In about two months, we’ll get a first look at iOS 17, the latest iPhone update that, as always, will bring tons of changes and improvements. Rumors say it will miss a major hook – like the Lock Screen in iOS 16 or the App Library in iOS 16 – to trick users into upgrading. However, even without a big feature, iOS 17 is still shaping up to be one of the most exciting iPhone updates in years. Here’s why.
Compatibility
When iOS 16 arrived last fall, it dropped support for a few notable iPhones: the original SE, along with the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, and iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. After a report that Apple was getting rid of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus and iPhone X this year, it now looks like it won’t, giving those 2017 iPhones another year of life.
‘Most Requested Features’
We don’t know much about what’s in iOS 17 yet – and probably not until the keynote – but what we do know is exciting. A report by Mark Gurman last month claimed that Apple would be bringing some of the “most requested features” from iPhone users to iOS 17. Recent rumors include “major” changes to Control Center, which would definitely be among our features the most requested.
Essential maintenance
There was a time when Apple regularly released so-called “maintenance” versions of Mac OS X that focused on performance and stability instead of adding new features. It’s not flashy, but it’s necessary to make things work as quickly and smoothly as they should. We haven’t had one in a while – and really never with iOS – but it would go a long way to making our older iPhones feel like they’ve received a speed boost.
Dynamic Island 2.0
Apple introduced the Dynamic Island with the iPhone 14 Pro last year, and it’s rumored to be coming to all iPhone 15 models. That means Apple wants it to be Apple’s next big feature. interface – and iOS 17 will likely take it to the next level. The possibilities are pretty endless, and we can’t wait to see Apple’s plans for it.
Next Generation CarPlay
At WWDC 2022, Apple gave us a glimpse of the next generation of CarPlay, with an amazing interface designed to control much more than your car’s entertainment system. But we didn’t get much more than some cool screenshots and a promise that vehicle announcements would be coming in 2023. We hope to see a lot more of that during the iOS 17 section of the WWDC demo.
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