iOS 17 Features That ACTUALLY Matter

iOS 17 Review - Top features that ACTUALLY matter with real-world use cases | #ios17
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iOS 17 is right around the corner and since I've been using the new update every day since early June, these are the top 7 features that will actually impact your life and are worth using!
With the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro right around the corner, ill be making LOTS of content on these new devices in the coming weeks as well.
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Written and Produced by William Bowers
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[@WillBowers]

Many have asked and my NYC Wallpaper Pack is finally here! Link in description :)

[@alter112]

THANKS DUDE! I always got NYC wallpapers, the one from the thumbnail looks great

[@helvetica.standard101]

Which clear case is used in the vid btw?

[@chisomagbara6780]

One hidden gem for me is interactive widgets. I’m really happy that apple has FINALLY given us interactive widgets

[@dwights1024]

Shoulda been given to us at io5 man

[@mirzarizwanbaig9449]

It's not really interactive like android. Lack of scrolling, sliders and skip etc

[@WillBowers]

100% this. mentioned it in a short once but its been long overdue. W feature

[@mick2246]

Can you tell me which widget is interactive yet ?

[@gtuber260]

@@mick2246music

[@BassedInVegas]

Thank for keeping your video short and and to the point, I think a lot of us on KZbin are getting fed up with watching other reviewers take 10 to 15 minutes to say the same information you just provided in less than 4 minutes. I’ll subscribe to your channel just for those reasons, thank you sir.

[@WillBowers]

Thank you so much! I just spent the past year growing audiences through my short-form content so I definitely still have that mentality when applying it to longer videos. There are times to tell a longer story, and times to cut the fat like this video. I’m glad you like it, much more from me soon ❤️🤙🏼

[@rjr1209ful]

Wish I could like this comment 100x I had to unsubscribe from the others. You earned a new sub! Thanks

[@WillBowers]

Thank you my friend ❤️🙏🏼 glad to have you here

[@acrylic8097]

literally exactly what i wanted to say

[@benjaminbuchanan8997]

I don't comment on videos often, but this one really stood out to me. You had a personalized take on the new update, and you didnt include 7 minutes of filler to get to the standard 10 minutes of play time. You've earned my sub!

[@pepijnspijkers4212]

Totally agree!!

[@Tta90901]

An actually informative video. Thank you for cutting to the chase and getting the information out in under 4 minutes.

[@thecrazy9169]

Honestly I heard about the level feature in the camera for the 1st time after this video. You are such a gem to keep content precise and useful. I usually get bored and miss out te details in lengthy video. Can't believe this is your video. quality is amazing

[@edwardleefilms]

Love seeing you making longform content. Awesome video man!

[@dieseroskar]

The editing of this video was absolutely flawless. Great quality stuff, especially paired with to the point information!

[@tatsuyahirano5601]

Level feature is the one I've been waiting for for a decade. Actually, I was assuming Apple would never introduce this since they make their camera app like "You press the button, we do the rest", and then it'll adjust the level by itself. But it seems to be wrong. Thanks for the info!

[@mr.chiken]

Can’t wait to open Siri on accident more often.

[@CodexBS]

You can keep it to just “hey siri” if you want

[@Ilikeitachi20]

The microphones on the iPhone are certainly better than those on Android (yeah, this is a hot take), thus Siri can tell the difference between when you say Siri and when you do not. I have both Android and iOS devices, and on Android, I received more problems when I didn't say hey Google than when I said hey Siri or Siri.

[@okayfinejuan]

Your video was concise and engaging--thanks for keeping it simple!

[@Tomerdec]

Great video! Short, very informative, sharp and great edit. Really enjoyed watching it.

[@MikelDaPikel_1]

3:03 As someone who has been using the AirPods beta since WWDC, the adaptive audio needs some improvement. It is just a few milliseconds too delayed when switching to conversation mode. I feel like the adaptive transparency function of the AP2s serve this functionality much better!

[@ashish_sunny]

The transitions and editing in this video is sooo smooth. The YT tech space rarely surprises me and you have earned a new sub here! Great, concise work! Darn good.

[@WillBowers]

Thank you so much. This is the result of over a year grinding short-form content and then planning for months to enter the “long-form” space this is my main focus and I’ll be posting weekly from now on 👀

[@ashish_sunny]

@@WillBowers please do! hard work pays off!

[@chynabene]

I really love the "discribe your day" feature. If the new journal app will be as good as the new health feature i'm really looking forward to use it.

[@CreatingwithKaya]

Great video! Looking forward to the journal app/feature since I’m trying to recommit to documenting and organizing my life and memories better- and also the balancing feature will be perfect for when I ask other people to photograph me 😂

[@WillBowers]

The level is going to save our lives when job creators take photos 😂😂😂😂 thanks for being so supportive Kaya 🫶🏼

[@ItsSaf01]

Dude I thought I found everything, thanks for sharing the level feature, really helpful 😊 Missed this from when I had a Samsung. One feature I wanted to shoutout is screen distance, has helped to combat my myopia. On the topic of Apple Music / Spotify, I would like to see you do a video on what AM is missing

[@mikewolf5367]

As much as I was really on the fence about installing iOS 17 after the end call button fiasco, I’m glad they came to their senses and put it back where it belongs. It’s gonna be hard to pick just one awesome feature. I’m going to have to say my top five is the one time verification code cleanup because it saves me the extra step of manually cleaning up, live voicemail because the audio quality of the voicemail is crystal clear, contact posters because I quite love seeing peoples Memojis, the advanced tracker blocking and fingerprint protection in Safari which can be applied to all Safari sessions and not just when in private browsing mode, and the revamped weather app because it’s fantastic and I love the enhanced visual effects.

[@robertgarvansnyder4665]

The other big iMessage feature (that I’ve been wanting for so long) is updated UI for sending audio messages. I use this feature daily, but it’s never seen a significant update since it was introduced. Dictation of audio messages, plus the ability to scrub the waveform, are really huge.

[@realvcy01]

Don’t usually leave a comment on KZbin, but yours really amaze me how much you squeezed all feature in very precise time.Keep it up your work cuz you got yourself a new subscriber.Looking forward for your next video😊😊

[@esadh]

Appreciate the short video. Well explained!

[@eddiebenitez4682]

as someone that uses voice messages often, it feels really nice to be able to add to a voice message and not have it accidentally send more often than i'd like.

[@alexwaynemiller]

High quality and to the point! Well done. Subscribed.

[@lacruserrelativo5719]

Hi Will, you are a breath of fresh air when it comes to tech review is concerned. 😊

[@user-mb8wl8xs6y]

I’ve been looking for actually new features, and I’ve heard some of these Thank you!

[@DanielPahlen]

What a great video, straight to the point and not fluffing out the video! Instantly subbed!

[@CrysisVN]

thank u for summarising things

[@drashyagoel5782]

Thanks for keeping the video short, dense and to-the-point. Very tired of watching 45-minute documentaries to get the content you managed to unpack in less than 4 minutes.

[@beforebefore8357]

I don’t need music wallpaper. Fix the music discovery and fix the music search function. Also make Playlist for multiple ppl to edit.

[@beforebefore8357]

@@All4TheGreen That’s huge. Very nice we are going in the right direction.

[@CodexBS]

As a general word of advice when It comes to discovery, I highly suggest you simply listen to other people’s playlists. See if you can find the name of a specific subgenre you like, look for playlists, and just take a listen. I recently started doing that more often and my discovery has gone wayyyyy up. The algorithm still accounts for 50% of what I’m finding, but I am far less reliant on it. It’s even sort of fun to discover new stuff on your own. Just my two cents anyways

[@samwouters686]

Nice video, quick and to the point! Subbed!

[@nilsdumas1028]

Props to you for keeping the video short and strait to the point :)

[@mennie20]

Awesome, I love that the video is short and concise

[@ishiihub8845]

I am really looking forward to the new "inline predictive words/sentences." If they implement it scrupulously, it might be a game changer!

[@sank29mane]

its actually a game changer, and I'd say my favourite feature of IOS17, i 've been using the betas and its soo good and even gets better with time, so certainly a thing to look forward to.

[@Dion27375]

@@sank29maneI’m a big GBoard user. Do you think that it’ll catch up to it? If it’s good enough at personalizing how I write I’ll might give it a try.

[@Heisenbergblu]

Great video mate ! ❤

[@acrylic8097]

i just saw all of the comments and its surprising to see im not the only one. i dont normally comment or reccomend channells but this video was so well done and to the point i really wanted to say how much i appreciate you and hope more people can see your videos.

[@javianjohnson8746]

Wow I actually forgot about a few of these iOS 17 features. Can't wait for release day to get my hands on them

[@AmazingSpidyman]

The feature that I love having every day is standby mode! I only have an iPhone 12 Pro so no always on, but it’s still awesome to just tap the screen to see what time it is in the night without having my eyes burned out by a bright screen.

[@WillBowers]

oh 100%! its such a great feature

[@riddlesyoucannotsolve]

Great video!

[@MsKkrzysio]

I love the look of music app is stunning 🤩 also can’t wait to see new airdrop function!

[@ContractorGrowthSecrets]

really great video man, ton of content in just 3 minutes Favorite feature (because you asked) is the air drop contacts thing

[@JHawk]

W video

[@WillBowers]

much love my man thank you ❤

[@AymanPlaysBS]

@@WillBowers he just said your name W is for Will

[@Felixgabriels]

I definitely looking forward to try the "level" on camera.

[@SwagGirlMM]

i have a few features that i liked. the interactive widgets (i thought that was absurd that i use android till 2019 and already had some great interactity); the option the crop the photo when you zoom it; the new contacts poster, but i don't feel that is very relevant and takes a little time to adjust; also the option to change the font and size in the lock screen.

[@arnau9]

Man, what a well designed video. Not long, and easy to the eye. Congrats

[@jnog_me]

Love interactive widgets and the level in the camera is great!

[@christianespaillat9714]

I made a grave mistake by updating to the beta in I had to reset my iPhone and wiped out EVERYTHING. I like the new poster feature for contacts except it's really tricky. You have to setup posters and contact photo. Can't seem to use contact photo only. Also, with the beta, I don't receive WhatsApp notifications unless I keep the app open. Weird but true. Can't wait for official release. Thx.

[@M.A.D.C.J]

Okay long form video!! Can’t wait to see more of this brother, so proud of you!

[@WillBowers]

yessir im goin all in on them. thank you so much man

[@mika7526]

Nice video! Also, can you share your plant wallpaper? Looks so cool!

[@Gian69104]

hi, adaptive audio for airpods pro is already in ios 17, u just need to download the beta firmware for airpods to get the feature. really cool video btw

[@ja_sty]

yeah did it. But I think he should have known that given the fact he is making a video about iOS 17. But I think they should merge adaptive audio and conversation awareness

[@WillBowers]

@@ja_sty I misspoke and meant to say the feature isn't in the public betas. the AirPods beta is a dev beta so I can't cover those features the same way I would with the public beta features (there are rules against this through the dev beta program)

[@SoundBottles]

Love the new contact posters :D

[@schamsimezni]

Wow your video quality is super cool. Directly subscribed. Thanks for the video. :)

[@CanucksMan]

First time watching your video and notice your from Vancouver , that’s a instantly a subscribe

[@jahirnoriega6103]

Love the first video of the channel❤

[@FelixEFX]

AIRTAG SHARING

[@scandinavianplatypus]

Great video! Appreciate the brevity and clarity very much. Plus the visuals are solid. Got a new subscriber in me :)

[@WillBowers]

Thank you for the kind words ❤️🙏🏼 I have a lot to learn but I am happy people resonate with the first longform post :) much more from me soon

[@nicedronevideos3035]

Great video; straight to the point!

[@WillBowers]

I definitely cut out all the fat on this one with the goal of delivering value upfront. Happy you enjoyed it :)

[@sagunmdr]

Really loved the video quality, just stalked your channel for more videos but this was the first one!, Looking forward to more videos🙌. The type of video you would go fullscreen for, please upload more.

[@WillBowers]

thank you so much! I have posted all short-form for a year to hone my skills and am going to be posting these types more regularly. so much more planned from here ;)

[@pattycarljackson]

I do agree that iOS 17 is definitely about the small details. I like google maps but it is so janky and I love how Apple Maps works with my Apple Watch. I just wish I could add more controls in control center for HomeKit without tapping on the home logo to expand it but this could be user error.

[@matteoleva3650]

oh my god I didn’t know that I am waiting your channel. And this is your first video. And your first words “impact in your life” push me to press “SUBSCRIBE”.

[@kasperk679]

The interactive widget that makes a bicycle computer from your iPhone while doing a bicycle workout is so cool. Gamechanger for me.

[@JerbyJ]

Check in for sure.. kinda sad its not coming to the iphone 8 lineup as its a great way to communicate with family while biking away going for a walk ect.

[@jeysmoothies]

Name drop is my favorite feature. Good video, I really like the production style. You’re off to a great start. You got a subscriber in me.

[@WillBowers]

thank you so much. I have invested a lot of time making the jump from short-form only content to posting long-form so look for a lot of dope stuff soon

[@m.abdullah345]

How did you manage to put a live wallpaper at 00:12? is it available on iOS 17 or can i do it on iOS 16 too?

[@ujjay7645]

Super excited for the dock display feature

[@AugustinSong]

What is the stand that Apple are using for standby mode? Where do i get one?

[@SuperLoneStarBros]

Is it good for a daily driver now on iOS 17 beta 7?

[@LevianiGD]

i had an iphone 11 and the display mode always worked i tested it back when the ios 17 private beta was out and used it since

[@Toasty150]

I’m so happy to see you making dedicated KZbin content! Especially since I’ve been watching you on TikTok for a long time now!

[@WillBowers]

That makes me very happy to hear. My goal was always to ramp up my skills quickly through short-form content with the target set on making valuable long-form videos I’m ready and all in on this medium now. Happy to have you here :)

[@dilipmistry8131]

After updating into new iOS facing Green screen issues on display, even after showing up to apple service center they are taking charges for repairs but this is system bugs and they are listing what to do?

[@davey_gravy]

Nice work on the full length vid! Been here since the beginning and have been loving what you’re doing 🎉

[@WillBowers]

That means a lot to me. Thank you so much

[@davey_gravy]

@@WillBowers Stoked for more. Long and short. I also love the personal stuff, I know they don’t get the views, but I enjoy seeing them

[@arn4v_]

This video reminded me of the early Tech KZbin videos. Straight to the point, no bs, no fillers, no ads. Subbed.

[@WillBowers]

Thank you so much ❤️🙏🏼 there are times for longer videos and times to focus on straight up value, hopefully I continue to deliver there

[@xtaltheo170]

Thanks for this amazingly paced video! I hope your channel grows prosperous 🖖🏻❤️

[@WillBowers]

Thank you for the kind words. Happy to have you here!

[@dishittamehta23]

Are there also supposed to be shared albums for Apple Music?

[@BERINZ94]

​​@WillBowers can you review the cheap Smarphone at Infinix note 30 Pro, after one month you used it, and so what do you think off?

[@mayonnaise9993]

One thing revealed at WWDC was the addition of transformer based autocorrect. I'm really excited for this as I find the autocorrect on my iPhone to be absolutely atrocious. However I am worried about how it'll work; if all of the work is done server side, is it essentially keylogging all of your inputs? I hope they find a way to keep it encrypted.

[@htrowii1090]

> transformer based all the work is done locally using your phone's neural engine, that's why they cucked the A11's iphone X from getting it

[@OutlawOfficial_13]

My favorite features coming are the new standby mode, offline maps (very useful), and check in. Check in will be great if your child has a phone.

[@WillBowers]

Check in is going to be amazing for so many people

[@mick2246]

Creating live stickers ,,night stand , level camera ,air drop ,, love all these & more

[@kevinlee1999]

This was really well done 👍 appreciate it

[@WillBowers]

Thank you for the kind words ❤️🙏🏼

[@hopegodswill5606]

What MagSafe Charger stand are you using?

[@ManuVyas-social]

Subbed thanks to the short video length.

[@WillBowers]

Thanks for watching 🙏🏼❤️

[@Pjcomputers]

What case you running on your iPhone mate ?

[@user-vc7rd5uk6h]

Thank you

[@camharrison400]

Just discovered this guy! Great video.

[@WillBowers]

Thank you ❤️

[@JoshGamer710]

I find the live wallpapers feature good since it can add some spice to my wallpaper again.

[@RR-sv5tm]

Please put all the bg music namessss, last one was just too perfect to be told

[@aniketnarkar5476]

Hey will. Which transparent case do you use? It looks lit. Looking forward to your reply.

[@ZazaNugget_]

Please tell me the wallpaper used in the thumbnail

[@aratoress]

Hi Will can you please share the Empire State building wallpaper used in the thumbnail? Thank you in advance :)

[@doodsandwich598]

I heard that some phones getting iOS 17 won’t get all the features available. Is there anything I am missing out on I have a 12 Pro Max

[@stratman103]

The dramatic improvement in swipe typing and dictation have been worth the upgrade even if there was nothing else in it.

[@WillBowers]

I'm very much enjoying the new keyboard! it was too hard to fit all of the little things into this video but I agree, that's one of the small details that matter a lot

[@Christianfire18]

Loved this video, I will note that actually if you had both the iOS 17 and AirPods betas downloaded, you can use adaptive audio and conversion awareness, I actually find it works quite well so far, not perfect but pretty good, especially conversation awareness, it’s so nice to just be able to talk with someone and the AirPods switch to transparency and lower the volume for you, then about ten to fifteen seconds after the conversation, the audio goes back to normal, it will also get louder or quieter depending on other noises in the environment.

[@WillBowers]

Yeah sadly it wasn’t in the “public” betas until this week so I couldn’t cover it in this video. Very nice feature for sure :)

[@Christianfire18]

@@WillBowers ahhh that makes sense

[@Teknik29]

i didn't know the level camera thing was ios 17 but i never take pictures without it anymore

[@POINTOFVIEWFINDER]

Was looking forward to the Display Mode but i have 13 mini so i don't think it'll work. So my second choice is, the Check-in.

[@addz6549]

Where to find that wallpaper you used in thumbnail ?

[@captainswift8465]

My favourite small detail is the ability to share AirTag locations so multiple people can view them opposed to them being limited to one Apple ID

[@spikeademics]

Could you please tell me where to find that photo of Empire State Building that you used as a thumbnail?

[@Flo-eq8eb]

Hey. Where can I get your Wallpaper from the Thumbnail? :)

[@jhebert3022]

When does this come out?

[@vasan6956]

What’s that wallpaper in your thumbnail?? Link Plzzzzz.😊

[@drewchristmann7888]

2:35 apple music also added discovery station which is really good