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iOS 17 Rumored to Feature Wallet and Find My Improvements, macOS 14 to Be Minor Update

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iOS 17 will feature changes and improvements to the Wallet app and Find My, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

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On The MacRumors Show podcast, Gurman said that he would compare iOS 17 to iOS 15 in so far as it will focus on updates to core system apps, rather than revolutionary changes or standout new features like iOS 14's widgets or iOS 16's Lock Screen redesign.

In addition to changes to the Wallet app, Gurman emphasized that there will be improvements to Find My amid a bigger push on location- and Find My-related features. He added that he has more to share on iOS 17 in the coming weeks.

Gurman also said that he expects sideloading to be a Europe-only feature to comply with the Digital Markets Act, that developers may have to incur an additional fee to make apps available via a third-party service, and that these features will likely not be mentioned during the WWDC keynote. Instead, Apple is likely to deal with the implementation similar to how it quietly accommodated regulatory changes in the Netherlands that forced Apple to allow third-party payment systems in dating apps, Gurman said.

Gurman has previously said that watchOS 10 will be the most significant update to watchOS since its introduction. In spite of this, Gurman remarked that he would not compare the update to scale of the leap from iOS 6 to iOS 7 in 2013. He does not expect the core design of the platform to change, but there will apparently be many new ways to use and interact with the system. He also said that he has not heard any information to support the presence of app folders.

Finally, Gurman suggested that macOS 14 will not be a "groundbreaking or significant" update. Instead, he believes Apple is focusing on simply baking in support for features brought to its other operating systems for a consistent cross-platform experience.

For more of Gurman's latest thoughts on the software updates set to be previewed at WWDC this year, listen to the latest episode of The MacRumors Show on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred podcast player.

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I would just like for things I don’t pay for (podcast syncing, mail syncing, reading list syncing, bookmark syncing… and especially family screen time settings on my kids iPads) to sync as fast as the one I do pay for.

And by that I mean, how does Apple know the split second I hit play in my iPhone Apple Music to pause on my MacBook and say "you're listening somewhere else" but after months of everything I know to think of other parts of the  eco system are like shaking an 8 ball and hoping for the best. for example, having my kids screen time settings open on my phone, trying to change their app limits or always allowed apps, and I would have more luck playing whack a mole than trying to delete app limits only to see them show back up or think I deleted them and 30 seconds later they reappear.
 
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Despite how superior Macbook laptops are to Windows laptops, MacOS is starting to lag behind Windows 11, and with Windows 12 around the corner, I am considering switching.

It is not justifiable that we still need several 3rd party apps (Rectangle, etc) to do some basic OS stuff + Why do we still not have notifications mirroring between Apple devices, widgets, etc)!
 
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As someone situated in Europe, I hope that Apple recognise that some users do not want the ‘sideload’ functionality despite it being legislated for, and give such users a way to keep iOS/iPadOS as secure as the counterpart versions offered across the rest of the planet.

Even if disabled by default, I’m concerned that the presence of the ability alone to activate ‘sideloading’ capabilities could represent a vulnerability.
 
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what about iPadOS? I need some more reasons to convince me I didn’t spend a S***L*** of money for wonderful, incredible beautiful tablet that, unfortunately, I leave often home because I can 't do most of the tasks I can do with my Mac, I even bought the most expensive keyboard in the world, the “magic keyboard “!
 
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orbital~debris said:
As someone situated in Europe, I hope that Apple recognise that some users do not want the ‘sideload’ functionality despite it being legislated for, and give such users a way to keep iOS/iPadOS as secure as the counterpart versions offered across the rest of the planet.

Even if disabled by default, I’m concerned that the presence of the ability alone to activate ‘sideloading’ capabilities could represent a vulnerability.
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Don’t worry, I guess Apple will have you covered. If they implement it similar to macOS, you will need to opt in and make your way through a bunch of warning messages before you can install anything not checked by Apple.
 
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