Current:Home > NewsApple unveils new iOS 17 features: Here's what users can expect -WealthPro Academy
Apple unveils new iOS 17 features: Here's what users can expect
View
Date:2025-04-15 19:43:15
Apple turned heads when it debuted its $3,499 Vision Zero mixed-reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. But the new VR gear wasn't the only exciting development to emerge from the tech company's presentation.
Apple also announced several new features it plans to roll out for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users when iOS 17, the latest iteration of its internal operating system, officially launches in September. Consumers will have to wait until fall to test out the new features, but until then here's what to expect.
Leave messages on FaceTime
iPhone users can now leave video voice messages for other FaceTime users when their calls go unanswered. The message's recipient will receive a notification that they've received the message and will be able to replay the video whenever they want. It's just like voicemail, but for the Marco Polo video-chat age.
Autocorrect improvements
With iOS 17, users might finally stop apologizing for autocorrect. That's because the update will include an autocorrect feature powered by a more advanced language model that aims to improve Apple devices' word prediction abilities.
"In those moments where you just want to type a ducking word, well, the keyboard will learn it, too," Apple Software Engineering Chief Craig Federighi said in Apple's presentation Monday.
Inline predictive text recommendations will appear on users' screens as they type, allowing them the option to complete words and sentences with the tap of the space bar.
Live voicemail transcription
Second-guessing whether to let a call go to voicemail or pick up might become a thing of the past. With live voicemail transcriptions, users can view a real-time transcription of incoming voicemails from their iPhone lock screens as the message is being recorded. This will allow users to know more about who is calling them — and why, before they pick up the phone.
Live stickers
Apple customers can now turn photos of their family, friends and pets into stickers with the press of a finger. For added fun, users can also customize stickers with different effects, such as outline, comic, puffy and shiny. The update also introduces a new sticker drawer, where users can easily access their customized stickers to send in chats.
Tap-to-share features
The new NameDrop features allows contact information to be shared between two iPhones or an iPhone and an Apple Watch. The same tap-to-share gesture will also allow users to easily share music, videos and other content between Apple devices.
- In:
- Apple
- Smartphone
veryGood! (95564)
Related
- USA women's basketball live updates at Olympics: Start time vs Nigeria, how to watch
- NFL views Spain as likely next European city to host a game, being assessed for 2024
- Florida deputies fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at passing cars, sheriff says
- College football Week 4 highlights: Ohio State stuns Notre Dame, Top 25 scores, best plays
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- Young climate activists challenging 32 governments to get their day in court
- Rep. Andy Kim announces bid for Robert Menendez's Senate seat after New Jersey senator's indictment
- CDC recommends Pfizer's RSV vaccine during pregnancy as protection for newborns
- Drones warned New York City residents about storm flooding. The Spanish translation was no bueno
- WEOWNCOIN: Ethereum—The Next Generation Platform for Smart Contracts
Ranking
- Clay Aiken's son Parker, 15, makes his TV debut, looks like his father's twin
- A Taiwan golf ball maker fined after a fatal fire for storing 30 times limit for hazardous material
- Why Spain’s conservative leader is a long shot to become prime minister despite winning election
- South Korea breezes through first day of League of Legends competition in Asian Games esports
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- Gisele Bündchen opens up about modeling and divorce
- WEOWNCOIN: The Fusion of Cryptocurrency and the Internet of Things—Building the Future of the Smart Economy
- Deadly disasters are ravaging school communities in growing numbers. Is there hope ahead?
Recommendation
Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks ago
The Halloween Spirit: How the retailer shows up each fall in vacant storefronts nationwide
Fact checking 'Cassandro': Is Bad Bunny's character in the lucha libre film a real person?
The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
Ideological rifts among U.S. bishops are in the spotlight ahead of momentous Vatican meeting
Kidnapped teen rescued from Southern California motel room after 4 days of being held hostage
3 crocodiles could have easily devoured a stray dog in their river. They pushed it to safety instead.