It’s official: iOS 17 is coming in a few days, on Sept. 18. There’s a lot to look forward to with the new iPhone OS, such as contact posters, live voicemail and StandBy Mode. But that’s just the beginning.
Related story: These iPhones Won’t Work With iOS 17.
Like every new mobile software release, iOS 17 has hidden features and settings that are just as useful as the more well known and popular features — and ones you might end up using every single day on your iPhone.
If you want to take a deep dive into what your iPhone has to master, read on to check out 5 hidden features I discovered while using the iOS 17 public beta. For more, here’s our hands-on look at the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max and my favorite new Apple Watch feature, Double Tap.
Check Out These 17 Hidden iOS 17 Features and Settings on Your iPhone
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Automatically delete verification codes sent to you via text or email
Every time you sign in to an application that uses two-factor authentication, or 2FA, you’ll first need to get a text message or email verification code sent to you. You might have hundreds of these verification codes littered in your text messages or email, and though you can delete these codes one by one, there’s now an easier way to clean house, thanks to iOS 17.
In Settings Passwords Password Options, you can now toggle on a new Clean Up Automatically setting so that verification codes in the Messages and Mail applications are automatically deleted after being used with the autofill feature that appears at the top of your keyboard.
The text message or email with the verification will disappear shortly after you use autofill.
Use Apple Maps offline to navigate
You might be surprised to learn this, but you’ve never been able to use Apple Maps offline. Instead, you’d have to be connected to the internet, which is useless if you need to find your way back home when you’re out in the wilderness or in an area with no connection. In iOS 17, you can finally download an offline map to grab directions even when you don’t have service.
In Maps, tap your profile photo in the top right of the navigation window and go into Offline Maps. Depending on where you drive most, you may see a suggested map to download, along with the size of the map, in case you don’t have much storage. You can also just hit Download New Map, type a city, manually adjust the map if needed and download it to your iPhone.
You can further adjust the crop before hitting Done.
Use Crossfade for smoother transitions in Music app
If you’re in charge of playing music at a friend’s party or in the car, you now have the option to use a cross-fade effect between songs in Apple Music on iOS 17.
In the Settings app, go to Music and toggle on Crossfade. Once the setting is enabled, you can choose how long you want the cross-fade to be: Choose between one second and 12 seconds, in second intervals. If you choose five seconds, for example, the next song in the playlist/album will begin to slowly play in the background five seconds before the current song ends.
In the Home widget, you can turn connected accessories off and on.
For more on Apple’s upcoming mobile operating system, check out our hands-on look at iOS 17, as well as what you should know about Apple’s Vision Pro headset.
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Article source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/5-hidden-ios-17-features-and-settings-youll-be-glad-you-found/#ftag=CAD4aa2096