New features available

with iOS 17.

Key Features and Enhancements
Phone Dual SIM Improvements. If you use dual SIM, continue listening when leaving the Messages
you can set different ringtones per SIM and app, or view a transcription.
Live Voicemail.1 When someone calls and
choose either SIM card to return a phone call
leaves you a message, you’ll see a live Location-sharing improvements. Share your
from an unknown caller.
transcription and can pick up the call as they’re location or request someone else’s location
leaving their message. Unknown numbers will directly from the plus button in Messages with
go directly to Live Voicemail when you have Messages the new Location app. Location continues to
Silence Unknown Callers turned on. Calls show inline as a bubble in the transcript until
Stickers. The new Stickers experience provides
identified as spam by carriers don’t go through the location-sharing session is over.
you with a single home for all your stickers
to Live Voicemail and are instead instantly
including Live Stickers, Memoji, Animoji, emoji Live Location. View the location of your Find My
declined.
stickers, and any third-party sticker packs friends right at the top of the conversation under
Contact Posters. Decide how you show up you’ve downloaded with the ability to react to their name.
when you give people a call with a customized a message with any sticker through the plus
button or directly through the Tapback menu.2 One-time verification code cleanup. One-time
poster that includes various treatments for
verification codes are automatically deleted from
photos, Memoji, and your name. With Name &
Search filters. Search with more precision by the Messages app after using them with autofill
Photo Sharing for Contacts turned on, your
combining search filters such as people, anywhere in the system.
Contact Poster will be shared automatically
keywords, and content types like photos or links
with your contacts. iMessage features in MMS groups. MMS
to find exactly the message you are looking for.
groups support more iMessage features
Updated in-call controls. In-call controls have
Catch-up arrow. Easily jump to your first unread including tapbacks, effects, edit, replies, and
moved to the bottom half of the screen so
message in a group conversation by tapping the more when using iMessage.
they’re easier to reach. Contact Posters have
arrow visible in the top-right corner.2
room to shine on the top half of the screen. Messages in iCloud Improvements.2
Swipe to reply. Reply to a message inline by Enabling Messages in iCloud will sync Messages
New Voicemail button. Send someone to Live
simply swiping to the right on any bubble. settings such as Text Message Forwarding,
Voicemail even faster by tapping on the new
Send & Receive accounts, and SMS filters
Voicemail button on the incoming call screen. Audio message improvements. When
across devices.
recording an audio message, you are now able
Expanded call history. See more of your call
to pause and then continue recording the same Dual SIM message sorting. Sort messages by
history in Recents.
message before sending. For received audio SIM, to easily separate your work conversations
Separate ringtones for Dual SIM. Set different messages, play them back at up to 2x speed, from your personal ones.
ringtones for each SIM when using Dual SIM.

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Check In for a destination. Start a Check In best in FaceTime. For FaceTime Audio calls, you Clocks. Choose from a set of five clock styles,
with a family member or friend to let them know can leave a voicemail. including Digital, Analog, Solar, Float, and World
when you’ve arrived at a destination, such as Clock. You can personalize elements like the
Contact Posters. Create a customized poster
your home. Check In can detect when you’ve accent color of a clock to make it your own.
to represent yourself when you give people
arrived safely and inform your loved one
a FaceTime Audio call. Choose from various Photos. StandBy automatically shuffles through
automatically.
treatments for photos, Memoji, and your name. your best photos, or you can set it to a specific
Check In for a time duration. Set up Check In album. And it works with iCloud Shared Photo
Name and photo sharing. You can choose
for a time duration—for example, if you will be Library, so you can showcase photos from the
to share your poster automatically with your
home alone when someone new stops by to fix whole family.
Contacts or always be asked before you share
a household appliance. When the time is up,
with anyone. When someone who isn’t in your Widgets. Get information at a glance while at
simply tap on the Check In Live Activity on your
Contacts gives you a call and chooses to share a distance. With a quick swipe on each widget
Lock Screen to confirm you are all right.
their name and photo with you, you will only see stack, you can see your calendar, home controls,
Information shared in case of a delay. If you are their name. You can then choose to add them the current weather, your favorite third-party
not making progress toward your destination for to your Contacts and their poster will appear widgets, and more. Just like on the Home
over 15 minutes, or after your time duration is up, automatically. Screen, Smart Stacks surface the right
Check In will ask to see if you are all right. If you information at the right time.
Updated Share menu. Discover ways to
don’t respond, it will automatically share useful
collaborate while on a FaceTime call. Personalization. Change the accent colors for
information with your loved one, such as your
certain clock styles, or choose a specific photo
current location. It will also share your battery and Silence unknown callers. Choose to
album to display. For widgets, you can browse
cellular status, so they can understand if you are automatically decline incoming FaceTime calls
widgets optimized for StandBy in the widget
able to answer a call or message. from people who are not in your Contacts.
gallery and choose which you want to appear
End-to-end encryption. Data shared with your Reactions and gestures.3 Layer screen effects in each stack.
friend in case of a delay stays private and secure like balloons, confetti, stormy rain, fireworks, or
Live Activities. Keep track of a timer while
with end-to-end encryption. laser beams directly into your camera feed.
cooking in the kitchen, follow along with a game
Trigger them with a tap, or go hands-free and
while your iPhone is charging at your desk, or
trigger reactions using your gestures alone.
FaceTime access your music controls in full screen with

Leave a message. When someone doesn’t pick Now Playing. You can tap at the top of the
up your FaceTime call, leave them a video or StandBy
screen to switch between two Live Activities.
audio message to capture exactly what you StandBy. A new full-screen experience for
want to say. Record a video message on your Siri. Siri results are designed to be viewed from
when iPhone is on its side while charging, with
front or back camera, and take advantage of all a distance in StandBy. Easily play music or set
glanceable information designed to view from a
the same video effects that make you look your a timer hands-free, and rich visual Siri results
distance. StandBy is perfect for your nightstand,
kitchen counter, or desk.
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are displayed in full screen, making them easy Complete to-dos, play or pause your media, AirDrop
to view. access your home controls, and much more.
NameDrop. Exchange contact information with
Notifications. Full-screen notifications are Undo on Home Screen. Undo where you someone new by simply bringing your iPhone
easy to view from a distance with larger text and placed a widget on your Home Screen by near their iPhone or Apple Watch.4 Your name
app icons. shaking iPhone or using a three-finger tap. and Contact Poster are automatically included
The layout of your page will revert back to whenever you share, and you can easily select
Incoming Phone and FaceTime calls. Incoming
what you had before. the phone number or email address you want
calls appear as Contact Posters in landscape.
to include along with it.
While iPhone is unlocked, you can also view iPhone widgets on Mac. Through the magic
Live Voicemail. of Continuity, you can use any widget from New way to initiate AirDrop. Share content
your iPhone right on your Mac, without the or start a SharePlay session over AirDrop by
Nudge to wake. It’s easy to bring up StandBy
corresponding app installed. bringing your iPhone close to another.
anytime by tapping the screen or gently nudging
the table your phone is on. Photos album widget. Select a specific album Continue over the internet.2 AirDrop transfers
from the Photos app so photos from your will continue over the internet when you step
Always-On. With the Always-On display on
favorite album appear in your Photos widget. out of range.
iPhone 14 Pro, you have the option to have
StandBy always available at a glance. Music widget. Play or pause a song or album,
or see a dynamic list of the top charts and, for Journal
Night Mode. StandBy adapts to low light, so
subscribers, recommendations.
your clocks, photos, and widgets take on a Journal.2 This brand-new iPhone app lets you
beautiful red tone to help you sleep at night. Podcasts widget. Play or pause a podcast write about your experiences, find meaningful
episode. insights, and let journaling suggestions and
Motion to wake. StandBy activates if motion is writing prompts help you get started.
detected in the room at night. Safari widget. Get quick access to websites in
your Safari reading list. Journaling Suggestions. Your iPhone can
Preferred view per MagSafe charger. For each create personalized suggestions of moments to
place you charge with MagSafe, StandBy will Home widget. Access controls you’ve set up remember and write about based on information
remember your preferred view, whether that’s a in your home. like your photos, location, music, workouts, and
clock, photos, or widgets. So you can have it set more—all using on-device machine learning.
Contacts widget. See the location, messages,
up for family photos in the living room, or an
shared photos, and more for your contacts with Writing prompts. Each suggestion includes a
alarm clock at your bedside.
just a tap. writing prompt such as “What was the highlight
Books widget. Play or pause an audiobook. of your trip?” or “What’s the story behind these
Widgets photos?” to make it easy to get started. You can
Interactive widgets. Take action right on a News widget.2 Play or pause a podcast or also choose from reflection prompts like “What’s
widget on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. News+ audio story. your secret superpower?” or “What activity

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leaves you feeling most refreshed?” to inspire on what the keyboard predicts you’re going to learned is used for autocorrect, QuickPath,
your writing. type, so you can complete what you’re typing suggestions, and predictive text.
even faster by just tapping Space bar.
Save to Journal. Save suggested moments to Updated text cursor. The text cursor briefly
your journal so you can write about them later. Improved Autocorrect accuracy. Autocorrect displays an indicator that shows the current
fixes mistakes for you more accurately than input language when you switch keyboard
Find and filter. Scroll through a chronological
ever before by leveraging a new transformer languages. The indicator can also signal helpful
list of all your entries and filter for those you’ve
language model in English, French, and Spanish input details like when Caps Lock is on.
marked to revisit later.
keyboards.6 Additionally, enhanced on-device
New QuickPath languages. QuickPath is
Bookmark Entries. Bookmark entries so you language models make autocorrect more
supported for Arabic, Hebrew, Korean, Polish,
can quickly find them later. accurate across even more languages.7
and Romanian keyboards.
Filter Entries. Easily filter past entries to show Easier Autocorrect editing. Autocorrected
New predictive text languages. Predictive text
those containing photos, videos, places, or words are temporarily underlined so you know
is supported for Hebrew, Polish, and Romanian
websites that you’ve bookmarked for later. what has been changed as you’re typing.
keyboards.
Tapping on an autocorrection shows a pop-up
Share Sheet. Easily add music and podcasts with the original text so you can revert back New multilingual language support.
you’re listening to into your journal, or save your with just a tap. Multilingual typing is supported for Polish,
thoughts about a book, website, or news article
Romanian, and Turkish keyboards.
you’re reading, so you can come back later and Enhanced sentence corrections.5
remember what it meant to you. Autocorrection of sentences can correct more New keyboard layouts. New keyboard layouts
types of grammatical mistakes. The keyboard are available for Akan, Chuvash, Hausa, Hmong
Notifications. Get a notification when new also underlines corrections and suggestions, so (Pahawh), Ingush, Kabyle, Liangshan Yi,
suggestions to journal about are available. they are easier to see and change if needed. Mandaic, Mi’kmaw, N’Ko, Osage, Rejang,
Journaling schedule. Set a schedule for the Tamazight (Standard Moroccan), Wancho,
Improved predictions. Predictive text provides
start or end of your day to help make journaling Wolastoqey, and Yoruba.
even better word predictions by leveraging a
a consistent practice. new transformer model in Chinese (Simplified), New transliteration keyboard languages.
Security and privacy. With on-device English, French, and Spanish keyboards.6 Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu
processing, end-to-end encryption, and the Additionally, enhanced on-device language keyboards include transliteration support,
ability to lock your journal, no one but you models improve predictions across even more so you can type pronunciations using Latin
can access your journal, not even Apple. languages.8 characters that are automatically converted
to the desired script as you type.
Explicit language handling. The keyboard
Keyboard will add explicit language that you use to your Japanese handwriting keyboard. The
personal vocabulary list and will learn this usage Japanese keyboard supports handwriting,
Inline predictive text.5 Get single and multi- for each different app. Explicit language that is so you can draw characters in the keyboard
word predictions directly in the text field based

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canvas, which are automatically converted Create a group to share with and add or edit Crossfade between songs. Now you can
to text. passwords at any time. experience a smooth, gapless playback
experience in Apple Music. Each song fades in
One-time verification code autofill from Mail.
while the previous song is fading out, creating
Safari and Passwords One-time verification codes you receive in Mail
a continuous mix of your favorite music.
now autofill in Safari, making it easy to log in
Profiles. Keep your browsing separate for
without leaving the browser. Song credits. Discover the creators behind your
topics like work and personal. Each profile has
favorite songs, with comprehensive information
separate history, cookies, extensions, Tab
on the artists who contributed to your favorite
Groups, and favorites. Music
music, the instruments they played, and their
Locked Private Browsing. Private Browsing SharePlay. It’s easier for everyone to control roles inside and out of the studio.
locks when you’re not using it to keep your music in the car—even passengers in the back
Motion in Now Playing. Album art now
tabs protected from others with access to seat—so everyone can play their favorite music
appears full-screen in the music player,
your device. Unlock with Face ID, Touch ID, and contribute to what’s playing.
including motion where available, creating
or device passcode.
Collaborate on playlists.2 Invite friends to join an even more immersive playback experience
Advanced tracker blocking and fingerprint your playlist and everyone can add, reorder, that showcases your favorite artists.
protection in Private Browsing. Keeps your and remove songs. In Now Playing, you can use
most sensitive browsing safe with more emoji to react to the song choices.
AirPlay
aggressive tracker blocking and fingerprinting
Favorite Songs playlist.2 Quickly get back to
protection. Intelligent device list. Easily find the TV or
your favorite songs in this new playlist. Find the
speaker you want to enjoy your content on;
Link tracking protection in Private Browsing. Favorite Songs playlist in your Library or just
iPhone uses on-device intelligence to learn your
Removes tracking used to identify you from ask Siri.
preferences over time to show devices in the
URLs.
Even more to favorite.2 Select your favorite AirPlay list in order of relevance.
Search Engine in Private Browsing. Set a songs, albums, playlists, and artists. Your
Intelligent suggested connections. Quickly
unique search engine for Private Browsing. favorite music is automatically added to your
connect to your preferred AirPlay device by
Library and improves your recommendations.
Streamlined search. Search in Safari is more tapping proactive suggestions shown to you as
responsive than ever and shows easier-to-read Apple Music Sing with Continuity Camera.9 a notification.
and more relevant suggestions. Be your own music video star with Apple Music
Intelligent automatic connections. Start
Sing. Connect your iPhone to Apple TV 4K and
Reading List widget. Add your Safari Reading content on your AirPlay device by tapping Play
see yourself on the big screen and apply all-new
List to your Home Screen for easy access. when iPhone automatically connects to the most
camera filters, as you sing along to the lyrics of
relevant AirPlay-compatible device.
Password and passkey sharing. Share your favorite songs.
passwords with the people you’re closest with. AirPlay in hotels. Securely and privately enjoy
your content on the big screen in select hotels
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by simply scanning a unique QR code on the rich information for places, including hours, Communication enhancements.17 Siri
AirPlay-compatible TV in your room. ratings, and more. understands the preferred app to message/call
your contacts so you no longer have to say
EV routing improvements.12 Select a preferred
“Siri, text Mark on WhatsApp,” you can just say
AirPods charging network when getting directions for
“Siri text Mark.”
your electric vehicle. Apple Maps will show you
Adaptive Audio.10 Adaptive Audio is a new
charger availability on the map and in search Refreshed CarPlay Design. A new compact
AirPods Pro (2nd generation) listening mode
results. Search for chargers based on plug type, design allows you to refer to information
that automatically adjusts the level of noise
network, and more. onscreen, like your turn-by-turn directions,
control for you—adding Active Noise
while seamlessly completing other tasks with
Cancellation in noisier environments and
your voice.
Transparency in quieter conditions—to make it Siri
easier and more convenient to use AirPods Pro Expanded bilingual Siri for Indian languages.
Siri.13 Just say “Siri” instead of “Hey Siri” for an
through the changing environments and Siri for English (India) supports even more types
even more natural way to activate your assistant.
interactions every day. of requests, including setting timers and alarms,
Siri detects this phrase with low-power on-
launching apps, playing music, and more. It
Personalized Volume.10 Adjusts the volume device processing that keeps your audio private.
understands requests that mix English with any
of your media in response to your environment
Back-to-back requests.14 Once you activate of nine different Indian languages.
and listening preferences over time.
Siri, you can issue commands back-to-back
Conversation Awareness.10 When you start without needing to reactivate it. And you can
Spotlight
speaking, AirPods Pro will lower your media also interrupt Siri when you want to override a
volume and enhance the voices in front of you, command. Try “Siri, what’s the weather like in App Shortcuts in Top Hit. When you search for
all while reducing background noise. San Francisco? What about Cupertino?” an app, Spotlight intelligently offers you App
Shortcuts to your next action within the Top Hit,
Press to Mute and Unmute.11 Press the AirPods “Siri, read this.”15 Listen to Reader Mode–
so if you search “Photos,” you can jump right to
stem, or the Digital Crown on AirPods Max, once compatible sites in Safari by either tapping
your Favorites album.
to mute or unmute your microphone when on a “Listen to Page” in the Aa menu or saying “Siri,
call, and you can press twice to end a call. read this.” Enabled by Neural TTS, it’s perfect Enhanced visual results. Find what you are
for getting through your reading list when you’re looking for faster with search results that pop
on the go. with familiar colors and iconography.
Maps
Siri in call.16 Interact with Siri while you are on a Video search. Search through the videos on
Offline Maps. Download maps for use when
Phone or FaceTime call. Others on the call will your devices by scene, people, and activities.
your iPhone doesn’t have a Wi-Fi or cellular
be able to hear you speak to Siri but will not be When you tap into a video result, a new
signal. Get routes when driving, cycling, walking,
able to hear Siri reply. scrubber interface will indicate where in the
or taking public transit. Even get an estimated
video your search appears.
time of arrival based on historical traffic. See

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Settings in Top Hits. When you search for Follow-up medication reminders. Choose Distance also gives adults the opportunity to
settings such as “Airplane Mode,” “Wi-Fi,” to receive a follow-up reminder if you haven’t reduce digital eye strain.
“Dark Mode,” and more, Spotlight will offer logged a scheduled medication, vitamin, or
Time in daylight.19 More time outdoors in
you a toggle for the setting in the Top Hit. supplement, to help you stay on track. And
daylight can reduce the risk of myopia. Your
you have the option to set these reminders
Data Detector quick actions. Phone numbers, Apple Watch can measure the amount of time
as critical alerts.
email, dates, and times typed into the Spotlight you spend in daylight, and you can see it in the
search bar will now offer quick actions such as State of mind reflection. Log your momentary Health app. With Family Setup, kids who don’t
call number, create contacts, send email, and emotion and daily mood from the Health app— have their own iPhone can pair their Apple
create calendar event. which can help you increase emotional Watch to their parent’s iPhone, giving parents
awareness, build resilience, and improve visibility into the amount of time their kids are
wellbeing. Choose what’s having the biggest spending in daylight.
Visual Look Up
impact on you and describe your feelings.
Expanded domains. Discover similar recipes
State of mind insights. Get valuable insights Communication Safety
from photos of food, map routes to stores
into your state of mind with interactive charts in
identified in photos, and the meaning of signs Sensitive Content Warning. You have the
the Health app. View highlights such as what is
and symbols on things like laundry tags. option to blur photos and videos containing
contributing to your emotions. See your moods
nudity, allowing you to choose whether you want
Lift multiple subjects from background. and emotions alongside lifestyle factors that can
to see them.
Lift multiple subjects from the background of influence them, including exercise, sleep, time in
photos and videos and place them in apps like daylight, and mindful minutes. Expanding protections for children. Children
Messages. in iCloud families will now be protected in
Mental health assessments. Take mental
AirDrop, the system Photo picker, the Phone app
Visual Look Up in Video. Look up information health assessments often used in clinics to
when sending or receiving a Contact Poster, and
about objects that appear in paused video understand your current risk for depression and
in FaceTime video messages. Children will now
frames. anxiety and if you might benefit from getting
be protected when sending or choosing to view
support. You can download a PDF to share with
Visual Look Up from subject lift. Look up sensitive videos, in addition to photos.
your doctor and compare your results over time.
information about objects you lift from photos
directly from the callout bar. Mental health education and resources. Read
Privacy and Security
articles to help you understand and improve
your mental health and wellbeing, and access Photos privacy prompt improvements. An
Health embedded photo picker for apps lets you pick
localized resources.
New look for Favorites. Favorites now includes photos to share within the app’s experience,
Screen Distance.18 Reduce the risk of myopia without sharing your entire library. When an app
rich chart previews, so you can see more
by encouraging children to increase the distance does ask to access your entire library, you’ll see
information at a glance.
at which they view their devices. Screen details of how many and which photos will be

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shared before you make a decision. If you grant Accessibility Siri speaking rate. Customize the rate at which
access, you’ll receive reminders from time to Siri speaks to you, with options ranging from
Assistive Access. A cognitive accessibility
time. 0.8x to 2x.
feature with large text, visual alternatives to text,
Add-only Calendar permission. A write-only and focused choices for Phone and FaceTime, Automatically pause animated images. Pause
permission for Calendar gives apps the ability to Messages, Camera, Photos, and Music. animated images by default, such as GIFs in
write new events to your device, without being Messages and Safari for your visual comfort.
Personal Voice.20 A speech accessibility tool for
able to see your information.
people who are at risk of losing their voice to Settings for Built-in Voices. Adjust settings
App privacy improvements. App developers create a voice that sounds like them privately such as pitch range for each of your preferred
can provide even more accurate Privacy and securely on iPhone, and use it with Live built-in voices for VoiceOver and Spoken
Nutrition Labels using new tools that provide Speech in phone and FaceTime calls. Content.
better transparency into the data practices of
Live Speech. Type what you want to say and Virtual game controller with Switch Control.
their partners.
have it spoken out loud in phone calls, FaceTime Turn your favorite set of switches—for example,
Link tracking protection. Some websites calls, or for in-person conversations. sound actions, head movements, or back taps—
add extra information to their URLs in order to into a virtual game controller.
Point and Speak in Magnifier Detection
track users across other websites. Now, this
Mode.21 Read out only the text you point toward,
information will be removed from the links users
for example, when you are punching in an entry Memoji
share in Messages and Mail, and the links will
code on a keypad.
still work as expected. This information will also More stickers. Three additional stickers come
be removed for links in Safari Private Browsing. Text Detection in Magnifier Detection Mode. to Memoji: Smirk, Angel Halo, and Peekaboo.
Read out all the text that is visible in the field of
Lockdown Mode. Provides new networking
view of your camera.
defaults, safer media handling and even Reminders
sandboxing and network security optimizations. Voice Control guide. Learn to use Voice Control Grocery Lists. Grocery Lists automatically
Turning on Lockdown Mode further hardens using step-by-step tutorials, for example, for group related items into sections (dairy,
device defenses and strictly limits certain text editing and navigation. produce, etc.) as you add them. You’re able to
functionalities, sharply reducing the attack
Phonetic corrections for text editing in Voice change how the items are grouped, and the list
surface for those who need it.
Control.22 Use phonetic corrections to choose remembers your preferences.
the right word out of several that might sound Early Reminder. Specify a time to get notified
alike, such as “do,” “due,” and “dew,” while before your reminder is due.
editing text using Voice Control.
Suggested Reminders. Quickly re-create
Improvement to Siri voices for VoiceOver. reminders you’ve completed before in as little
Siri voices sound even better at high rates of as a single tap.
speech feedback in VoiceOver.

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Sections. Organize reminders within a list by Open in Pages. Create a Pages document Fitness+23
creating headers to group related reminders. from your note with a quick selection from the
Custom Plans. Stay consistent with a custom
Share menu.
Column View. Reminders sections can be workout and meditation schedule. Select the
organized in columns across your screen, days, workout duration and types, trainers, and
making it easy to visualize your tasks, or even PDFs music and Fitness+ will provide the plan. Stay
plan with simple kanban boards. motivated with reminders when you have
Intelligent form detection.2 Fillable documents
upcoming workouts or meditations and an award
Complete from widget. Tap on a reminder and forms can now be automatically identified
when you complete the plan.
in the widget to complete it without opening across the system, like in Files, Mail, or scanned
the app. documents. Stacks. Select multiple workouts and
meditations that you would like to do in a row
Enhanced AutoFill.2 Populate information such
and put them in a queue so that you can
Notes as names and addresses on forms even faster,
seamlessly move to your next activity.
as powerful on-device language models identify
Inline PDFs and document scans. PDFs and
fillable fields and enable AutoFill. Audio Focus. Prioritize the volume of either the
document scans are presented full-width in your
music or the trainers’ voices so that you hear
note, making it easy to view and interact with
more of whatever is most important to you.
them. It’s quick to flip to a page of a document Fitness
you’re reviewing, and great for previewing
Sharing. View highlights of your friends’ activity
multiple PDFs in the same note.
like workout streaks and awards right at the top Find My
Linked notes. Create links to other notes to of the Sharing tab so it’s simple to celebrate Item Sharing. Up to five other people can share
connect ideas, content, or any information. It’s their progress or do a little smack talk. an AirTag or Find My network accessory.
perfect to link together research notes or Everyone in the sharing group will be able to see
Trophy case. Celebrate your achievements
recipes, or even to create a lightweight wiki for the item’s location, get directions to the item, and
with the redesigned trophy case organized into
your team. Type “>>” for a shortcut to add links use Precision Finding and Play Sound to help
categories like Limited Edition Awards and
while writing in your note. pinpoint a shared AirTag’s location when nearby.
Close Your Rings. All of the awards you are still
Block Quote. Block Quote formatting makes it working on can be found in Go For It, making it
easy to visually offset a section of writing with a easier to focus on the goals that are important Home
quote bar. to you.
Activity history.24 See a recent history for
Monostyled text. Monospaced formatting has Trainer Tips.23 Get weekly tips from the expert garage doors, door locks, security systems, and
been updated to Monostyled, with inset text and trainers at Fitness+ in the Summary tab on areas contact sensor events directly in the Home app.
a distinct background. like workout techniques for cardio, strength,
Enhancements for Matter Locks.24 Control
and flexibility, plus healthy habits, mindfulness,
Matter-enabled locks by using iPhone to tap to
and staying motivated.

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unlock2 the door with a home key, or set up PIN Add content to a memory. Add any photo or Freeform
codes in the Home app. video from your library to a memory.
Improved drawing. Make eye-catching boards
Grid Forecast.25 Live data from your local Smart copy and paste edits. Copied and with new drawing tools like Variable Width Pen,
energy grid shows when your home is running pasted edits now intelligently match exposure Fountain Pen, Highlighter, Watercolor, Slicing
on cleaner sources so you can plan when to and white balance between images. Eraser, and Ruler; plus support for hover, tilt,
charge devices or run appliances. and snap to shape.
Quick access to crop. Zoom in on a photo and
instantly crop with a tap, or touch and hold to Better diagramming. Quickly build diagrams
News crop to a specific aspect ratio. and flowcharts by dragging connector handles
to connect objects.
Apple News+ puzzles.26 A daily crossword Improvements to iCloud Photos syncing.
puzzle and mini crossword puzzle are available iCloud Photos syncing will be paused less Follow Along. Guide collaborators around your
exclusively for News+ subscribers. frequently, and when syncing is paused, a board so that they can see what you see as you
Sync Now control will appear. move around the canvas.
Photos Convert file type when sharing. Choose to Share to Freeform. Use the share sheet to
Pets in the People album. Individual pets are convert and share any photo as a JPG, or video add content from other apps to your Freeform
now surfaced in the People album just like as a MOV file. boards.
friends or family members. PDF Markup. Fill out forms, take notes, or
Siri Suggestions in the People album. Photos Apple ID doodle on PDF documents you insert into
will intelligently suggest matches from Contacts Freeform.
Proximity sign-in.2 Signing in to set up a device
in the People album to help you name individuals is now easier than ever. Simply bring an existing Explore 3D objects. Explore 3D Objects
faster. signed-in and trusted iPhone or iPad into embedded on your canvas using QuickLook.
proximity, pair the devices by scanning the
Add unnamed people. Unnamed individuals
particle cloud, and you’re signed in automatically.
can be viewed in the People album.
Sign in with email or phone number. When
Improved People album accuracy. The People
signing in with an Apple ID and password, you
album recognizes significantly more photos of
no longer need to remember your exact Apple ID
your favorite people, even if they’re turned away
email address. You can use any email address or
from the camera.
phone number on file in your account.
Drag to reorder in a memory. Reorder photos
Passkeys for Apple ID on the web. Use a
and videos within a memory by dragging and
passkey when signing in with your Apple ID on
dropping them into a new position in the
the web.
timeline.

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Even More

Books Lock White Balance. A new setting lets you Name and photo sharing. Choose to share
keep white balance consistent while recording a your Contact Poster with your Contacts
Series page. Shop for books and audiobooks
video, so the color temperature stays constant automatically, or always be asked before you
in a single series page; mark titles you have
even if the lighting changes. share it when you place a phone call, start a
completed as finished to pick up where you
FaceTime call, or use iMessage. When someone
left off in the series.
who isn’t in your Contacts calls you and chooses
Clock App
Search by series and genre. Discover series to share their name and photo, you will only see
and genre pages via search and navigate Multiple timers. Run several timers on iPhone their name. You can then choose to add them
directly to these pages to find curated content. simultaneously, perfect for when you’re cooking to your Contacts and their poster will appear
and need to keep track of different steps and automatically.
Personalized Read Now. Explore personalized dishes.
top picks and content recommended for you Updated contact cards. When your contacts
based on your favorite books and genres on Labeled timers. Name timers so you know what make changes to their Contact Posters, your
the Read Now tab. each is counting down for. device will automatically update their contact
cards with their latest look. You can also
Timer presets. Start a timer quickly with a
choose to create your own poster for individual
CarPlay range of preset options when creating a new
contacts, or even revert to the previous Contact
timer.
SharePlay in CarPlay. Everyone can control Poster they had shared if you prefer it.
the Apple Music experience and contribute Recents. Restarting your most used timers is as
Add Pronouns. Contact cards include a field
to what’s playing, even passengers in the simple as a tap with a new recents view.
for entering pronouns. Pronouns are stored
back seat.
Live Activities. Easily glance at all your running on device and are not shared.
Refreshed Siri design. A new compact design timers on the Lock Screen on iPhone with Live
allows you to refer to information onscreen, like Activities.
Dictionary
your turn-by-turn directions, while seamlessly
completing other tasks with your voice. New dictionaries. System dictionaries now
Contacts include Bulgarian, Catalan, English-Greek,
Contact Posters. Create a customized poster English-Malay, English-Swedish, Greek, Malay,
Camera Polish, Punjabi, and Romanian.
to represent yourself when you connect with
Horizon level. A virtual horizon level provides others in places like Phone, FaceTime, and
haptic feedback when iPhone is level with the Messages. Choose from various treatments
ground. for photos, Memoji, and your name.

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Dictation Family Sharing Stickers, Memoji, emoji stickers, and all your
third-party sticker packs.
Improved speech recognition.27 Dictation Passwordless sign-in for kids. Easily sign kids
has improved accuracy and supports more into a new device without using a password. Live Stickers. Tap and hold on any person,
languages on device using an all-new speech Bring your iPhone or iPad near the device you’d animal, or object in photos to lift it away from the
recognition model. like to set up for your child and tap on their background and create a Live Sticker. Create
account to begin. After that, anytime your child animated Live Stickers from Live Photos, which
Cursor animation.27 The redesigned Dictation
is prompted to sign in, they can simply enter are automatically added to your sticker drawer.
cursor animates and glows, improving the look
their device passcode.
and feel while also indicating that Dictation is Live Stickers effects. Tap and hold on a Live
active. Improved Screen Time and Parental Controls. Sticker to edit with fun effects like Shiny, Puffy,
View a summary of your kids’ Screen Time Comic, and Outline. These effects react to the
details right on their Family Sharing page with gyroscope when you tilt your iPhone in
Inclusive Language
one-tap access to all of their Screen Time and Messages.
New term of address languages. Term of parental control settings.
Emoji stickers. Peel and stick emoji stickers on
address now supports German and European
Share an iCloud Drive folder. Provide easy messages, photos, documents, and more.
Portuguese.
access to family documents, photos, and more
Sticker integration in Markup. Add stickers to
when you share an iCloud Drive folder with
photos, documents, screenshots, and more with
iCloud+ people in your family group.
Markup.
Hide My Email in Apple Pay. iCloud+ Expanded Family Checklist. Get the most out of
subscribers can use Hide My Email to keep their Live Stickers color harmonization in Markup.
Family Sharing with new recommendations and
personal email private when making Apple Pay When you peel and stick a Live Sticker onto a
a reorganized checklist. Quickly turn on features
purchases. photo in Markup, the color and lighting of the
and manage settings for the whole family.
sticker will be automatically harmonized to be
consistent with the color and lighting of the
iCloud Screenshots background photo.
Recommended for You. iCloud settings Save screenshot as image. Choose whether to
includes helpful suggestions to get the most save a full-page screenshot in Safari, Pages, or Live Text
out of your iCloud experience. Quickly turn on Notes as an image or a PDF.
features or discover new ways to use iCloud. Vertical text recognition. Live Text recognizes
vertically oriented Chinese, Japanese, and
Stickers Korean text.

Sticker drawer. Easily access all your stickers Improved handwriting recognition. Live Text
systemwide from the emoji keyboard in a recognizes handwritten text even better.
consolidated sticker drawer that includes Live

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Lock Screen Edit hyperlink text. Edit a URL link in your Easier automation. App Shortcuts can be
Mail messages so you can format messages added alongside other system features with a
Motion effect for Live Photo wallpaper. An all-
more neatly. new automation setup flow. Additional triggers
new motion effect for Live Photos makes your
are now supported for Wallet, external displays,
Lock Screen feel more dynamic than ever on Travel Instant Answers in Search. Travel-
and Stage Manager.
wake, and settles into your Home Screen when related messages, like hotel and flight
unlocked. confirmations, will appear at the top of your New widgets. New widget options for Home
search results when your travel date is near. Screen and Lock Screen make running shortcuts
Multilayered photo effect for photo shuffle.
more convenient.
Subjects can be dynamically displayed in front
of the time to make the subject of the Podcasts
photo pop. Text Display
Improved playback controls. Easily access
Astronomy wallpapers. See the earth, moon, your queue, playback speed, and sleep timer. Vertical text support. Chinese and Japanese
and other planets in the solar system with a set text can be displayed vertically in supported
New Up Next design. Quickly play and follow
of dynamic astronomy-themed Lock Screens apps and components like Contact Posters,
your favorite shows, now with episode art.
that update with live conditions, like your live Photos Memories, and Calendar widgets.
location on Earth, or based on the time of Connect subscriptions. Get subscriber-only
Arabic kashida support. Arabic text can be
day on Mars. podcasts from Apple Music, Apple News, and
presented in kashida style for creating a more
top apps.
Kaleidoscope wallpaper. This wallpaper uses beautiful and personalized look in supported
an algorithm to analyze the photo you pick, find Search filters. Easily filter search results by apps and components like Contact Posters,
the most interesting elements, and create a shows, episodes, and channels. Photos Memories, and Calendar widgets.
beautiful kaleidoscope pattern that moves
Text clipping and collision. Character
throughout the day. Multiple styles reveal unique
Shortcuts spacing dynamically adjusts to better
expressions of the same photo.
accommodate non-Latin scripts with characters
Siri improvements. Siri can understand
that may collide with one another or be vertically
different phrasings when running App Shortcuts
clipped.
with your voice by leveraging new on-device
Mail flexible matching.

One-time verification code. One-time Discover new features. The new Shortcuts tab Punctuation white space. Reduced
verification codes that are sent to your email makes running shortcuts even easier with punctuation white space in Chinese and
will now autofill in the password field so you no ready-made App Shortcuts from Voice Memos, Japanese scripts improves overall readability
longer need to search in your Mail messages, Books, Notes, and third-party apps. Just tap to and design.
and they are automatically deleted after you run, or touch and hold to add to your Home
Improved line breaks. Enhanced line breaking
use them. Screen for more convenient access.
logic results in better readability of rendered
text results.
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Translate can easily adjust translation outputs based Improved support for standard units. Weather
on gender (e.g., “doctor/doctora”). conditions are displayed in standard units based
New languages. Translate, system-wide
on the region.
translation, and Safari web page translation
support Ukrainian. Weather Enhanced visual effects.29 Experience
delightful depictions of weather conditions
Streaming text. See translations in real time Richer precipitation forecasts. Prepare for
through visual effects that reflect the position
as you enter text into the translation card with potential precipitation conditions using the
of the sun and moon, wind direction, and cloud
voice or the keyboard. chance of precipitation forecast by the hour
cover, as well as rainy and frosty conditions.
over the next 10 days.
New translation cards. Translation cards
are oriented to make it easier to know what Wind overlay in maps. Conveniently observe
Video conferencing
language you are translating to and from. wind patterns including direction and speed for
the next 24 hours through an animated wind Reactions and gestures.3 Layer screen effects
Copy translation. After making a translation, map visualization. like balloons, confetti, stormy rain, fireworks, or
you can tap the new copy button to add the laser beams directly into your camera feed.
translation to your Clipboard. Historical trends. Plan your future travels and
Trigger them with a tap, or go hands-free and
events using visualizations of seasonal averages
Easier language selection. Easily switch trigger reactions using your gestures alone.
of temperature and precipitation conditions.
translation languages with a redesigned Studio Light.3 Studio Light is available on iOS
language picker. Yesterday’s weather. Quickly understand how
when using the front camera on iPhone in a
today’s precipitation and temperature conditions
Redesigned conversations. Viewing current video conferencing app.
compare to those from the day before.
translations is easier in the redesigned Studio Light intensity. Control the intensity of
Conversation view. More specific location names.28 See the
Studio Light, further darkening the background
neighborhood name for which the weather is
Single settings menu. Settings are more easily and illuminating your face.
being forecasted. This feature will be limited to
discoverable in a single, consistent menu your current location and select cities. Portrait mode background blur.30 Control the
across tabs. amount of background blur, adding more or less
Intricate details about the moon. Learn
Live camera translation. Translate text in the blur to the depth-of-field effect.
specific details about the moon on a given day,
Camera tab without needing to pause the view. including illumination, moonrise and moonset
High-quality tracking lets you simply point your times, countdown to the next full moon, and the Continuity Camera with Apple TV
camera at text and see overlaid translations in geocentric distance of the moon from Earth. An
real time. FaceTime app on Apple TV 4K.31 Connect with
all-new lunar phase calendar describes moon
family and friends around the world from the
Grammatical gender alternatives. For phase transitions.
comfort of your couch. Launch the FaceTime
gendered languages, view the gender app on Apple TV to initiate a call or start on
alternatives for people and objects so you iPhone and hand off to Apple TV. And Center

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Stage always keeps you perfectly framed on receipts directly from the Order Details page
the call. in Wallet.

iPhone and iPad support. Unlock new Transfer funds with Apple Pay. Easily and
communications and entertainment experiences securely move funds from your stored value
on the biggest screen in the home by taking account to an eligible card in Apple Pay.
advantage of the rear-facing camera on iPhone
Recurring payments and allowances with
and its microphones.
Apple Cash.32 Set up a payment to repeat
weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Parents can use it
Stocks to send allowances without needing to be
reminded each time.
Business news in widget. Business news
relevant to the tickers you follow is surfaced in Auto reload for Apple Cash.32 Automatically
the Stocks widget. top up your balance when it runs low so you
always have money for purchases with
Apple Cash.
Wallet
ID Verifier. Businesses and organizations can
use the ID Verifier to accept mobile IDs—no
additional hardware needed. Users with an ID
in Wallet can seamlessly and securely present
their ID in more places that require identity or
age verification.

Multi-device provisioning. When adding

eligible payment cards to your iPhone, you will
be able to add the cards to your other Apple
Pay–capable devices with one easy step.

Enhanced Order Tracking. Add orders to Wallet

directly from a participating merchant’s website,
app, or email. You will also be able to view digital

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Features are subject to change. Some features, applications, and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. For more information, see https://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability/.

1Available in English (Canada, U.S.). 2Coming in an update later this year. 3Available on iPhone 12 and later when using the Front Camera. 4Available on Apple Watch Series 7 or later, Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), and all Ultra models in an update later this year.
5Available in English on iPhone 12 and later. 6Available on iPhone 12 and later. 7Available in Arabic, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Thai. 8Available in Arabic, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Korean, Italian, Portuguese, and Thai.
9Available on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later with Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) running the latest operating system software. Apple Music subscription required. 10Available on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later, and on AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with the latest firmware.

11Available in compatible applications with AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro (1st and 2nd generation), and AirPods Max with the latest firmware. 12Electric vehicle routing requires iPhone and a compatible vehicle. 13Available in English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.) on

iPhone and on AirPods Pro (2nd generation). 14Available in English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.) on iPhone 11 and later. 15Available in Australia, Brazil (Portuguese), Canada (English), China mainland (Mandarin Chinese), Denmark (Danish), Finland (Finnish), France,
Germany, India (English), Ireland, Israel (Hebrew), Italy, Korea, Mexico, Norway (Norwegian), Russia, Saudi Arabia (Arabic), Spain, South Africa (English), Sweden (Swedish), Switzerland (French, German), Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States (English, Spanish).
16Available in English (U.S.) on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later. Not available in CarPlay. 17Available in English (Australia, Canada, India, UK, U.S.), Cantonese (Hong Kong), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland), French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, and Spanish

(Mexico, Spain, U.S.) on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later. 18Available on iPhone models with Face ID. 19Available on Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), Apple Watch Series 6 and later, and Apple Watch Ultra. 20Available in English. 21Available on iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro
Max and later. 22Available in English, Spanish, French, and German. 23Available in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, UAE, United Kingdom, New
Zealand, and United States. 24Available for homes using the new home architecture and a HomePod or Apple TV running as a home hub. 25Available in the contiguous United States. 26Available to US subscribers. 27Available in Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Cantonese (China
mainland, Hong Kong), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Finnish (Finland), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany,
Switzerland), Hebrew (Israel), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese (Japan), Korean (Korea), Malay (Malaysia), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain, U.S.),
Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), and Turkish (Türkiye). Requires download of speech models. 28Neighborhood names available in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. 29Available on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later. 30Available on iPhone XS and iPhone XR
and later when using the Front Camera.31Available on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later with Apple TV 4K (2nd generation and later).32Apple Cash services are provided by Green Dot Bank, Member FDIC. Available in the U.S. on eligible devices.
Apple Fitness+ workouts and meditations are taught in English with an option for subtitles in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese.

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