IOS 17

iOS 17 is the seventeenth major release of the iOS mobile operating system, developed by Apple Inc. succeeding iOS 16. It was announced in June 5 at the 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference and was released on September 18, 2023.

New features
Senior VP Craig Federighi and staff introduced the following new features at WWDC 2023:
 * Phone — updated with the ability to create and customize new contact posters for your contacts, and live voicemails showing a transcript of them.
 * FaceTime — new ability to leave a video message.
 * Messages — new search filters to get more accurate results on searches.
 * Catch-Up arrow to go to the first missed message.
 * Swipe to reply to messages quickly.
 * Transcribed Audio Messages.
 * Location Sharing, to show your contact's location.
 * Check In, as a way to show if you have arrived to a location on schedule.
 * Plus Button to store all message apps.
 * Stickers - for all apps, and includes Emojis.
 * AirDrop — new ability called "NameDrop" to swap contact information, airdrop, and even use SharePlay.
 * Dictation - updated language model for Autocorrect, and new speech model for Dictation.
 * Journal - new app to write about experiences, using information found on your device.
 * StandBy - shows customizable information if charged in Landscape mode.
 * Siri - option to just say "Siri".
 * Maps - new ability to download a map for use while offline.
 * Photos - new ability to recognize and create albums for pets.

Some new accessibility features that Apple previewed as part of on May 16, 2023 include:
 * Assistive Access, for users with cognitive disabilities.
 * Detection Mode in Magnifier with Point and Speak, for users with vision disabilities.
 * Live Speech and Personal Voice Advance Speech Accessibility

Preliminary reports
A major new feature speculated for iOS 17 is support for 3rd-party app stores, to comply with the new in the European Union. Dynamic Island features are also reported to be expanded as it is expected to be included with all iPhone 15 models.

Supported Devices
iOS 17 requires an A12 Bionic processor or later, which means that support is dropped for the the iPhone 8/8 Plus, as well as the iPhone X. Certain devices with an A12 or A13 chip, including the iPhone X R, iPhone X S /X S Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro/Pro Max, and the iPhone SE (2nd generation), all have limited support. The following devices below are supported with iOS 17.


 * This is the third version of iOS to drop support for older 64-bit devices.
 * Due to iOS 17 dropping support for the iPhone X, this is the first version of iOS to drop support for an iPhone model with Face ID.
 * The iPhone SE (2nd and 3rd generations) are the only supported models to feature a home button.
 * Before iOS 17 was previewed, some rumors have suggested that iOS 17 would be supported on all devices that supported iOS 16.

Gallery
Wallpaper images included with iOS 17: