Apple has launched a new software update package for iPhone iOS 17.2 and Apple Watch smart watches watchOS 10.2, and the updates include a number of new features for shooting video on iPhone 15 phones, the Journal service, and addressing the problem of wireless phone charging in some cars, while it postponed the launch of two features that had been previously announced. Announced until 2024.
The iOS 17.2 update offers many advantages, such as the ability to customize the Action Button for instant voice translation, allowing the recording of rich Spatial Videos via iPhone 15 phones to play them on Apple Vision Pro glasses, as well as developing the user experience for zooming when filming with iPhone 15 Pro phones, in addition to blocking a number of… Gaps such as solving the problem of charging the latest iPhones wirelessly with a number of cars.
Journal service access
After being unveiled for the first time in June, the new Journal blogging service has arrived on iPhones, which allows the user to write down his experiences and life situations. The application facilitates this task by collecting photos, videos, geographical locations, music, fitness data, etc., so that the user can blog about them.
The application supports the user with a number of tools to filter the data collected within the application, so that the user can quickly access the data he wants to write about and link it to his memories.
To maintain the user’s focus, the application provides the ability to schedule alert notifications to remind the user to blog, where he can choose the days and times when these notifications arrive on his phone.
The application also allows storing and synchronizing all the user’s blog posts within his account on the “iCloud” service, allowing access to all blog posts from all his devices.
Action Button update
The company added a new option to use the Action Button, which allows the user to activate instant voice translation of conversations between different languages, on board the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Better experience with photography
Apple has fulfilled its promise to iPhone 15 Pro users to make it possible to shoot spatial videos, so that the user can shoot videos rich in details that make him feel like a part of them, when he watches them on board the Apple Vision Pro glasses, when they arrive next year.
With its new software update, the company also developed the Zoom experience when shooting videos and photos using the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, as the update facilitates the process of adjusting focus on a specific element during Zoom, faster compared to its performance before the update.
More ease with iMessages
Apple has also introduced new features in its iMessages text messaging application. With the new update, the company makes it easier for the user to directly access the first message that the user has not read within any conversation, by pressing the arrow button that will appear at the top right of the conversation interface.
Apple also tried to add a new way for users to express themselves and their personalities by allowing interaction with a specific message within a conversation, through stickers, by long-pressing on the message they want to interact with and choosing Add Sticker.
With the iOS 17.2 update, the company also allows users to change the body shape of any virtual Memoji character.
With the new update, the features of Contact Key Verification and Contact Verification Codes have also arrived, which allow the user to receive automatic notifications that alert him if someone is eavesdropping on the conversation. The second feature also ensures that the user does not fall into this danger in the first place.
Greater knowledge of weather conditions
The new update from Apple will make the user aware of weather conditions and the possibility of rain and snowfall for 10 days in advance.
The user will also be able to keep an eye on developments in various weather conditions by providing updates to a new set of widgets, such as rainfall rates, daily weather forecasts, wind speeds, and air quality.
In addition, the user will be able to use a complete map of wind movement over the next 24 hours, so he can be prepared by wearing appropriate clothing.
The update also provides the ability to follow the shape of the moon and its development over the course of an entire month in advance, so the user can know what the shape of the moon will be on a particular day.
Updates and troubleshooting
In addition to the new features, iOS 17.2 will bring an update to the capabilities of Apple’s smart assistant Siri, so that Siri can answer users’ questions about their health condition, by giving it access to the data of the Health app.
The update offers the ability to wirelessly charge with Qi2 technology for the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14, which is one of the features that surprised most users with its arrival.
The new update also allows users to exchange a large number of types of data with others via iPhone through the AirDrop feature, such as exchanging boarding passes, movie tickets, and other exchangeable documents.
Apple also made it easier for users of its “Apple Music” service to return to their favorite songs, by creating a new special tab called Favorite Songs Playlist.
The company allows the user to control how his music listening history on Apple Music is used, so that he can control how this affects the songs suggested to him or the possibility of those songs appearing in the “Recently Played” list.
Apple also added a new widget for the digital clock, which the user can use on the home screen of his phone, and which also appears when using the phone in StandBy mode.
The company also offers the Enhanced AutoFill feature, which makes it easier for the user to fill in text fields in documents in PDF format, by suggesting that names and addresses be typed quickly.
Deferred benefits
The company postponed the arrival of two new features to 2024. The first is for creating lists that share music on Apple Music, which allows friends to participate in adding songs to the same song list, but the postponement is due to the company’s concern that the feature will turn into a means of annoying users.
The second postponed feature is AirPlay for Hotels, which allows the user to play iPhone content on TVs in a number of hotels, using scanning QR codes.
