Apple released an urgent iOS 17.1.2 update to fix some security issues this week but all eyes are eager to see when the iOS 17.2 update in its full avatar finally rolls out for iPhone users. It has been put through the beta tests for a few weeks, and it is likely that we’ll be seeing the new version pop-up on the iPhones in the coming days, or even weeks.
There has been a lot of chatter about what iOS 17.2 promises to bring for iPhone users and frankly there are quite a few features that have caught people’s eyes. But over here, we are looking at the 5 features that will be available on iPhones once they are upgraded to iOS 17.2 version.
Five Features Coming To iPhones With iOS 17.2 Update
Change Alert Sounds
It might not sound like a big deal but for iPhone users it is. Apple will finally let iPhone users change their alert sounds for third-party apps which was restricted before this to iMessage, calls, mails and calendar. In addition to this, Apple will also bring support for changing haptic feedback for all your alerts and notifications.
Control Apple Music History
In iOS 17.2, you can turn off your Apple Music Listening History with a new Focus filter. What this means is that you can allow someone else to use your iPhone to listen to music and using the Focus mode you can avoid the Apple Music recommendation engine from throwing music suggestions from their history on the app.
Action For Translate
Apple has introduced the new Action Button on the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max models which is reportedly coming to all the iPhone 16 models in 2024. But with the iOS 17.2 update, iPhone 15 Pro can activate the Action button to open the Translate app straight on the Dynamic Island notch. Action Button is already letting iPhone users activate ChatGPT so it feels like the logical next from Apple for the feature.
Warnings On Content
Expletive content on iPhones after the iOS 17.2 update will see warnings expansion on the screen. The feature is not going to be enabled by default but if you do decide to use the tool, Apple will rely on the on-device machine learning tech to analyse the photos or videos and blur them if something unwanted shows up. The feature is available for Messages, AirDrop file transfers and FaceTime video messages as well.
iMessage Protection
Apple is bringing iMessage Contact Key Verification with iOS 17.2 that will improve security for users such as journalists, human rights activists, and government officials facing digital threats
In conversations between users who have enabled iMessage Contact Key Verification, users are alerted if a state-sponsored attacker or other malicious actor were to succeed breaching cloud servers and inserting their own device to eavesdrop on the conversation.
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