These new features of iOS 17 that seem to prefigure new Apple products

2023-06-10 07:02:31

Three months before the launch of the iPhone X, iOS 11 inaugurated a dark mode that would take on its full meaning with the OLED panel of the new smartphone. Three months before the iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 16 introduced a new display that would show its interest on the always-on screen of the new device. Now it’s iOS 17’s turn to sow some clues about possible new Apple products.

iOS 17 sleep mode. Apple / iGeneration image.

We can indeed relate certain innovations to rumors that have been floating in the air for a while. Take the standby feature (StandBy) which keeps the iPhone screen on to display various information when the device is placed and charging: doesn’t that make you think of the Nest Hub and other Amazon Echo Shows? Generally well-informed journalist Mark Gurman has repeatedly stated that Apple is working on such a connected display.

iOS 17: With “Standby”, the iPhone almost never goes to sleep

This is all the more credible that Apple strongly encourages developers to create widgets and has just made them much more powerful. With iOS 17, widgets can become animated and above all become interactive. That’s timely for a new device independent of the iPhone, right?