272 - First Impressions of iOS 17 With Guest Jill McKinley, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by guest Jill McKinley, Chuck Joiner, and Ben Roethig. iOS 17 was released to everyone this week. We discuss some of the new features including live transcripts of voicemails, standby mode, and more. Security updates released for all OS must install. Apple Watch double tap is not released just yet. iOS 17 tips including ping Apple Watch and Find My watch is set up. Much much more.

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Imazing released Beta Version 3 : Introducing iMazing 3 (Mac Beta)

Apple Now Encrypts Titles of Voice Memos Stored in iCloud on iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma for Added Privacy

Apple TV Can Be Restored With an iPhone Starting With iOS 17

Apple Updates Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma

Apple Releases watchOS 10.0.1 With Bug Fixes

watchOS 10.1 to Enable Apple Watch's New 'Double Tap' Gesture

iOS 17 makes it easier to play Spotify music on HomePod

Topics

Beta this week. No Beta iOS 17 was released to all.

Apple Releases iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1 With Bug Fixes

https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-17/

First impressions of iOS 17 with the panel

Apple provided for the first time a New features available with iOS 17 PDF.

Here are some new items on iOS 17

Phone changes include a new button grid

add a contact poster. In Phone tap contacts and tap your contact card. Contact Photo & Poster

Live transcripts of voicemail. You can answer during the message.

Messages - all apps in one place

Customize the apps list Settings > Messages > iMessages Apps

Turn off messages apps you don't use. Settings > Messages > Message apps and toggle off apps you dont want in that list.

Standby mode put on the charger in landscape mode

FaceTime record audio or video when missed call

Custom stickers

These features launch later this year. These iOS 17 Features Are Launching Later This Year

AirDrop contacts and photos bump phones

iOS 17 Tips

2FA authentication messages can be automatically deleted. Goto Settings > Passwords > Password Options > Turn on Clean up automatically Under verification codes.

In Find My you can now share an AirTag with someone. Open the AirTag and choose Share this item.

You can now set multiple timers.

Bring back haptic touch. Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Haptic Touch. Set it to fast for 3D Touch

Turn on Crossfade in Apple Music. Settings > Music > Crossfade and adjust seconds.

Add Ping My Watch in Control Center. Settings > Control Center and add. You can now ping your watch like you can your iPhone on the Watch,

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Dave Ginsburg is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users and shares his wealth of knowledge of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and related technologies. Visit the YouTube channel https://youtube.com/intouchwithios follow him on Mastadon @daveg65,

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Jeff Gamet is a podcaster, technology blogger, artist, and author. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's managing editor, and Smile's TextExpander Evangelist. You can find him on Mastadon @jgamet as well and Instagram as @jgamet His YouTube channel https://youtube.com/jgamet

Ben Roethig Former Associate Editor of GeekBeat.TV and host of the Tech Hangout and Deconstruct with Patrice Mac user since the mid 90s. Tech support specialist. Twitter @benroethig Website: https://roethigtech.blogspot.com

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Jill McKinley is a professional in the field of enterprise software, server administration, and IT. She started her technical career in Windows but now exclusively uses a Mac in her personal life. She hosts several podcasts, including Start with Small Steps and Small Steps with God, where she offers tips and insights for a better life. Her podcast is at https://startwithsmallsteps.com and X @schmern.

Chuck Joiner is the host of MacVoices and hosts video podcasts with influential members of the Apple community. Make sure to visit macvoices.com and subscribe to his podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @chuckjoiner and join his MacVoices Facebook group.