There are only a few days left for Apple to officially present iOS 17 at WWDC 2023. It should arrive loaded with new features, some already confirmed, that will revolutionize the way we use our iPhones. However, at Applesfera we wanted to know what could be these improvements that make the difference with Android.
All Apple releases have news. Sometimes there are more, and sometimes less, but a year is enough to prepare a lot of things, and it shows. However, there are always those three or four that everyone talks about. Those are really noticeable every time you use your terminal. This year, everything indicates that there will be four. We tell you.
Accessibility as a starting point
If there’s something Apple has been paying attention to for a long time, it’s accessibility. It’s one of the companies that cares the most about everyone being able to use their devices, if not the one that does it the most. In the settings of our iPhone, it occupies an entire sectionand offers options related to vision, physical and motor skills, hearing, etc.
In iOS 17, and it’s now official, Apple is going to introduce new features aimed at making life a little easier for everyone. As announced a few days ago, those of Cupertino will launch iOS 17 with new features such as the possibility of having a simpler and more basic interface for people with cognitive diversityor that they just don’t have a very high level of technology management.
Additionally, other features such as Live Speech will allow users with speech difficulties write phrases in FaceTime calls and other apps to make iPhone talk. In fact, there will be the function of programming certain phrases to facilitate the process.
Redesigned control center
Our iPhone’s control center is like the operations ship. We can manage a lot of the device from there, and looks like it’s going to get a complete overhaul, according to rumors. This is expected to be one of the biggest changes, at least visually, to the system.
The idea, we understand, is to make it more comprehensive and intuitive. It’s true that it hasn’t changed much in a few years, and a facelift wouldn’t hurt at all. If Apple is doing a good job, could be one of those differentiators which we talked about before in front of Android.
“Health is the most important”
How many times have we heard our parents and grandparents say this? It’s true, and Apple takes it very seriously. East something in which you have invested a lot of time and resources, especially with the Apple Watch. Now it could go further with iPhone and iOS 17, according to the rumors seen so far.
This new version of the most famous mobile operating system in the world would bring a improved interface of the Health app itself. In addition, it would offer ways to measure parameters such as our state of mind. It would also allow us to have a personal diary, and a personal trainer called “Quartz” based on artificial intelligence to take care of our mental health.
Concentration and rest are essential
Something that Apple has been working on a lot in recent years, and which my colleague Pedro Aznar explained in detail not too long ago, are the focus modes. For those who don’t know, they allow tell your iPhone which notifications are important and which are not depending on when. We can have, for example, a Snooze mode which silences notifications of work emails, Slack, calls to the company number, etc.
It is also said that in iOS 17, Apple will deepen with improvements and new features in this system. It seems like can be further customized, to better adapt them to the specific needs of each user. Additionally, they would include accessibility-related features, so they would be available to more people.
There are many official news and rumors for iOS 17. However, if I had to choose the four that I think will make the difference, it would be these. They are very important parts of our lives.but that sometimes we overlook.
The fact that Apple gives them so much importance is very good. On the one hand, it normalizes them and, on the other hand, it helps us to become aware of their importance, to take them into account and to use technology to take care of them as they deserve.
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