iOS 17 gains news and NameDrop arrives at watchOS 10 in fifth betas

2023-08-09 14:46:30

With the release of the fifth beta versions of the next Apple systems, yesterday (8/8), some news and changes were observed that may (or may not) reach the final versions of the software, which should be released next month.

More precisely, the fifth beta of iOS 17 included an overview of specific changes, while that of the watchOS 10 received support for NameDrop, as we will see in detail below.

iOS 17

No no health app (Health)Apple further refined the interface of the emotion/mood recording feature, in addition to other minor tweaks to the colors and symbols used to represent each type of feeling.

No Safarithere is a new home screen for Private Browsing, where you can activate the Locked Private Browsing feature (which requires biometric authentication) when you access it for the first time.

No app Messages (Messages), Apple has improved the information shared by the “Are you OK?” feature. (Check In) so you can see the difference between sharing limited or full data with your friends/family.

Other minor updates include:

the command of Live Voicemail (which allows you to see, in real time, a transcript of the call’s content and choose whether to answer the call) became even clearer. When you open the interface Siri Remote In the iOS Control Center, there is a new alert that informs you about the feature that allows you to track physical control using the iPhone. Safari icons on app Shortcuts (Shortcuts) have been refined to make it more obvious what each action does, such as searching the web, opening URLs, and filtering articles.

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watchOS 10

The next operating system for the Apple watch won, in the latest beta version, support for the feature NameDrop (as already disclosed), as seen by user Aaron [@aaronp613].

watchOS 10 beta 5 adds Apple Watch support for NameDrop!

As you can see in the video shared by him, the feature works both between two iPhones and two Apple Watches or between iPhones and Apple Watches — which must be compatible with iOS 17 and watchOS 10, of course — by bringing them together.

via MacRumors [1, 2]

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