Apple is expected to announce iOS 17 during its WWDC 2023 keynote on June 5, which is just over a month away. Ahead of time, rumors suggest the update will include at least eight new features and changes for iPhones, as outlined below.
The first iOS 17 beta should be made available to members of Apple's Developer Program moments after the keynote, while a public beta will likely be available in July for members of Apple's Beta Software Program. As usual, the update should be widely released in September, around the time that new iPhones launch.
Some of the features and changes listed below might not be added until later iOS 17 versions, such as iOS 17.1 or iOS 17.2.
iMessage Contact Key Verification
In December, Apple previewed a new iMessage Contact Key Verification security feature and said it would launch globally in 2023. This timeframe means the feature would be available in iOS 17, although it could launch earlier.
iMessage Contact Key Verification allows users who face "extraordinary digital threats," such as journalists, human rights activists, and government officials, to further verify that they are messaging only with the people they intend. In conversations between users who have enabled iMessage Contact Key Verification, users are alerted if a state-sponsored attacker or other malicious actor were ever to succeed breaching cloud servers and inserting their own device to eavesdrop on the conversation.
As an additional layer of security, iMessage Contact Key Verification users can compare a Contact Verification Code in person, on FaceTime, or through another secure call to further verify they are communicating only with whom they intend.
Control Center Revamp
iOS 17 will feature a revamped Control Center, according to @analyst941, a source who accurately leaked some details about the iPhone 14 Pro's Dynamic Island before the device launched last year. The source said Control Center will be more customizable, and the flashlight brightness slider might become freely adjustable up or down, whereas it is currently limited to four preset brightness levels.
Wallet App Revamp
iOS 17 will include improvements to the Wallet app, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The leaker @analyst941 claimed the Wallet app will be redesigned with tabs and search functionality, as shown in the mockup above.
A revamp for Wallet could make sense as new features continue to be added to the app, including Apple Pay Later and Apple Card Savings.
Next-Generation CarPlay
At WWDC 2022, Apple previewed the next generation of CarPlay, which will feature support for multiple displays, widgets, and integration with vehicle functions like the instrument cluster, climate controls, and FM radio.
Apple said the first vehicles with support for the next-generation CarPlay experience would be announced in late 2023, with committed automakers including Acura, Audi, Ford, Honda, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Volvo, and others. Apple said it would share additional details about the next generation of CarPlay later this year, and this... Click here to read rest of article
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I just wish BEFORE Apple rolled out something like "iMessage Contact Key Verification" that their iOS would properly get the following done right:
1. Known vs Unknown contacts.
If a contact is NOT saved in my Contact list then they are NOT known to me! Doesn't matter if I've replied to an SMS/iMessage they're still UNKNOW until I save them or I share my Memoji/contact picture to them.
2. Blocking contacts:
Blocking contacts from Phone calls or messages (SMS/MMS/iMessage) I want them PERMANENTLY BLOCKED from contacting me via these methods! Not sending to my voicemail overloading prevent VALID contacts from leaving me a message!
Blocking Contacts from Email should also assign them to Junk Mail folder automatically.
Use iCloud+ 's email relay and IP tech to identify future potential sources matching whom I've blocked and continue to do so - maybe with a prompt.
