New in iOS 18.0.1:
Bug fixes including:
• Touch screen may be temporarily unresponsive in certain circumstances on iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models
• Camera may freeze when recording macro mode video on the Ultra Wide camera in 4K with HDR turned off on iPhone 16 Pro models
New in iOS 17.2:
• Journal app
• Translate option for the Action Button
• Ability to change default notification sound and haptic
• Spatial video capture on iPhone 15 Pro
• Catch-up arrow on iMessage
• Apple Music Favorites playlist
• Contact key verification
• Bug fixes
New in iOS 18.0:
• Redesigned fully customizable Control Center
• Dark and tinted Home Screen icons
• Place app icons anywhere in the Home Screen grid
• Locked and hidden apps
• Redesigned Photos app
• Customizable Lock Screen controls
• Text formatting and effects on
New in iOS 17.4:
• Support for Emoji 15.1 with 28 new emojis
• Apple Podcasts transcripts
• Redesigned battery health settings on iPhone 15 and 15 Pro models
• Apple Cash virtual card number
E.U.-only changes:
• App marketplaces (3rd party app stores)
• 3rd party browser
Looks like Apple accidentally set the deployment dates for the 2.0.73 AirTag firmware to "m/d/24" instead of "m/d/2024" that has used in previous versions and which the AirTag update system uses as date format.
As a result, AirTags think the deployment dates are in the year 24
iOS 17 is compatible with the following iPhones:
• 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max
• 15 and 15 Plus
• 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max
• 14 and 14 Plus
• 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max
• 13 and 13 mini
• 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max
• 12 and 12 mini
• 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max
• 11
• Xꜱ and Xꜱ Max
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New in
#iOS
16.4:
• Support for Emoji 15.0, with 21 new emojis, including a pink heart
• Notifications for web apps (PWAs) added to the Home Screen
• Voice Isolation for cellular calls
• Duplicate detection for the iCloud Shared Photo Library
• VoiceOver support for maps in
iOS 17.4 in the EU will include support for:
• 3rd party browser engines
• 3rd party app stores
• Sideloading
• Alternative in-app payment methods for all apps
• 3rd party Wallet apps
• Usage of the full NFC technology on EEA countries
More:
New in
#iOS
16.2:
• Freeform app
• Apple Music Sing
• iCloud Advanced Data Protection (US only; early 2023 for rest of the world)
• Completely black Always-on Display on iPhone 14 Pro
• The AirDrop “Everyone” option is limited to 10 minutes
• 5G support in India
#iOS162
New in
#iOS
16.1:
• iCloud Shared Photo Library
• Stage Manager (A12X/Z, M1/2 iPads)
• Live Activities
• Matter support in the Home app
• Fitness+ without an Apple Watch
• Key sharing in Wallet
• Apple Card Savings account
• Clean Energy Charging (US only)
#iOS161
New in iOS 17.0:
• Contact Posters to personalize the call screen for every contact as well as your own
• StandBy mode
• Live Voicemail
• Safari profiles
• Interactive widgets
• You can now say “Siri” instead of “Hey, Siri”
• Download maps offline
• NameDrop
• Redesigned
Tomorrow, we'll finally say goodbye to the Lightning port. It served us for 11 years (more than what was anticipated even by Apple), but it's time for it to go.
Here's the video of its unveiling by Phil Schiller at the Apple Special Event on September 12, 2012.
#AppleEvent
New in
#iOS
16.3.1:
Bug fixes and improvements including:
• iCloud settings may be unresponsive or incorrectly display if apps are using iCloud
• Siri requests for Find My may not work
• Crash Detection optimizations on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models
#iOS1631
iOS 16 beta 3 adds the thinner font used in iOS 15 as an option for the Lock Screen clock. Many people wanted it I think. Plus a bolder serif option
#iOS16