IOS 17

iOS 17 is the seventeenth major release of the iOS mobile operating system, developedApple Inc. to succeed iOS 16. It was announced in June 5 at the 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference and should be released sometime later in 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 iOS 17 drops support for the iPhone 8 and 8 plus, as well as the iPhone X. The supported devices goes as follows: Due to Apple ending support for the iPhone X, this is the first version of iOS to drop support for an iPhone model with Face ID.
 * iPhone XR.
 * iPhone XS and XS Max.
 * iPhone 11.
 * iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max.
 * iPhone SE (2nd Generation).
 * iPhone 12 and 12 Mini.
 * iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max.
 * iPhone 13 and 13 Mini.
 * iPhone 13 Pro, and 13 Pro Max.
 * iPhone SE (3rd Generation).
 * iPhone 14 and 14 Plus.
 * iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.

Gallery
Wallpaper images included with iOS 17: