The iPhone’s most important function is communication, and this is where this year’s operating system update is targeted. In iOS 17, you can send audio and video messages with the FaceTime app, the Messages app’s stickers feature has been overhauled and a new Check In feature automatically sends a message when you’ve reached your destination. Look out too for Journal, a brand new app that (according to Apple) offers ‘a new way to appreciate life’s moments’.
Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering
Contact Posters
Apple promises a big update to the Phone app this year. One of these updates is Personalised Contact Posters, which bring a completely new look to incoming calls. You create a Contact Poster to represent yourself, which then appears on other people’s phones when you give them a call. You can use photos or memoji, and can choose the typography used to show your name. This new visual identity is also used for your Contact card, giving a consistent look across iOS.
Creating your Contact Poster is a lot like making a new Lock Screen in iOS 16. First you
