![]() ![]() ![]() It’s very helpful for jotting down ideas. If you see the first scenario, tap on the second one, and a small window pops up to create a note. You can type “Notes,” and you’ll either get two options: one to open the Notes app to create a new note or the Notes app icon with easy access to other notes. I’d have liked it better if I got access to the toggle on Spotlight, but this is a welcome addition too. With iOS 17, I can swipe down to bring up Spotlight and type “True Tone” to go to that specific settings page and toggle it, which makes it much easier to access than before. There are times when I need to switch off the True Tone display setting, and for that, I need to go open the Settings app, tap Display and Brightness, and find True Tone to toggle it. I’ve always wanted to access specific settings from Spotlight. Spotlight is more powerful Spotlight on iOS 17 Prakhar Khanna/Digital Trends For instance, if there is a space on the second page, the newly-installed app icon will appear on that page instead of positioning on the last page after all the already-installed apps. To get the Undo Move option, all you need to do is shake your iPhone.Īnother change I noticed is that you get new apps wherever the first blank space is. As the name suggests, it undoes the changes made to icon positioning. While iOS 17 isn’t changing that, the new user interface gives me the option named Undo Move. As a result, I need to rearrange the icons after adding the app to my folder. On iOS 16, whenever I try to add another app to my Social folder (at the bottom right in the photo), it moves the folder to the next page. Changes to the home screen Undo Move on iOS 17 home screen Prakhar Khanna/Digital Trends The idea is that you can actually do things with widgets without ever leaving your home screen, and it’s an incredibly nice touch. For the Contacts widget, you can now directly call or message someone with a tap. If you tap a reminder, it simply opens the full Reminders app for you to mark it complete there. If you have the Reminder widget on iOS 16, it displays the reminder but doesn’t let you do anything with it. You can now tap on specific reminders on the widget to mark them as completed. It’s still limited, in my opinion, because you don’t get the option to skip or go back to tracks, but something is better than nothing. It now displays the option to play/pause your music. Apple has added more functionality to widgets so you can do more with just a tap. For instance, if you have a Music widget on your home screen, you can gaze through to look at the currently playing song or tap and go to Apple Music. With iOS 16, Apple introduced widgets on the home screen, but they aren’t actionable. ![]() Interactive widgets Reminders and Apple Music interactive widgets Prakhar Khanna/Digital Trends If you swipe down, you get more controls like skipping or going back 10 seconds and play/pause, but you can’t control the reading speed as of now. On the popup, tap on Listen to Page, and you’re good to go. You need to tap on the AA option that’s located on the left side of the search bar (whether it’s located at the bottom of the screen or at the top). While many websites incorporate the functionality first-hand, it’s a useful addition across the web on Safari. Apple now gives you the option to hear the webpage that you are on. If you are like my mom, there’s a new feature in Safari that you’d appreciate. I browse articles mostly to read through things, but my mom prefers listening to these articles while she’s doing chores. Listen to a webpage on Safari Prakhar Khanna/Digital Trends It’s much more intuitive and easier to use. It will trigger Face ID (which is also new) and then grant you access to your Private windows. You need to tap on the bottom-right corner, swipe to the right, and tap Done. It’s a four-step process on iOS 16, and it’s incredibly clunky.Īpple is trimming down the process to access Private mode to a maximum of three steps. Up until now, it’s been unintuitive to go to Safari’s Private mode because you have to tap at the bottom-right corner, go to Tabs, tap on Private, and then tap Done. There are times when I don’t want websites to track my browsing across multiple sessions, and that’s when I use the Private tab on Safari. Easier access to Private windows in Safari Private Window in Safari on iOS 17 is just a swipe away and locked Prakhar Khanna/Digital Trends Here are 17 hidden iOS 17 features that you must know about. ![]() Some of the most useful features come in the form of unannounced ones that can only be found when you actually use the latest version of the iPhone’s operating system - and that’s exactly what I’ve done. ![]()
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