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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

What is the laste iPhone iOS for year 2023?

31the October, 2023: Auckland, New Zealand

The latest iOS version in 2023 is iOS 17, which was released to the public on September 18, 2023. [Image of iOS 17 logo]

iOS 17 includes a number of new features and improvements, including:

StandBy: A new full-screen experience that turns your iPhone into a smart display when you set it down on its side while charging. You can use StandBy to see Live Activities, Siri results, and more at a glance. [Image of iOS 17 StandBy]
Live Activities in full screen: With Live Activities in full screen, you can stay on top of things happening in real time, like the score of a game or the progress of your food delivery, without having to leave the app you're in. [Image of iOS 17 Live Activities in full screen]
Siri results at a glance: Siri takes StandBy to the next level with rich visual results that can be viewed from a distance. It's now even easier to check the weather or set a timer hands-free.
[Image of iOS 17 Siri results at a glance]
Other new features and improvements in iOS 17 include:
Fitness app improvements: The Fitness app can now track your steps and kilojoules even if you don't have an Apple Watch.
AirPods Pro (2nd generation) support: iOS 17 adds support for the new AirPods Pro (2nd generation), which feature improved noise cancellation and Adaptive EQ.
Personalised Spatial Audio: iOS 17 uses the TrueDepth camera on iPhone to create a personal profile for Spatial Audio, which delivers a more precise and immersive listening experience on AirPods.
Handoff in FaceTime: You can now move FaceTime calls seamlessly from your iPhone to your iPad or Mac, and vice versa.
Memoji updates: iOS 17 includes new sticker poses, hairstyles, headwear, noses, and lip colors for Memoji.
Quick Note improvements: Quick Note now supports adding links to create context and easily find content.
Duplicate detection in Photos: iOS 17 can now identify duplicate photos in your library, so you can quickly clean it up.
Foreground blur for portrait photos: iOS 17 can now blur objects in the foreground of portrait photos for a more realistic-looking depth-of-field effect.
Pinned lists in Reminders: You can now pin your favorite lists in Reminders for quick access.
Search on the Home Screen: You can now access Spotlight directly from the bottom of the Home Screen, making it easy to open apps, find contacts, or get information from the web.
Automatically send messages in CarPlay: You can now skip the confirmation step when sending messages in CarPlay.
Rapid Security Response: iOS 17 can now get important security improvements even faster, as they can be applied automatically between standard software updates. iOS 17 is available for all iPhone models from the iPhone SE (2nd generation) and later.

The iOS 17 update was made available to hundreds of millions of iPhones on Monday, September 18, 2023. New features in iOS 17 include contact posters, NameDrop, StandBy, Live Voicemail, FaceTime video voicemail, a whole new Siri voice recognition model, huge improvements to autocorrect and dictation, and a lot more.

What iPhones will get iOS 17?

Who can download iOS 17? Owners of newer iPhones, such as the iPhone XR, XS and XS Max, the iPhone 11, iPhone SE (second generation and up), iPhone 12, iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 can download iOS 17, Apple's website shows. However, earlier model iPhones will not support the system update.

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Saturday, October 28, 2023

2023 iOS Power Tips and Tool: Should I upgrade now to iOS 17 now?

Saturday, 28th October, 2023 Auckland, New Zealand.

Post by: David Lim, @davidlim

Apple's iOS 17 launched last month, but many people are waiting to upgrade. That's despite iOS 17's long list of brilliant features including NameDrop, Live Voicemail and enhanced private browsing.

People cite multiple reasons for delaying updating to iOS 17, including compatibility issues, possible bugs and fear. At the same time, I get it, everyone is different—as are their needs from their device. Users of iPhones include techies, non-techies, kids, business people and politicians and each will have their own red lines for updating or not upgrading to iOS 17.

But in the end, information helps people make the choice whether to upgrade their iPhone to iOS 17. That's why I've tried to consider all of this in a list, with three reasons you should update and two reasons why you shouldn't.

NameDrop takes the same idea as AirDrop but for exchanging contact details privately and securely.

Meanwhile, Link Tracking Protection is a fantastic new way of stopping apps and websites from tracking you. "In iOS 17, the Safari browser has been enhanced to remove tracking data from web addresses, preventing the unique identification of your device and hindering web tracking," says Jake Moore, global cybersecurity advisor at ESET. "As a result, websites and advertisers face increased difficulty monitoring your online activity across different sites."

iOS 17 Is Always Going To Be More Secure Than iOS 16

When Apple launches its big yearly iOS upgrade—in this case iOS 17—it keeps updating the previous iteration with important security fixes. While this is great, as it protects iPhones from being targeted by malicious hackers, it can give people a false sense of security.

The important thing here is the small print: Apple provides some security fixes to iOS 16 users for a period of time, but not all of them. Apple issued iOS 17.0.3 to fix some already exploited flaws almost a week before updating iOS 16.

Security-only updates for older iOS versions "provide more of a *false* sense of security than *actual* security," security analyst Josh Long wrote on Twitter. "Apple cherry-picks which vulnerabilities it patches for older OS versions; older iOS versions remain vulnerable in spite of having all available Apple updates for that model installed."

If you see yourself as an at-risk user—we're talking journalists, dissidents, political figures and businesses in certain industries—another reason iOS 17 is more secure is enhanced Lockdown Mode. While Lockdown Mode does make your iPhone very basic as it shuts down a lot of features, it also protects your phone from spyware. Apple said that many of the recent iPhone spyware attacks would have been unsuccessful if users had enabled Lockdown Mode.

Lockdown Mode, whether you choose to implement it or not, is a feature "well worth having"—especially in the interim period between a "zero day" security flaw and its fix, says Moore.
Apple Is Moving Quickly To Squash Any iPhone Bugs

While a big reason not to update to iOS 17 is an increased risk of bugs—which is understandable as it's very early days at the time of writing—Apple is moving quickly to squash these.

You might have noticed there have been a lot of iOS 17 updates since the software launched last month. That's because Apple is constantly fixing bugs and security problems on the fly and getting the updates out as soon as possible.

Take, for example, the overheating issue affecting iPhone 15s. While this was a big problem that didn't look good for Apple, the iPhone maker moved quickly to fix it.

Currently, some people are complaining of Wi-Fi issues, with the problem mainly affecting iOS 17 on iPhone 15s. It's likely Apple will look to address this soon, and I'll update my article when there is a fix.
Reasons Not to Update To iOS 17:
Compatibility Issues

Some businesses or individuals will need to use apps or services that aren't compatible with iOS 17. Others will need more time to test iOS 17 to ensure things work on Apple's latest software. These are both valid reasons not to update to iOS 17 straight away.

2023 Tech News Update: All you need to know about Apple iOS 7 #aucklandreapir #drmobileslimited #takapunarepair

28th October, 2023: Auckland, New Zealand

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2023 Tech News Update: All you need to know about Apple iOS 7

iOS 17 is the seventeenth and current major release of Apple's iOS operating system for the iPhone and the successor to iOS 16. It was announced on June 5, 2023, at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, and released publicly on September 18, 2023.

Overall, this is one of the best iOS updates we seen in years, and it gives iPhone owners more cool things to try than most updates provide. Whether you're buying the new iPhone 15 Pro Max or updating your iPhone 11 Plus, you're going to have fun with this one.2

Apple's iOS 17 comes with a bunch of cool security and privacy features, which for some people, will be a reason to upgrade. One of these is Live Voicemail, which allows you to screen your calls via a live transcript, with the ability to pick up your voicemail at any time.

iOS 17 is the seventeenth and current major release of Apple's iOS operating system for the iPhone and the successor to iOS 16. It was announced on June 5, 2023, at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, and released publicly on September 18, 2023. Wikipedia
Initial release date: 18 September 2023
Default user interface: Cocoa Touch (multi-touch, graphical user interface)
Developer: Apple
Available in: 41 languages
Package manager: App Store
General availability: September 18, 2023; 39 days ago
Programming languages: C, Swift, C++, Assembly language, Objective-C

Yes, iOS 17 is a good update, with a number of improvements over iOS 16. It's not a massive overhaul, but it does introduce some useful new features and makes some nice quality-of-life changes.

Here are some of the best things about iOS 17:

(1) New sharing options: iOS 17 makes it easier to share files and links with others, both inside and outside of the Apple ecosystem. For example, you can now share photos and videos with Android users directly from the Photos app.

(2) Improved safety features: iOS 17 includes a number of new safety features, such as the ability to check in with friends and family to let them know you're safe, and the ability to send emergency alerts to your contacts.

(3) System-wide improvements: iOS 17 includes a number of system-wide improvements, such as a more efficient battery life, faster performance, and a more user-friendly interface.

(4) App improvements: iOS 17 also includes a number of improvements to existing apps, such as the ability to customize the lock screen, new widgets for the home screen, and new features for Messages and FaceTime.

Overall, iOS 17 is a solid update that makes the iPhone an even better device. If you have an iPhone, I recommend updating to iOS 17 as soon as possible.

Here are some additional thoughts from critics:
Tom's Guide: "iOS 17 keeps the big changes to a minimum, but there are enough little improvements in this software update to make using your iPhone easier and more fun."

TechRadar: "iOS 17 is everything I'd want in a smartphone update, and much more. It fixes issues that have been bugging iPhone owners for years, and answers longstanding user requests."

YouTube reviewer Marques Brownlee: "iOS 17 feels fluid the changes that Apple made this year with it feel necessary. It makes sense to me this feels like a natural progression a natural evolution."

Of course, no update is perfect, and iOS 17 is no exception. Some users have reported minor bugs and glitches, but nothing major. Overall, iOS 17 is a well-received update that makes the iPhone an even better device.