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Get ready for the latest update to your iPhone as iOS 17.2 is just around the corner. With interesting features that will enrich your smartphone experience, this update is a real asset to the user experience.
iOS 17.2, which is scheduled to be officially released in December, presents a wealth of new features that significantly improve both the functionality and security of your iPhone. Let's get started!
These 10 innovations await us
- Journal app: Capture experiences – Apple is introducing a brand new Journal app. It offers you a multimedia platform to record your life, supported by intelligent, personalized suggestions.
- Translation option for the Action button – iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max experience a new level of customization. With iOS 17.2, the Action button can now be set up for quick access to the translation function.
- New widgets for home screen and lock screen – The new widget options in iOS 17.2 offer an even more detailed display of weather and time directly on your home screen or lock screen.
- Apple Music: Shared Playlists – This innovative feature allows you and your friends to create and manage playlists together in Apple Music – a dream for any party.
- Apple Music: Favorite Songs Playlist – With a simple tap on the star icon, you can mark your favorite songs. These will be automatically added to a new Favorite Songs playlist in iOS 17.2.
- Apple Music: Listening history filter – With a new focus filter, your listening history in Apple Music can be set so that it is not influenced by other users – ideal for families or when friends use your iPhone.
- iMessage: Contact Key Verification – For users who need additional security, iOS 17.2 provides Contact Key Verification in iMessage, a feature designed primarily for people in sensitive professions.
- iMessage: Sticker reactions via the Tapback menu – Expand your reaction options in iMessage with the new option to add stickers via the Tapback menu.
- Memoji: New customization options – iOS 17.2 introduces new personalization options for Memojis. Now you can customize the body features of your Memoji to make it even more unique.
- Contact Poster: Rainbow Text – The Contacts app gets an additional personalization option: You can display your name in rainbow colors to make your contact poster even more individual.
iOS 17.2 will be released in December
The update to iOS 17.2 is a real win: It brings a wealth of innovative features to your iPhone, from an interactive journal app to expanded customization options for Memoji. With new security features such as iMessage contact key verification and personalized music options through Apple Music, Apple is setting new standards in mobile technology. Look forward to an enriched, personalized and more secure iPhone experience in December. Are you looking for new accessories? Then take a look in our Amazon Storefront - there you will find numerous products from leading suppliers, also for HomeKit and Co.! (Photo by Unsplash / Ameen ALmayuf)
