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iOS 17
Version of the iOS operating system
iOS 17 homescreen on an iPhone 13
DeveloperApple Inc.
Written inC, C++, Objective-C, Swift, assembly language
OS familyiOS
Source modelClosed with open-source components
Latest release17.7.1[1] (October 28, 2024; 15 days ago (2024-10-28)) [±]
Marketing targetiPhones
Available in40 languages[2]
Update methodSoftware Update
Package managerApp Store
Platforms
Kernel typeHybrid (XNU)
Default
user interface		Cocoa Touch (multi-touch, graphical user interface)
LicenseProprietary software with open-source components
Preceded byiOS 16
Official websitewww.apple.com/ios/ios-17-preview
TaglineEvery day. More extraordinary.[3]
Support status
Pre-release (beta). Drops support for all A11 Bionic chips, including the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus and iPhone X.
Articles in the series
iPadOS 17 (derivative for iPad)

iOS 17 is an upcoming release of Apple's iOS operating system for the iPhone and the successor to iOS 16. It was announced on June 5, 2023 at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, and released as a developer beta.[4] iOS 17's developer beta is the first one that may be downloaded with just an Apple ID account; previous releases required a paid subscription to Apple's developer program.[5]

A public beta of iOS 17 is expected in July, with a final release later this year.[4]

iOS 17 will be the first version of iOS to drop support of an iPhone with Face ID, which is the iPhone X.

Development

According to Mark Gurman, iOS 17's internal codename was Dawn. Apple initially intended iOS 17 as a "tuneup release" similar to Mac OS X Snow Leopard, allowing them to focus on their new mixed reality headset. Still, several major features were added later in the development cycle.[6][7][8]

Features

User interface

Home screen widgets can contain buttons and other interactive elements, rather than only launching an app when tapped.[9] When the phone is charging and oriented horizontally, the iPhone enters a new StandBy mode, which shows widgets and Live Activities. The Siri voice assistant can be invoked with "Siri" instead of "Hey Siri", and does not need to be reinvoked for consecutive questions.[4]

The keyboard's autocorrection and dictation are powered by a new on-device transformer model, which Apple says is more accurate and personalized to users' writing styles. Unlike previous versions of iOS, it can learn not to autocorrect swear words.[10][11] Autocorrected words are underlined, and can be reverted with a tap. Word predictions are shown inline, and added when the spacebar is tapped.[12]

Social

With Contact Posters, users can customize the appearance of the incoming call screen shown to other iPhone users. Customization options are similar to iOS 16's revamped lock screen, with the ability to pick a custom picture or Memoji as the contact photo, and change their name's font and color. On the incoming call screen, a new Live Voicemail button sends the call to voicemail and shows a live transcript on-screen, so the user can decide whether to pick up the call.[4][additional citation(s) needed]

AirDrop file transfers continue over the Internet if devices become out of reach. By tapping an iPhone or Apple Watch against another, users can start a file transfer, a shared activity with SharePlay, or exchange a customizable contact card with a new feature called NameDrop.[13]

The Messages app has a new "Check In" feature. The user picks a contact and sets a destination, and Check In notifies the contact once the user reaches the destination safely. If the user stops moving towards the destination and does not respond to prompts, the user's location, route, and battery level are automatically shared with the contact. The contact otherwise has no access to the user's location, and this information is encrypted end-to-end.[14][15][16] The Messages app also shows a transcript of voice messages. Emojis and photo cutouts (created through the "remove subject from background" tool) can be used as stickers, and stamped on bubbles in iMessage conversations or in other apps.[17][4]

Health

The Health app lets users log and label their mood, and see how their mood correlates to various lifestyle factors over time. The app also let users take standardized assessments for anxiety and depression.[18] To reduce eye strain, Screen Distance can notify users when they hold their iPhone too close to their face and prompt them to move their phone to a safer distance.[19][20] Users can be notified if they forget to log that they have taken their medication. Apple Fitness+ can give users custom workout plans, set workouts or meditations to play consecutively, or separately change the volume of the music and the instructor's voice.[21]

Accessibility

Personal Voice uses machine learning to let users recreate their own voice as a text-to-speech model.[22]

Security and privacy

One-time verification codes received in Mail can be filled in with a tap without leaving Safari.

Link-tracking protection detects user-definable tracking parameters in link URLs and automatically removes them. It is automatically enabled in Mail, Messages, and when browsing with Safari in Private Mode.

Shared group passwords allows the user to create groups of passwords to share with family and friends. Users can recover passwords for up to 30 days. After changing the lock screen passcode, the old code can be used for 72 hours to reset the new passcode if it is forgotten. There's also a button to expire previous passcode immediately.

iOS 17 contains several changes for app permissions. When an app wants to add an event to the user's Calendar, the event is added without the app being able to read the entire contents of the calendar. When apps ask to access the user’s entire photo library, the user can share specific photos with apps while keeping the rest of the library private.

A sensitive content warning detects nudity in photos and videos received in AirDrop and other apps, obscuring them with a blur effect before they are displayed.

Lockdown mode can block the iPhone from connecting to 2G cellular networks and from auto-joining insecure wireless networks, and it disables more APIs in Safari susceptible to being attacked, such as IndexedDB, File API, FileReader API, WebSpeech API, WebLocks API, and more.[23] Apple's simultaneously-announced watchOS 10 gains support for Lockdown mode, and the mode is automatically enabled on Apple Watch when it is enabled on a paired iPhone.

Bundled apps

iOS 17 bundles a new app, Journal, an end-to-end encrypted journaling app that lets users log their daily activities.

FaceTime supports the ability for callers to leave a video or audio message when the recipient is unavailable. Effect reactions have been added to FaceTime calls, similar to the reactions feature in Messages.

Apple Music supports collaborative playlists, and cross-fading between songs, which was previously available on Apple Music for Android.

Apple Maps supports offline maps, and can display charging stations for electric vehicles. If a contact is sharing their location with the user, the user can search them by name within the Maps app.

Safari supports profiles, which each have their own cookies and extensions. Private browsing can be protected by Face ID, text-to-speech is built-into Safari, and support for JPEG XL and HEIC is added. The browsing history view shows favicons next to the site name and description.

The Notes app supports linking between notes, and viewing and marking up PDFs directly in the app. In the Reminders app, lists can be organized into sections.

The Photos app can show recipes for the food in the photograph, and gains supports Visual Look Up in videos. Pets can be recognised and categorised within the People section.

The Camera app has two new optional settings: "Level" shows a horizontal line that turns yellow when the subject is aligned to the horizon, and "Lock white balance" can disable automatic white balance adjustments when recording a video.

Find My supports sharing AirTags with up to five people.

The Clock app supports multiple simultaneous timers.

Supported devices

iOS 17 requires an A12 Bionic chip or later. It drops support for devices with A11 Bionic chips: the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus and iPhone X. However, devices with the A12 Bionic SoC (iPhone XS and XS Max and iPhone XR) and A13 Bionic SoC (iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max and iPhone SE (2nd generation)) have limited support. Devices with an A14 Bionic SoC or newer (iPhone 12 series and later) are fully supported.[3]

Release history

The first developer beta of iOS 17 was released on June 5, 2023.[4] Unlike previous years, the developer beta program is open to anyone with a free Apple Developer account, without requiring a subscription.[24]

Previous release Current release Current beta release Security response
Version Release date Release notes
17.0 beta 2[25] June 21, 2023 Release Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ O'Flaherty, Kate (October 28, 2024). "iOS 18.1—New Update Warning Issued To All iPhone Users". Forbes. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Apple – iPhone XS – Technical Specifications". Apple. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "iOS 17 Preview". Apple. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Johnson, Allison (June 5, 2023). "Apple announces iOS 17 with StandBy charging mode and better autocorrect". The Verge. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Potuck, Michael (June 6, 2023). "Apple makes iOS 17 developer beta free for everyone". 9to5Mac. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Gurman, Mark (January 8, 2023). "Apple Will Talk Up Its Mixed-Reality Headset in 2023 But Not Much Else". Bloomberg News. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  7. ^ Malik, Aisha (March 27, 2023). "Apple's iOS 17 may include 'several' requested features". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  8. ^ Gurman, Mark (May 24, 2023). "Apple Plans to Turn Locked iPhones Into Smart Displays With iOS 17". Bloomberg News. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  9. ^ Rossignol, Joe (June 5, 2023). "iPhone Features Interactive Widgets Starting With iOS 17". MacRumors. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  10. ^ Hassan, Jennifer (June 6, 2023). "Apple says new iPhone autocorrect will know you don't mean 'duck'". Washington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Vigliarolo, Brandon. "Apple fixes 'ducking' autocorrect in iOS 17". The Register. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Rossignol, Joe (June 5, 2023). "iOS 17 Promises to Dramatically Improve iPhone's Autocorrect". MacRumors. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Perez, Sarah; Malik, Aisha (June 5, 2023). "AirDrop in iOS 17 will let you share contact info by bringing two iPhones close together". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  14. ^ Grothaus, Michael (June 5, 2023). "Exclusive: Apple software chief Craig Federighi on iOS 17's new privacy features, why he's afraid of AI, and why he's not". Fast Company. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  15. ^ Moussie, Stéphane (June 9, 2023). "iOS 17 : comment faire savoir à vos amis que vous êtes bien rentré grâce à Check In". iGeneration (in French). Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  16. ^ Coldewey, Devin (June 5, 2023). "How to tell friends you got home safe with iPhone's new Check In feature". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  17. ^ Clover, Juli (June 6, 2023). "You Can Turn Your Photos Into Animated Stickers With iOS 17". MacRumors. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  18. ^ Clover, Juli (June 5, 2023). "You Can Log Your Moods and Emotions in iOS 17". MacRumors. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  19. ^ Stanley, Alyse (June 17, 2023). "iOS 17 has a new eye strain reduction feature — here's how it works". Tom's Guide. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  20. ^ Young, Kimberley. "New Apple features put a spotlight on myopia". Optometry Today. Association of Optometrists. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  21. ^ "Apple provides powerful insights into new areas of health" (Press release). Apple. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  22. ^ Velazco, Chris (May 16, 2023). "Apple will let you teach your iPhone to speak in your voice". Washington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  23. ^ "Safari 17 Beta Release Notes". Apple Developer Documentation. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  24. ^ Cunningham, Andrew (June 7, 2023). "Apple removes $99 dev account requirement for first iOS 17 and macOS 14 betas". Ars Technica. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  25. ^ "iOS 17 beta 2 (21A5268h)". Apple. June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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