iOS 17: Apple Enhances Communication Security Beyond Messages with Sensitive Content Notice Feature

A few days after the announcement of the main news of iOS 17 during WWDC 2023, Apple has continued to delve into several of these through the publications shared on its Official site. Thus, in one of the latest updates, he has delved into the privacy feature intended to block sensitive content on the iPhoneespecially among children.

The new functionality of Sensitive Content Notice has as purpose extend communication security beyond Messaging to protect children when they send and receive content by AirDrop, Contact Posters or FaceTime messagesand by using the photo picker to choose content to send.

iOS 17 will manage “Sensitive Content”

Of course, this too It will help adults to avoid images and videos that contain nudity. As with communication security, the image and video processing for Sensitive Content Notice is done on the device, so Apple does not have access to this material.

The Notice of Sensitive Content detects and blocks nude images before children can see themand with ‌iOS 17‌, this will also expand to encompass AirDrop, the system-wide photo picker, ‌FaceTime‌ messages, and third-party apps.

iOS 17 release date

As the company’s most far-reaching operating system, the iOS 17 update was one of the most anticipated. This new version has focused on delivering a more personal and intuitive experience, including improvements to the lock screen, improvements to the Messages app, new stickers, new AirDrop features, an app called Journal, and a way to use iPhone in horizontal position and make the most of your screen, among others.

As usual, Apple has not shared the official release date of iOS 17although we know that it will be throughout the month of September, just after the presentation of the iPhone 15.

What Apple has revealed is when the iOS 17 beta can be installed. The iOS 17 developer beta is already available and the iOS 17 public beta will arrive in July.

Additionally, Apple has also introduced iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14 Sonoma and new hardware products such as a MacBook Air, a Mac Studio, a Mac Pro and has introduced the highly anticipated Apple Vision Pro.