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New features available

with iOS 17.


Key Features and Enhancements
Phone Dual SIM Improvements. If you use dual SIM, continue listening when leaving the Messages
you can set different ringtones per SIM and app, or view a transcription.
Live Voicemail.1 When someone calls and
choose either SIM card to return a phone call
leaves you a message, you’ll see a live Location-sharing improvements. Share your
from an unknown caller.
transcription and can pick up the call as they’re location or request someone else’s location
leaving their message. Unknown numbers will go directly from the plus button in Messages with
directly to Live Voicemail when you have Silence Messages the new Location app. Location continues to
Unknown Callers turned on. Calls identified as show inline as a bubble in the transcript until
Stickers. The new Stickers experience provides
spam by carriers don’t go through to Live the location-sharing session is over.
you with a single home for all your stickers
Voicemail and are instead instantly declined.
including Live Stickers, Memoji, Animoji, emoji Live Location. View the location of your Find My
Contact Posters. Decide how you show up stickers, and any third-party sticker packs friends right at the top of the conversation under
when you give people a call with a customized you’ve downloaded with the ability to share your their name.
poster that includes various treatments for stickers from the plus button or by touching and
holding on a message bubble. One-time verification code cleanup. One-time
photos, Memoji, and your name. With Name &
verification codes are automatically deleted from
Photo Sharing for Contacts turned on, your
Search filters. Search with more precision by the Messages app after using them with autofill
Contact Poster will be shared automatically
combining search filters such as people, anywhere in the system.
with your contacts.
keywords, and content types like photos or links
to find exactly the message you are looking for. Apple Cash recurring payments.2 Set up
Updated in-call controls. In-call controls have
recurring payments with Apple Cash for
moved to the bottom half of the screen so
Catch-up arrow. Easily jump to your first unread allowances, rent, and anything else, right
they’re easier to reach. Contact Posters have
message in a group conversation by tapping the from Messages.
room to shine on the top half of the screen.
arrow visible in the top-right corner.
iMessage features in MMS groups. MMS
New Voicemail button. Send someone to Live
Swipe to reply. Reply to a message inline by groups support more iMessage features
Voicemail even faster by tapping on the new
simply swiping to the right on any bubble. including tapbacks, effects, edit, replies, and
Voicemail button on the incoming call screen.
more when using iMessage.
Audio message improvements. When
Expanded call history. See more of your call
recording an audio message, you are now able Messages in iCloud Improvements.
history in Recents.
to pause and then continue recording the same Enabling Messages in iCloud will sync Messages
Separate ringtones for Dual SIM. Set different message before sending. For received audio settings such as Text Message Forwarding,
ringtones for each SIM when using Dual SIM. messages, play them back at up to 2x speed, Send & Receive accounts, and SMS filters
across devices.

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Dual SIM message sorting. Sort messages by want to say. Record a video message on your StandBy
SIM, to easily separate your work conversations front or back camera, and take advantage of all
StandBy. A new full-screen experience for
from your personal ones. the same video effects that make you look your
when iPhone is on its side while charging, with
best in FaceTime. For FaceTime Audio calls, you
Check In for a destination. Start a Check In glanceable information designed to view from a
can leave a voicemail.
with a family member or friend to let them know distance. StandBy is perfect for your nightstand,
when you’ve arrived at a destination, such as Contact Posters. Create a customized poster kitchen counter, or desk.
your home. Check In can detect when you’ve to represent yourself when you give people
Clocks. Choose from a set of five clock styles,
arrived safely and inform your loved one a FaceTime Audio call. Choose from various
including Digital, Analog, Solar, Float, and World
automatically. treatments for photos, Memoji, and your name.
Clock. You can personalize elements like the
Check In for a time duration. Set up Check In Name and photo sharing. You can choose accent color of a clock to make it your own.
for a time duration—for example, if you will be to share your poster automatically with your
Photos. StandBy automatically shuffles through
home alone when someone new stops by to fix Contacts or always be asked before you share
your best photos, or you can set it to a specific
a household appliance. When the time is up, with anyone. When someone who isn’t in your
album. And it works with iCloud Shared Photo
simply tap on the Check In Live Activity on your Contacts gives you a call and chooses to share
Library, so you can showcase photos from the
Lock Screen to confirm you are all right. their name and photo with you, you will only see
whole family.
their name. You can then choose to add them
Information shared in case of a delay. If you are
to your Contacts and their poster will appear Widgets. Get information at a glance while at
not making progress toward your destination for
automatically. a distance. With a quick swipe on each widget
over 15 minutes, or after your time duration is up,
stack, you can see your calendar, home controls,
Check In will ask to see if you are all right. If you Updated Share menu. Discover ways to
the current weather, your favorite third-party
don’t respond, it will automatically share useful collaborate while on a FaceTime call.
widgets, and more. Just like on the Home
information with your loved one, such as your
Silence unknown callers. Choose to Screen, Smart Stacks surface the right
current location. It will also share your battery and
automatically decline incoming FaceTime calls information at the right time.
cellular status, so they can understand if you are
from people who are not in your Contacts.
able to answer a call or message. Personalization. Change the accent colors for
Reactions and gestures.3 Layer screen effects certain clock styles, or choose a specific photo
End-to-end encryption. Data shared with your
like balloons, confetti, stormy rain, fireworks, or album to display. For widgets, you can browse
friend in case of a delay stays private and secure
laser beams directly into your camera feed. widgets optimized for StandBy in the widget
with end-to-end encryption.
Trigger them with a tap, or go hands-free and gallery and choose which you want to appear
trigger reactions using your gestures alone. in each stack.
FaceTime
Live Activities. Keep track of a timer while
Leave a message. When someone doesn’t pick cooking in the kitchen, follow along with a game
up your FaceTime call, leave them a video or while your iPhone is charging at your desk, or
audio message to capture exactly what you access your music controls in full screen with

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Now Playing. You can tap at the top of the Widgets Books widget. Play or pause an audiobook.
screen to switch between two Live Activities.
Interactive widgets. Take action right on a News widget. Play or pause a podcast or
Siri. Siri results are designed to be viewed from widget on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. News+ audio story.
a distance in StandBy. Easily play music or set Complete to-dos, play or pause your media,
a timer hands-free, and rich visual Siri results access your home controls, and much more.
AirDrop
are displayed in full screen, making them easy
Undo on Home Screen. Undo where you
to view. NameDrop. Exchange contact information with
placed a widget on your Home Screen by
someone new by simply bringing your iPhone
Notifications. Full-screen notifications are shaking iPhone or using a three-finger tap.
near their iPhone or Apple Watch.4 Your name
easy to view from a distance with larger text and The layout of your page will revert back to
and Contact Poster are automatically included
app icons. what you had before.
whenever you share, and you can easily select
Incoming Phone and FaceTime calls. Incoming iPhone widgets on Mac. Through the magic the contact information you want to include
calls appear as Contact Posters in landscape. of Continuity, you can use any widget from along with it.
While iPhone is unlocked, you can also view your iPhone right on your Mac, without the
New way to initiate AirDrop. Share content
Live Voicemail. corresponding app installed.
or start a SharePlay session over AirDrop by
Nudge to wake. It’s easy to bring up StandBy Photos album widget. Select a specific album bringing your iPhone close to another.
anytime by tapping the screen or gently nudging from the Photos app so photos from your
Continue over the internet. AirDrop transfers
the table your phone is on. favorite album appear in your Photos widget.
will continue over the internet when you step
Always-On. With the Always-On display on Music widget. Play or pause a song or album, out of range.
iPhone 14 Pro, you have the option to have or see a dynamic list of the top charts and, for
StandBy always available at a glance. subscribers, recommendations.
Journal
Night Mode. StandBy adapts to low light, so Podcasts widget. Play or pause a podcast Journal. This brand-new iPhone app lets you
your clocks, photos, and widgets take on a episode. write about your experiences, find meaningful
beautiful red tone to help you sleep at night. insights, and let journaling suggestions and
Safari widget. Get quick access to websites in
Motion to wake. StandBy activates if motion is your Safari reading list. writing prompts help you get started.
detected in the room at night. Journaling Suggestions. Your iPhone can
Home widget. Access controls you’ve set up
Preferred view per MagSafe charger. For each in your home. create personalized suggestions of moments to
place you charge with MagSafe, StandBy will remember and write about based on information
Contacts widget. See the location, messages, like your photos, location, music, workouts, and
remember your preferred view, whether that’s a
shared photos, and more for your contacts with more—all using on-device machine learning.
clock, photos, or widgets. So you can have it set
just a tap.
up for family photos in the living room, or an Writing prompts. Each suggestion includes a
alarm clock at your bedside. writing prompt such as “What was the highlight
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of your trip?” or “What’s the story behind these Keyboard Explicit language handling. The keyboard
photos?” to make it easy to get started. You can will add explicit language that you use to your
Inline predictive text.5 Get single and multi-
also choose from reflection prompts like “What’s personal vocabulary list and will learn this usage
word predictions directly in the text field based
your secret superpower?” or “What activity for each different app. Explicit language that is
on what the keyboard predicts you’re going to
leaves you feeling most refreshed?” to inspire learned is used for autocorrect, QuickPath,
type, so you can complete what you’re typing
your writing. suggestions, and predictive text.
even faster by just tapping Space bar.
Save to Journal. Save suggested moments to Updated text cursor. The text cursor briefly
Improved Autocorrect accuracy. Autocorrect
your journal so you can write about them later. displays an indicator that shows the current
fixes mistakes for you more accurately than
input language when you switch keyboard
Find and filter. Scroll through a chronological ever before by leveraging a new transformer
languages. The indicator can also signal helpful
list of all your entries and filter for those you’ve language model in English, French, and Spanish
input details like when Caps Lock is on.
marked to revisit later. keyboards.6 Additionally, enhanced on-device
language models make autocorrect more New QuickPath languages. QuickPath is
Bookmark Entries. Bookmark entries so you
accurate across even more languages.7 supported for Arabic, Hebrew, Korean, Polish,
can quickly find them later.
and Romanian keyboards.
Easier Autocorrect editing. Autocorrected
Filter Entries. Easily filter past entries to show
words are temporarily underlined so you know New predictive text languages. Predictive text
those containing photos, videos, places, or
what has been changed as you’re typing. is supported for Hebrew, Polish, and Romanian
websites that you’ve bookmarked for later.
Tapping on an autocorrection shows a pop-up keyboards.
Share Sheet. Easily add music and podcasts with the original text so you can revert back
New multilingual language support.
you’re listening to into your journal, or save your with just a tap.
Multilingual typing is supported for Polish,
thoughts about a book, website, or news article
Enhanced sentence corrections.8 Romanian, and Turkish keyboards.
you’re reading, so you can come back later and
Autocorrection of sentences can correct more
remember what it meant to you. New keyboard layouts. New keyboard layouts
types of grammatical mistakes. The keyboard
are available for Akan, Chuvash, Hausa, Hmong
Notifications. Get a notification when new also underlines corrections and suggestions, so
(Pahawh), Ingush, Kabyle, Liangshan Yi,
suggestions to journal about are available. they are easier to see and change if needed.
Mandaic, Mi’kmaw, N’Ko, Osage, Rejang, Sámi,
Journaling schedule. Set a schedule for the Improved predictions. Predictive text provides Tamazight (Standard Moroccan), Wancho,
start or end of your day to help make journaling even better word predictions by leveraging a Wolastoqey, and Yoruba.
a consistent practice. new transformer model in Chinese (Simplified),
New transliteration keyboard languages.
English, French, and Spanish keyboards.9
Security and privacy. With on-device Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu
Additionally, enhanced on-device language
processing, end-to-end encryption, and the keyboards include transliteration support,
models improve predictions across even more
ability to lock your journal, no one but you so you can type pronunciations using Latin
languages.10
can access your journal, not even Apple. characters that are automatically converted
to the desired script as you type.

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Japanese handwriting keyboard. The Password and passkey sharing. Share Crossfade between songs. Now you can
Japanese keyboard supports handwriting, passwords with the people you’re closest with. experience a smooth, gapless playback
so you can draw characters in the keyboard Create a group to share with and add or edit experience in Apple Music. Each song fades in
canvas, which are automatically converted passwords at any time. while the previous song is fading out, creating
to text. a continuous mix of your favorite music.
One-time verification code autofill from Mail.
One-time verification codes you receive in Mail Song credits. Discover the creators behind your
Safari and Passwords now autofill in Safari, making it easy to log in favorite songs, with comprehensive information
without leaving the browser. on the artists who contributed to your favorite
Profiles. Keep your browsing separate for
music, the instruments they played, and their
topics like work and personal. Each profile has
roles inside and out of the studio.
separate history, cookies, extensions, Tab Music
Groups, and favorites. Motion in Now Playing. Album art now
SharePlay. It’s easier for everyone to control
appears full-screen in the music player,
Locked Private Browsing. Private Browsing music in the car—even passengers in the back
including motion where available, creating
locks when you’re not using it to keep your seat—so everyone can play their favorite music
an even more immersive playback experience
tabs protected from others with access to and contribute to what’s playing.
that showcases your favorite artists.
your device. Unlock with Face ID, Touch ID,
Collaborate on playlists.11 Invite friends to join
or device passcode.
your playlist and everyone can add, reorder,
AirPlay
Advanced tracker blocking and fingerprint and remove songs. In Now Playing, you can use
protection in Private Browsing. Keeps your emoji to react to the song choices. Intelligent device list. Easily find the TV or
most sensitive browsing safe with more speaker you want to enjoy your content on;
Favorite Songs playlist. Quickly get back to
aggressive tracker blocking and fingerprinting iPhone uses on-device intelligence to learn your
your favorite songs in this new playlist. Find the
protection. preferences over time to show devices in the
Favorite Songs playlist in your Library or just
AirPlay list in order of relevance.
Link tracking protection in Private Browsing. ask Siri.
Removes tracking used to identify you from Intelligent suggested connections. Quickly
Even more to favorite. Select your favorite
URLs. connect to your preferred AirPlay device by
songs, albums, playlists, and artists. Your
tapping proactive suggestions shown to you as
Search Engine in Private Browsing. Set a favorite music is automatically added to your
a notification.
unique search engine for Private Browsing. Library and improves your recommendations.
Intelligent automatic connections. Start
Streamlined search. Search in Safari is more Apple Music Sing with Continuity Camera.12
content on your AirPlay device by tapping Play
responsive than ever and shows easier-to-read Be your own music video star with Apple Music
when iPhone automatically connects to the most
and more relevant suggestions. Sing. Connect your iPhone to Apple TV 4K and
relevant AirPlay-compatible device.
see yourself on the big screen and apply all-new
Reading List widget. Add your Safari Reading
camera filters, as you sing along to the lyrics of
List to your Home Screen for easy access.
your favorite songs.
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AirPlay in hotels.11Securely and privately enjoy or taking public transit. Even get an estimated “Siri, text Mark on WhatsApp,” you can just say
your content on the big screen in select hotels time of arrival based on historical traffic. See “Siri text Mark.”
by simply scanning a unique QR code on the rich information for places, including hours,
Refreshed CarPlay Design. A new compact
AirPlay-compatible TV in your room. ratings, and more.
design allows you to refer to information
EV routing improvements.15 Select a preferred onscreen, like your turn-by-turn directions,
AirPods charging network when getting directions for while seamlessly completing other tasks with
your electric vehicle. Apple Maps will show you your voice.
Adaptive Audio.13 Adaptive Audio is a new
charger availability on the map and in search
AirPods Pro (2nd generation) listening mode Expanded bilingual Siri for Indian languages.
results. Search for chargers based on plug type,
that automatically adjusts the level of noise Siri for English (India) supports even more types
network, and more.
control for you—adding Active Noise of requests, including setting timers and alarms,
Cancellation in noisier environments and launching apps, playing music, and more. It
Transparency in quieter conditions—to make it Siri understands requests that mix English with any
easier and more convenient to use AirPods Pro of nine different Indian languages.
Siri.16 Just say “Siri” instead of “Hey Siri” for an
through the changing environments and
even more natural way to activate your assistant.
interactions every day.
Siri detects this phrase with low-power on- Spotlight
Personalized Volume.13 Adjusts the volume device processing that keeps your audio private.
App Shortcuts in Top Hit. When you search for
of your media in response to your environment
Back-to-back requests.17 Once you activate an app, Spotlight intelligently offers you App
and listening preferences over time.
Siri, you can issue commands back-to-back Shortcuts to your next action within the Top Hit,
Conversation Awareness.13 When you start without needing to reactivate it. And you can so if you search “Photos,” you can jump right to
speaking, AirPods Pro will lower your media also interrupt Siri when you want to override a your Favorites album.
volume and enhance the voices in front of you, command. Try “Siri, what’s the weather like in
Enhanced visual results. Find what you are
all while reducing background noise. San Francisco? What about Cupertino?”
looking for faster with search results that pop
Press to Mute and Unmute.14 Press the AirPods “Siri, read this.”18 Listen to Reader Mode– with familiar colors and iconography.
stem, or the Digital Crown on AirPods Max, once compatible sites in Safari by either tapping
Video search. Search through the videos on
to mute or unmute your microphone when on a “Listen to Page” in the Aa menu or saying “Siri,
your devices by scene, people, and activities.
call, and you can press twice to end a call. read this.” Enabled by Neural TTS, it’s perfect
When you tap into a video result, a new
for getting through your reading list when you’re
scrubber interface will indicate where in the
on the go.
Maps video your search appears.
Communication enhancements.19 Siri
Offline Maps. Download maps for use when
understands the preferred app to message/call
your iPhone doesn’t have a Wi-Fi or cellular
your contacts so you no longer have to say
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Settings in Top Hits. When you search for Follow-up medication reminders. Choose Mental health education and resources. Read
settings such as “Airplane Mode,” “Wi-Fi,” to receive a follow-up reminder if you haven’t articles to help you understand and improve
“Dark Mode,” and more, Spotlight will offer logged a scheduled medication, vitamin, or your mental health and wellbeing, and access
you a toggle for the setting in the Top Hit. supplement, to help you stay on track. And localized resources.
you have the option to set these reminders
Data Detector quick actions. Phone numbers, Screen Distance.20 Reduce the risk of myopia
as critical alerts.
email, dates, and times typed into the Spotlight by encouraging children to increase the distance
search bar will now offer quick actions such as Access your Health app data with Siri. Siri lets at which they view their devices. Screen
call number, create contacts, send email, and you privately and securely ask about your Health Distance also gives adults the opportunity to
create calendar event. app data, like your Activity Rings, cycling reduce digital eye strain.
distance, steps, heart rate, time asleep, or blood
Time in daylight.21 More time outdoors in
glucose level if you have a connected monitor.
Visual Look Up daylight can reduce the risk of myopia. Your
You can also log data that you track regularly,
Apple Watch can measure the amount of time
Expanded domains. Discover similar recipes like your period or medications you’ve taken.
you spend in daylight, and you can see it in the
from photos of food, map routes to stores
State of mind reflection. Log your momentary Health app. With Family Setup, kids who don’t
identified in photos, and the meaning of signs
emotion and daily mood from the Health app— have their own iPhone can pair their Apple
and symbols on things like laundry tags.
which can help you increase emotional Watch to their parent’s iPhone, giving parents
Lift multiple subjects from background. awareness, build resilience, and improve visibility into the amount of time their kids are
Lift multiple subjects from the background of wellbeing. Choose what’s having the biggest spending in daylight.
photos and videos and place them in apps like impact on you and describe your feelings.
Messages.
State of mind insights. Get valuable insights Communication Safety
Visual Look Up in Video. Look up information into your state of mind with interactive charts in
Sensitive Content Warning. You have the
about objects that appear in paused video the Health app. View highlights such as what is
option to blur photos and videos containing
frames. contributing to your emotions. See your moods
nudity, allowing you to choose whether you want
and emotions alongside lifestyle factors that can
Visual Look Up from subject lift. Look up to see them.
influence them, including exercise, sleep, time in
information about objects you lift from photos
daylight, and mindful minutes. Expanding protections for children. Children
directly from the callout bar.
in iCloud families will now be protected in
Mental health assessments. Take mental
AirDrop, the system Photo picker, the Phone app
health assessments often used in clinics to
Health when sending or receiving a Contact Poster, and
understand your current risk for depression and
in FaceTime video messages. Children will now
New look for Favorites. Favorites now includes anxiety and if you might benefit from getting
be protected when sending or choosing to view
rich chart previews, so you can see more support. You can download a PDF to share with
sensitive videos, in addition to photos.
information at a glance. your doctor and compare your results over time.

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Privacy and Security iMessage Contact Key Verification. Your Phonetic corrections for text editing in Voice
iMessage communications are always encrypted Control.24 Use phonetic corrections to choose
Photos privacy prompt improvements. An
end-to-end, so they can’t be read while they’re the right word out of several that might sound
embedded photo picker for apps lets you pick
sent between your devices and those of the alike, such as “do,” “due,” and “dew,” while
photos to share within the app’s experience,
people you are messaging. iMessage Contact editing text using Voice Control.
without sharing your entire library. When an app
Key Verification lets you further verify that you
does ask to access your entire library, you’ll see Improvement to Siri voices for VoiceOver.
are messaging only with the people you intend.
details of how many and which photos will be Siri voices sound even better at high rates of
shared before you make a decision. If you grant speech feedback in VoiceOver.
access, you’ll receive reminders from time to Accessibility
Siri speaking rate. Customize the rate at which
time.
Assistive Access. A cognitive accessibility Siri speaks to you, with options ranging from
Add-only Calendar permission. A write-only feature with large text, visual alternatives to text, 0.8x to 2x.
permission for Calendar gives apps the ability to and focused choices for Phone and FaceTime,
Messages, Camera, Photos, and Music. Automatically pause animated images. Pause
write new events to your device, without being
animated images by default, such as GIFs in
able to see your information.
Personal Voice.22 A speech accessibility tool for Messages and Safari for your visual comfort.
App privacy improvements. App developers people who are at risk of losing their voice to
create a voice that sounds like them privately Settings for Built-in Voices. Adjust settings
can provide even more accurate Privacy
and securely on iPhone, and use it with Live such as pitch range for each of your preferred
Nutrition Labels using new tools that provide
Speech in phone and FaceTime calls. built-in voices for VoiceOver and Spoken
better transparency into the data practices of
Content.
their partners.
Live Speech. Type what you want to say and
have it spoken out loud in phone calls, FaceTime Virtual game controller with Switch Control.
Link tracking protection. Some websites
calls, or for in-person conversations. Turn your favorite set of switches—for example,
add extra information to their URLs in order to
sound actions, head movements, or back taps—
track users across other websites. Now, this
Point and Speak in Magnifier Detection into a virtual game controller.
information will be removed from the links users
Mode.23 Read out only the text you point toward,
share in Messages and Mail, and the links will
for example, when you are punching in an entry
still work as expected. This information will also
code on a keypad. Memoji
be removed for links in Safari Private Browsing.
More stickers. Three additional stickers come
Text Detection in Magnifier Detection Mode.
Lockdown Mode. Provides new networking to Memoji: Smirk, Angel Halo, and Peekaboo.
Read out all the text that is visible in the field of
defaults, safer media handling and even
view of your camera.
sandboxing and network security optimizations.
Turning on Lockdown Mode further hardens Voice Control guide. Learn to use Voice Control
device defenses and strictly limits certain using step-by-step tutorials, for example, for
functionalities, sharply reducing the attack text editing and navigation.
surface for those who need it.
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Reminders recipes, or even to create a lightweight wiki for Close Your Rings. All of the awards you are still
your team. Type “>>” for a shortcut to add links working on can be found in Go For It, making it
Grocery Lists. Grocery Lists automatically
while writing in your note. easier to focus on the goals that are important
group related items into sections (dairy,
to you.
produce, etc.) as you add them. You’re able to Block Quote. Block Quote formatting makes it
change how the items are grouped, and the list easy to visually offset a section of writing with a Trainer Tips.25 Get weekly tips from the expert
remembers your preferences. quote bar. trainers at Fitness+ in the Summary tab on areas
like workout techniques for cardio, strength,
Early Reminder. Specify a time to get notified Monostyled text. Monospaced formatting has
and flexibility, plus healthy habits, mindfulness,
before your reminder is due. been updated to Monostyled, with inset text and
and staying motivated.
a distinct background.
Suggested Reminders. Quickly re-create
reminders you’ve completed before in as little Open in Pages. Create a Pages document
Fitness+25
as a single tap. from your note with a quick selection from the
Share menu. Custom Plans. Stay consistent with a custom
Sections. Organize reminders within a list by workout and meditation schedule. Select the
creating headers to group related reminders. days, workout duration and types, trainers, and
PDFs music and Fitness+ will provide the plan. Stay
Column View. Reminders sections can be
organized in columns across your screen, Intelligent form detection. Fillable documents motivated with reminders when you have
making it easy to visualize your tasks, or even and forms can now be automatically identified upcoming workouts or meditations and an award
plan with simple kanban boards. across the system, like in Files, Mail, or scanned when you complete the plan.
documents.
Complete from widget. Tap on a reminder Stacks. Select multiple workouts and
in the widget to complete it without opening Enhanced AutoFill. Populate information such meditations that you would like to do in a row
the app. as names and addresses on forms even faster, and put them in a queue so that you can
as powerful on-device language models identify seamlessly move to your next activity.
fillable fields and enable AutoFill.
Notes Audio Focus. Prioritize the volume of either the
music or the trainers’ voices so that you hear
Inline PDFs and document scans. PDFs and
Fitness more of whatever is most important to you.
document scans are presented full-width in your
note, making it easy to view and interact with Sharing. View highlights of your friends’ activity
them. It’s quick to flip to a page of a document like workout streaks and awards right at the top
you’re reviewing, and great for previewing of the Sharing tab so it’s simple to celebrate
multiple PDFs in the same note. their progress or do a little smack talk.

Linked notes. Create links to other notes to Trophy case. Celebrate your achievements
connect ideas, content, or any information. It’s with the redesigned trophy case organized into
perfect to link together research notes or categories like Limited Edition Awards and
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Find My Photos frequently, and when syncing is paused, a
Sync Now control will appear.
Item Sharing. Up to five other people can share Pets in the People album. Individual pets are
an AirTag or Find My network accessory. now surfaced in the People album just like Convert file type when sharing. Choose to
Everyone in the sharing group will be able to see friends or family members. convert and share any photo as a JPG, or video
the item’s location, get directions to the item, and as a MOV file.
Siri Suggestions in the People album. Photos
use Precision Finding and Play Sound to help
will intelligently suggest matches from Contacts Focus Control in portrait photos. Tap to
pinpoint a shared AirTag’s location when nearby.
in the People album to help you name individuals choose a new focus point in portrait photos.
faster.
Home
Add unnamed people. Unnamed individuals Apple ID
Activity history.26 See a recent history for can be viewed in the People album.
Proximity sign-in. Signing in to set up a device
garage doors, door locks, security systems, and
Improved People album accuracy. The People is now easier than ever. Simply bring an existing
contact sensor events directly in the Home app.
album recognizes significantly more photos of signed-in and trusted iPhone or iPad into
Enhancements for Matter Locks.26 Control your favorite people, even if they’re turned away proximity, pair the devices by scanning the
Matter-enabled locks by using iPhone to tap to from the camera. particle cloud, and you’re signed in automatically.
unlock2 the door with a home key, or set up PIN
Drag to reorder in a memory. Reorder photos Sign in with email or phone number. When
codes in the Home app.
and videos within a memory by dragging and signing in with an Apple ID and password, you
Grid Forecast.27 Live data from your local dropping them into a new position in the no longer need to remember your exact Apple ID
energy grid shows when your home is running timeline. email address. You can use any email address or
on cleaner sources so you can plan when to phone number on file in your account.
charge devices or run appliances. Add content to a memory. Add any photo or
video from your library to a memory. Passkeys for Apple ID on the web. Use a
passkey when signing in with your Apple ID on
News Smart copy and paste edits. Copied and the web.
pasted edits now intelligently match exposure
Apple News+ puzzles.28 A daily crossword and white balance between images.
puzzle and mini crossword puzzle are available
exclusively for News+ subscribers. Quick access to crop. Zoom in on a photo and
instantly crop with a tap, or touch and hold to
crop to a specific aspect ratio.

Improvements to iCloud Photos syncing.


iCloud Photos syncing will be paused less

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Freeform
Improved drawing. Make eye-catching boards
with new drawing tools like Variable Width Pen,
Fountain Pen, Highlighter, Watercolor, Slicing
Eraser, and Ruler; plus support for hover, tilt,
and snap to shape.

Better diagramming. Quickly build diagrams


and flowcharts by dragging connector handles
to connect objects.

Follow Along. Guide collaborators around your


board so that they can see what you see as you
move around the canvas.

Share to Freeform. Use the share sheet to


add content from other apps to your Freeform
boards.

PDF Markup. Fill out forms, take notes, or


doodle on PDF documents you insert into
Freeform.

Explore 3D objects. Explore 3D Objects


embedded on your canvas using QuickLook.

iOS 17 New Features | December 2023 12


Even More

Action Button29 Accessibility. Press and hold Action button for Camera
easy access to Accessibility features including
Silent mode. Easily turn Silent mode on or off Horizon level. A virtual horizon level provides
Live Speech, Live Captions, Voice Over and
with Action button. You can also use haptic feedback when iPhone is level with the
more.
Control Center, or set up Focus filters to ground.
automatically switch your iPhone between ring
Lock White Balance. A new setting lets you
and silent depending on your Focus. Books
keep white balance consistent while recording a
Focus. Activate your favorite Focus so you can Series page. Shop for books and audiobooks video, so the color temperature stays constant
stay in the moment when you need to in a single series page; mark titles you have even if the lighting changes.
concentrate or step away. completed as finished to pick up where you
left off in the series. 48 MP HEIF format option. Choose to capture
Camera. Instantly launch your favorite Camera super high resolution 48 MP images in the
mode, and use Action button to capture a photo Search by series and genre. Discover series space-saving HEIF format.
or video as soon as you do. and genre pages via search and navigate
directly to these pages to find curated content. Portraits in Photo mode. Depth information is
Flashlight. Turn on your Flashlight to find your automatically captured if your subject is a
way in the dark. When your Flashlight is on, you Personalized Read Now. Explore personalized person, dog, or cat, so you can instantly see
will also now see it in Dynamic Island so you top picks and content recommended for you your photo as a portrait, with an artful blur
never forget it. based on your favorite books and genres on effect, or add it later in the Photos app. Or tap
the Read Now tab. anywhere in the frame to capture depth
Voice Memos. Quickly record personal notes,
information for any subject.
classroom lectures, musical ideas, and more
with Action button and Voice Memos. CarPlay Zoom in Portrait and Cinematic mode. Zoom
SharePlay in CarPlay. Everyone can control between focal lengths to capture just the
Translate. Easily turn Silent mode on or off with
the Apple Music experience and contribute composition you want in Portrait and Cinematic
Action button. You can also use
to what’s playing, even passengers in the modes.
Magnifier. Open the Magnifier app to turn your back seat. Customize Main camera focal length. Choose
iPhone into a magnifying glass to zoom in on
Refreshed Siri design. A new compact design 24mm, 28mm, or 35mm equivalent focal lengths
and detect objects near you.
allows you to refer to information onscreen, like in Settings to customize your field of view when
Shortcuts. Open your favorite app, activate a your turn-by-turn directions, while seamlessly using the Main camera.
home automation, or kick off an App Shortcut or completing other tasks with your voice.
one of your own custom shortcuts.
iOS 17 New Features | December 2023 13
Spatial Video. Capture spatial video with share it when you place a phone call, start a Cursor animation.31 The redesigned Dictation
remarkable depth to view in 3D in the Photos FaceTime call, or use iMessage. When someone cursor animates and glows, improving the look
app on Apple Vision Pro. who isn’t in your Contacts calls you and chooses and feel while also indicating that Dictation is
to share their name and photo, you will only see active.
their name. You can then choose to add them
Clock App
to your Contacts and their poster will appear
Inclusive Language
Multiple timers. Run several timers on iPhone automatically.
simultaneously, perfect for when you’re cooking New term of address languages. Term of
Updated contact cards. When your contacts
and need to keep track of different steps and address now supports German and European
make changes to their Contact Posters, your
dishes. Portuguese.
device will automatically update their contact
Labeled timers. Name timers so you know what cards with their latest look. You can also
each is counting down for. choose to create your own poster for individual iCloud+
contacts, or even revert to the previous Contact
Timer presets. Start a timer quickly with a range Hide My Email in Apple Pay. iCloud+
Poster they had shared if you prefer it.
of preset options when creating a new timer. subscribers can use Hide My Email to keep their
Add Pronouns. Contact cards include a field personal email private when making Apple Pay
Recents. Restarting your most used timers is as purchases.
for entering pronouns. Pronouns are stored
simple as a tap with a new recents view.
on device and are not shared.
Live Activities. Easily glance at all your running iCloud
timers on the Lock Screen on iPhone with Live
Dictionary Recommended for You. iCloud settings
Activities.
New dictionaries. System dictionaries now includes helpful suggestions to get the most
Digital Clock Widget. Quickly catch a glimpse include Bulgarian, Catalan, English-Greek, out of your iCloud experience. Quickly turn on
of the time on your Home Screen or Lock Screen English-Malay, English-Swedish, Greek, Malay, features or discover new ways to use iCloud.
with the Digital Clock widget. Polish, Punjabi, and Romanian.
Family Sharing
Contacts Dictation Passwordless sign-in for kids. Easily sign kids
Contact Posters. Create a customized poster Improved speech recognition.30 Dictation into a new device without using a password.
to represent yourself when you connect with has improved accuracy and supports more Bring your iPhone or iPad near the device you’d
others in places like Phone, FaceTime, and languages on device using an all-new speech like to set up for your child and tap on their
Messages. Choose from various treatments recognition model. account to begin. After that, anytime your child
for photos, Memoji, and your name. is prompted to sign in, they can simply enter
their device passcode.
Name and photo sharing. Choose to share
your Contact Poster with your Contacts
automatically, or always be asked before you
iOS 17 New Features | December 2023 14
Improved Screen Time and Parental Controls. Stickers Live Text
View a summary of your kids’ Screen Time
Sticker drawer. Easily access all your stickers Vertical text recognition. Live Text recognizes
details right on their Family Sharing page with
systemwide from the emoji keyboard in a vertically oriented Chinese, Japanese, and
one-tap access to all of their Screen Time and
consolidated sticker drawer that includes Live Korean text.
parental control settings.
Stickers, Memoji, emoji stickers, and all your
Improved handwriting recognition. Live Text
Apple Cash allowances. Set up Apple Cash third-party sticker packs.
recognizes handwritten text even better.
for kids in your family including allowances or
Live Stickers. Tap and hold on any person,
recurring payments that are delivered right to New Live Text languages. Adds support for
animal, or object in photos to lift it away from the
their devices. You can view and manage each Live Text in Thai and Vietnamese.
background and create a Live Sticker. Create
child’s details right from their Family Sharing
animated Live Stickers from Live Photos, which Table recognition. Copy and paste the contents
page.
are automatically added to your sticker drawer. of formatted tables.
Apple Card for your family. Share your
Live Stickers effects. Tap and hold on a Live
Apple Card with family members, manage
payments, and control child account settings
Sticker to edit with fun effects like Shiny, Puffy, Lock Screen
Comic, and Outline. These effects react to the
and limits. Review and manage everyone’s Motion effect for Live Photo wallpaper. An all-
gyroscope when you tilt your iPhone in
details right from their Family Sharing page. new motion effect for Live Photos makes your
Messages.
Lock Screen feel more dynamic than ever on
Share an iCloud Drive folder. Provide easy
Emoji stickers. Peel and stick emoji stickers on wake, and settles into your Home Screen when
access to family documents, photos, and more
messages, photos, documents, and more. unlocked.
when you share an iCloud Drive folder with
people in your family group. Sticker integration in Markup. Add stickers to Multilayered photo effect for photo shuffle.
photos, documents, screenshots, and more with Subjects can be dynamically displayed in front
Expanded Family Checklist. Get the most out of
Markup. of the time to make the subject of the
Family Sharing with new recommendations and
photo pop.
a reorganized checklist. Quickly turn on features Live Stickers color harmonization in Markup.
and manage settings for the whole family. When you peel and stick a Live Sticker onto a Astronomy wallpapers. See the earth, moon,
photo in Markup, the color and lighting of the and other planets in the solar system with a set
sticker will be automatically harmonized to be of dynamic astronomy-themed Lock Screens
Screenshots
consistent with the color and lighting of the that update with live conditions, like your live
Save screenshot as image. Choose whether to background photo. location on Earth, or based on the time of
save a full-page screenshot in Safari, Pages, or day on Mars.
Notes as an image or a PDF.

iOS 17 New Features | December 2023 15


Kaleidoscope wallpaper. This wallpaper uses Search filters. Easily filter search results by Arabic kashida support. Arabic text can be
an algorithm to analyze the photo you pick, find shows, episodes, and channels. presented in kashida style for creating a more
the most interesting elements, and create a beautiful and personalized look in supported
beautiful kaleidoscope pattern that moves apps and components like Contact Posters,
Shortcuts
throughout the day. Multiple styles reveal unique Photos Memories, and Calendar widgets.
expressions of the same photo. Siri improvements. Siri can understand
Text clipping and collision. Character
different phrasings when running App Shortcuts
spacing dynamically adjusts to better
with your voice by leveraging new on-device
Mail accommodate non-Latin scripts with characters
flexible matching.
that may collide with one another or be vertically
One-time verification code. One-time
Discover new features. The new Shortcuts tab clipped.
verification codes that are sent to your email
makes running shortcuts even easier with
will now autofill in the password field so you no Punctuation white space. Reduced
ready-made App Shortcuts from Voice Memos,
longer need to search in your Mail messages, punctuation white space in Chinese and
Books, Notes, and third-party apps. Just tap to
and they are automatically deleted after you Japanese scripts improves overall readability
run, or touch and hold to add to your Home
use them. and design.
Screen for more convenient access.
Edit hyperlink text. Edit a URL link in your Improved line breaks. Enhanced line breaking
Easier automation. App Shortcuts can be
Mail messages so you can format messages logic results in better readability of rendered
added alongside other system features with a
more neatly. text results.
new automation setup flow. Additional triggers
Travel Instant Answers in Search. Travel- are now supported for Wallet, external displays,
related messages, like hotel and flight and Stage Manager. Translate
confirmations, will appear at the top of your
New widgets. New widget options for Home New languages. Translate, system-wide
search results when your travel date is near.
Screen and Lock Screen make running shortcuts translation, and Safari web page translation
more convenient. support Ukrainian.
Podcasts
Streaming text. See translations in real time
Improved playback controls. Easily access Text Display as you enter text into the translation card with
your queue, playback speed, and sleep timer. voice or the keyboard.
Vertical text support. Chinese and Japanese
New Up Next design. Quickly play and follow text can be displayed vertically in supported New translation cards. Translation cards
your favorite shows, now with episode art. apps and components like Contact Posters, are oriented to make it easier to know what
Photos Memories, and Calendar widgets. language you are translating to and from.
Connect subscriptions. Get subscriber-only
podcasts from Apple Music, Apple News, and Copy translation. After making a translation,
top apps. you can tap the new copy button to add the
translation to your Clipboard.

iOS 17 New Features | December 2023 16


Easier language selection. Easily switch Video conferencing Wallet
translation languages with a redesigned
Reactions and gestures.3 Layer screen effects ID Verifier. Businesses and organizations can
language picker.
like balloons, confetti, stormy rain, fireworks, or use the ID Verifier to accept mobile IDs—no
Redesigned conversations. Viewing current laser beams directly into your camera feed. additional hardware needed. Users with an ID
translations is easier in the redesigned Trigger them with a tap, or go hands-free and in Wallet can seamlessly and securely present
Conversation view. trigger reactions using your gestures alone. their ID in more places that require identity or
age verification.
Single settings menu. Settings are more easily Studio Light.3 Studio Light is available on iOS
discoverable in a single, consistent menu when using the front camera on iPhone in a Multi-device provisioning. When adding
across tabs. video conferencing app. eligible payment cards to your iPhone, you will
be able to add the cards to your other Apple
Live camera translation. Translate text in the Studio Light intensity. Control the intensity of
Pay–capable devices with one easy step.
Camera tab without needing to pause the view. Studio Light, further darkening the background
High-quality tracking lets you simply point your and illuminating your face. Enhanced Order Tracking. Add orders to Wallet
camera at text and see overlaid translations in directly from a participating merchant’s website,
Portrait mode background blur.32 Control the
real time. app, or email. You will also be able to view digital
amount of background blur, adding more or less
receipts directly from the Order Details page
Grammatical gender alternatives. For blur to the depth-of-field effect.
in Wallet.
gendered languages, view the gender
alternatives for people and objects so you Transfer funds with Apple Pay. Easily and
Continuity Camera with Apple TV
can easily adjust translation outputs based securely move funds from your stored value
on gender (e.g., “doctor/doctora”). FaceTime app on Apple TV 4K.33 Connect with account to an eligible card in Apple Pay.
family and friends around the world from the
Recurring payments and allowances with
comfort of your couch. Launch the FaceTime
Stocks Apple Cash.2 Set up a payment to repeat
app on Apple TV to initiate a call or start on
weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Parents can use it
Business news in widget. Business news iPhone and hand off to Apple TV. And Center
to send allowances without needing to be
relevant to the tickers you follow is surfaced in Stage always keeps you perfectly framed on
reminded each time.
the Stocks widget the call.
Auto reload for Apple Cash.2 Automatically top
iPhone and iPad support. Unlock new
up your balance when it runs low so you always
TV communications and entertainment experiences
have money for purchases with Apple Cash.
on the biggest screen in the home by taking
Home. Watch Now is now called Home, where
advantage of the rear-facing camera on iPhone
you can find all your channels and apps in one
and its microphones.
row.

iOS 17 New Features | December 2023 17


Weather More specific location names.34 See the of the sun and moon, wind direction, and cloud
neighborhood name for which the weather is cover, as well as rainy and frosty conditions.
Richer precipitation forecasts. Prepare for
being forecasted. This feature will be limited to
potential precipitation conditions using the Precipitation amounts. Stay on top of
your current location and select cities.
chance of precipitation forecast by the hour precipitation conditions for the next 10 days with
over the next 10 days. Intricate details about the moon. Learn rain and snow amounts for a given day and
specific details about the moon on a given day, chance of precipitation broken by the hour.
Wind overlay in maps. Conveniently observe
including illumination, moonrise and moonset
wind patterns including direction and speed for New widgets. Choose from widgets for next-
times, countdown to the next full moon, and the
the next 24 hours through an animated wind hour precipitation, daily forecast, sunrise and
geocentric distance of the moon from Earth. An
map visualization. sunset times, and current conditions such as Air
all-new lunar phase calendar describes moon
Quality, Feels Like, and wind speed.
Historical trends. Plan your future travels and phase transitions.
events using visualizations of seasonal averages Wind map snapshot. Quickly assess windy
Improved support for standard units. Weather
of temperature and precipitation conditions. conditions through a map snapshot of the wind
conditions are displayed in standard units based
patterns. Conveniently access the animated
Yesterday’s weather. Quickly understand how on the region.
wind map overlay to prepare for forecasted wind
today’s precipitation and temperature conditions
Enhanced visual effects.35 Experience conditions for the next 24 hours.
compare to those from the day before.
delightful depictions of weather conditions
Interactive moon calendar. Easily visualize the
through visual effects that reflect the position
phase of the moon on any day for the next

iOS 17 New Features | December 2023 18


Features are subject to change. Some features, applications, and services may not be available in all regions or all languages.

1Available in English (Canada, U.S.). 2Apple Cash services are provided by Green Dot Bank, Member FDIC. Available in the U.S. on eligible devices. 3Available on iPhone 12 and later when using the Front Camera. 4Available on Apple Watch Series 7 or later, Apple Watch SE
(2nd generation), and all Ultra models. 5Available in English on iPhone 12 and later. 6Available on iPhone 12 and later. 7Available in Arabic, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Thai. 8Available in Arabic, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Korean,
Italian, Portuguese, and Thai. 9Available on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later with Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) running the latest operating system software. Apple Music subscription required. 10Available on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later, and on AirPods Pro (2nd
generation) with the latest firmware. 11Coming in an update in 2024. 12Available on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later with Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) running the latest operating system software. Apple Music subscription required. 13Available on iPhone XS and iPhone XR
later and AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with the latest firmware 14Available in compatible applications with AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro (1st and 2nd generation), and AirPods Max with the latest firmware. 15Electric vehicle routing requires iPhone and a compatible
vehicle. 16Available in English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.) on iPhone and on AirPods Pro (2nd generation). 17Available in English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.) on iPhone 11 and later. 18Available in Australia, Brazil (Portuguese), Canada (English), China mainland (Mandarin
Chinese), Denmark (Danish), Finland (Finnish), France, Germany, India (English), Ireland, Israel (Hebrew), Italy, Korea, Mexico, Norway (Norwegian), Russia, Saudi Arabia (Arabic), Spain, South Africa (English), Sweden (Swedish), Switzerland (French, German), Taiwan,
United Kingdom, and United States (English, Spanish). 19Available in English (Australia, Canada, India, UK, U.S.), Cantonese (Hong Kong), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland), French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, and Spanish (Mexico, Spain, U.S.) on iPhone XS,
iPhone XR, and later. 20Available on iPhone models with Face ID. 21Available on Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), Apple Watch Series 6 and later, and Apple Watch Ultra. 22Available in English. 23Available on iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max and later. 24Available in English,
Spanish, French, and German. 25Available in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, UAE, United Kingdom, New Zealand, and United States. 26Available for
homes using the new home architecture and a HomePod or Apple TV running as a home hub. 27Available in the contiguous United States. 28Available to US subscribers. 29Available on iPhone 15 Pro. 30Available in Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong
Kong), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Finnish (Finland), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Hebrew (Israel),
Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese (Japan), Korean (Korea), Malay (Malaysia), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), Swedish (Sweden), Thai
(Thailand), and Turkish (Türkiye). Requires download of speech models. 31Available on iPhone XS and iPhone XR and later when using the Front Camera. 32Available on iPhone Xs, iPhone Xr, and later with Apple TV 4K (2nd generation and later). 33Neighborhood names
available in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. 34Available on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later.

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