Ready to learn everything new in iOS 17? From a new smart display mode to Health features, interactive widgets, new Messages capabilities, real-time voicemail, offline Apple Maps and more, here are the top 10 iOS 17 features you should try.
While there are more than 10 changes and new features in iOS 17, here are some of the features that you might find most interesting and useful.
Some of the available options include customisable dual view settings, while others have different dials taking up the entire screen. You can also use third-party widgets with StandBy.
Find out all the details in our full step-by-step guide:
- Contact Posters
Another great way to get more customisation options for iOS 17 is through contact posters. There are many options to create different designs, and you can create them for yourself or others.
- Live voicemail
Live voicemail makes it easy to see if you want to take a call while someone leaves a message, without having to call them back.
- Personal Voice
Personal Voice is an impressive feature that allows users to save their voice in case they lose it in the future. For people with degenerative diseases or those who just want to be prepared, Personal Voice makes it easy to create and securely store a copy of your voice.
- Apple offline cards
Want to save battery life or won't have connectivity where you're going? In iOS 17, you can download Apple Maps for offline use.
- Share passwords
Sharing passwords with anyone or any group is seamless with the ability to create shared iCloud Keychain vaults.
- Automatically remove 2FA codes
Simple and very useful iOS 17 can automatically delete 2FA code texts after you've used them.
- Interactive widgets
Widgets got a nice update: they now work right on the home screen or lock screen. Here's a look at them in action with the Home app widget.
- Message stickers and a new interface
Instead of emoji replies being limited to six response options, in iOS 17 you can reply to any text or image with emojis or a special sticker.
Along with this comes a new user interface for iMessage apps.
- Screen Distance
This is a new eye health feature that helps prevent eye strain for people of all ages and helps reduce the chance of nearsightedness in children.
It's easy to set up and very effective.
- AirPods Pro 2 Adaptive Sound
Okay, one bonus feature if you have AirPods Pro 2. iOS 17 introduces a number of new features that really feel like magic. Check out our more in-depth review of Adaptive Audio in the AirPods Pro 2.
What do you think? Which iOS 17 features are your favourite? Share your thoughts in the comments!
