bringing iPhones closer to each other or bringing Apple Watch and iPhone together.
Normally AirDrop works to share files between phones, and the transfer fails if you leave one device beyond the AirDrop range. The iOS 17 has developed a solution; your files can still be transferred between the two devices over the internet. The condition is that both devices should be connected to the internet and signed in to iCloud.