BETA YOURSELF
iOS 17
Got a new iPhone and now staring blankly at it, saying “Do something”? Or just want to make your older Apple blower sing? Craig Grannell digs into the best bits from the latest OS…
THE
BASICS
■ Prod your widgets
In iOS 14, widgets made it to the home screen, but Apple decreed they should be purely informative. The end. Only not, because the company’s had a rethink. Widgets in iOS 17 are interactive, so you can perform basic tasks like playing podcasts and marking reminders done, but without leaving your home screen.
■ Create a calling card
Want more than your name to display on someone’s phone when they call? How about your gorgeous visage too? Go to Contacts and create a Contact Poster by tapping on My Card, then Edit, then Edit again. Pick a suitably dashing snap and filter, then decide whether to share it with the world or just your contacts.