The Twitter user “analyst941” is the source of the leak. Prior to the release of the iPhone 14 Pro last year, he accurately shared a few details about the Dynamic Island. The Twitter user “analyst941” is the source of the leak. Prior to the release of the iPhone 14 Pro last year, he accurately shared a few details about the Dynamic Island. The primary claim made by the source is that iOS 17 will be compatible with all iPhone models that are compatible with iOS 16. However, the source claims that iPads equipped with the A9 and A10 Fusion chips may be discontinued this year, and there are reportedly still concerns regarding the device compatibility of iPadOS 17. During the next two to three weeks, Apple is said to make a decision on this.
According to the leak, “performance, efficiency, stability, and long-term support for older devices are the main features of this update.” The following are some of the upcoming “new features”:
- Additional settings for the iPhone 14 Pro’s Always-On Display
- Additional filters for Focus modes
- “Changes and additional options” for managing notifications
- Custom Accessibility Mode, as first reported on by 9to5Mac
- Car Key “improvements” and “more car implementations into the Wallet app”
- UI changes to the Health app, including changes to the “Favorites” interface
- “Heavily improved” features for Search and Spotlight
- “An absolute behemoth of ARKit API’s/frameworks”
- “The Dynamic Island will do a lot more”
- “Camera app changes; these were initially planned for the iPhone 14 Pro release, and MAY only be implemented into iPhone 15’s OS, rather than all iOS 17 devices.”
Last but not least, the leak suggests that Apple is testing “active widgets” that “bring one-tap buttons, sliders, and more” to aid in the creation of widgets that are more “dynamic.” However, this feature is described as “in testing, but not confirmed by any means.”