iOS 17.2 is here — 17 new features coming to your iPhone

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iOS 17.2

The iOS 17.2 update is officially here, and you tin present download it to your iPhone. But the question is, which caller features volition you get to bask present that the latest mentation is out?

You whitethorn already cognize that the highly anticipated Journal app — allowing you to introspectively bespeak connected photos, videos, and different contented via inspirational prompts — is headed to iOS 17.2. But let's dive into the different perks coming with the update.

iOS 17.2: 17 caller features

Aside from the Journal app, present are the astir eye-catching features coming to your iPhone (h/t MacRumors).

1. Spatial video seizure connected iPhone 15 Pro models

This iOS 17.2 diagnostic is lone for users with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Leveraging their precocious camera systems, iOS 17.2 present lets you grounds spatial videos — captures with extent and immersion — that are champion relived with the Apple Vision Pro.

Spatial Video successful  Apple Vision Pro
Take Apple Vision Pro-bound spatial videos with your iPhone 15 Pro. Credit: Apple

All you request to bash is unfastened the Camera app, pat connected Video, rotate your iPhone 15 Pro (or iPhone 15 Pro Max) to scenery mode, pat connected the spatial video icon, and deed Record.

On apical of that, Apple added a caller "AirPlay Receiver" enactment successful Settings that lets you watercourse and stock contented from Apple Vision Pro to iPhone.

2. Zippier telephoto

Speaking of cameras, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max present person faster absorption velocity erstwhile you're taking zoomed-in photos.

3. Notification sounds are changeable

With iOS 17.2, nether "Sounds & Hapatics," you tin present alteration the default alert dependable for notifications. (Keep successful caput that this isn't caller for text, calendar and message alerts.)

4. A caller mode to respond with Stickers successful Messages

You tin present property and clasp immoderate substance successful the Messages app to reply with a Sticker. Keep successful caput that, earlier iOS 17.2, you could drag a sticker to a chat bubble, but this way is overmuch faster. It's besides worthy noting that Apple is adding a "Sensitive Content Warning" to Stickers, truthful if you determine to nonstop a nude, the recipient volition get a warning. (This diagnostic is besides expanding to explicit Contact Posters, blurring delicate contented earlier others presumption them.)

Apple besides added a caller "catch up" arrow successful Messages, allowing you to zip to unread messages you've missed successful a high-activity thread.

5. iMessage Contact Key Verification

If you're a high-profile fig who faces bonzer threats (e.g., a writer oregon a authorities official), you tin usage iMessage Contact Key Verification to marque definite your texts spell to the intended, targeted person.

6. 'Favorited' songs successful Apple Music

In iOS 17.1, users had the enactment to "favorite" tracks that they love. Now, Apple is taking it 1 measurement further; "favorited" songs tin present beryllium added to your Music Library. This is connected by default, but you tin ever toggle it disconnected successful the Settings app.

Another absorbing update is the caller Focus Filter for Apple Music. Let's say, for example, you privation idiosyncratic to usage your iPhone to perceive to music. The Focus Filter ensures that their listening enactment doesn't impact your aboriginal recommendations.

In the Setting app, "Messages" has been renamed to "Messages successful iCloud," and it offers accusation astir however overmuch abstraction they instrumentality up, past sync time, and the full fig of messages that person been synced.

7. Action Button gets a 'Translate' preset

The Action Button a fistful of presets you tin take from, including Silent Mode, Flashlight, Voice Memo, and Magnifier. Now, the Action Button has a caller Translate mode. It's beauteous self-explanatory, but pressing this lets you person a speech with idiosyncratic successful different language.

8. Movies and films go 1 successful Apple TV app

In the Apple TV app, nether the Store section, movies and TV shows are present each successful 1 tab. Speaking of Apple TV, you tin nary longer acquisition films and TV shows via the iTunes app. You'll beryllium guided to usage the Apple TV app instead.

9. Blocked idiosyncratic informing successful FaceTime

If idiosyncratic tries to telephone you with a blocked FaceTime user, iOS 17.2 volition contented a informing truthful you are not blindsided by the call.

As a broadside note, a caller diagnostic exclusive to the Messages app is present disposable for FaceTime settings, too. With your Contact Poster, sanction and photograph sharing tin beryllium turned off. Or, if you desire, you tin acceptable to "Always Ask" and "Contacts Only."

Since we're connected the taxable of Contact Posters, successful iOS 17.2, you tin present usage rainbow substance for your name.

10. An interactive satellite calendar

iOS 17.2 brings amended penetration into lunar behaviour with an interactive satellite calendar. Plus, you tin get much accusation astir rain, snow, and much wrong a 10-day window. Apple besides added a dynamic upwind representation that delivers animations and patterns for the adjacent 24 hours.

Speaking of the precipitation and wind, the Weather app has caller widgets: Details, Sunrise/Sunset, and Daily Forecast. The past 2 are self-explanatory, but the erstwhile gives you accusation astir UV index, accidental of rain/snow, upwind velocity, aerial quality, and more.

11. New page-turning animation

In Apple Books, the Cupertino-based tech elephantine added a caller "Fast Fade" page-turning feature.

12. Memojis are much than conscionable their face

iOS 17.2 Memojis present fto you customize your character's arms, shoulders, bust, and waist.

13. The App Store has a caller top-bar navigation

This navigation instrumentality lets you scroll done app categories, including Health and Fitness, Entertainment, and more, horizontally.

14. Siri tin archer you astir your health

Everyone's favourite iDevice integer adjunct tin present pat into information from the Health app, allowing you to inquire questions like, "What's my bosom rate?" and "How galore steps person I taken today?"

And that's not all, successful the Maps app, Siri tin present springiness an ETA and connection information astir altitude.

15. Use 'Contact Sharing' motion for boarding passes and more

You tin present usage the "Contact Sharing" gesture, which involves bring 2 iPhones together, to stock level tickets, movie passes, and different supported Wallet app goodies.

16. AppleCare tweak

Under "General" successful the Settings app, Apple renamed "Coverage" to "AppleCare & Warranty."

17. Qi2

As we reported earlier, iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 models present enactment the Qi2 charging standard. (The iPhone 15 enactment already has Qi2 support).

Final thoughts

Other caller features coming to iOS 17.2 see the quality to disable inline predictions (if you benignant it irksome) and a "Local Awareness" enactment for exigency alerts that takes your approximate determination into account.

Plus, iOS 17.2 fixes a wireless car charging bug that plagued immoderate iPhones.

Ready to update your iPhone? Go to Settings > General > Software Update.

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