ISBN:	978-1-990783-32-6
Version:	1.2
Pages:	215
Size (PDF):	5.8 MB
Date:	April 3, 2024

Teach your iPhone or iPad new tricks

Take Control of
iOS 17 and iPadOS 17

Josh Centers

Josh Centers is back with his tenth book on Apple’s mobile operating systems. This guide for users of iPhones and iPads explores the new features and interface changes in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. It also covers iOS and iPadOS basics, such as working with the Lock screen, Control Center, and Home screen, and using built-in apps like Camera, Messages, and Siri.

All Take Control books are delivered in two ebook formats—PDF and EPUB—and can be read on nearly any device.

Whether you’re upgrading an iPhone or iPad to Apple’s latest mobile operating systems or trying to master the obscure ins and outs of your device, Take Control of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 is here to help.

As he has done since 2014, Josh Centers explores what’s new and different in this year’s releases, including Contact Posters, improved autocorrect and predictive text, interactive Home screen widgets, accessibility improvements, offline maps, animated video reactions, and much more. In addition, the book includes information about many basic iPhone and iPad features, even if they haven’t changed recently. Although this book is not intended as a comprehensive guide to everything an iPhone or iPad can do, it’s suitable for beginners and long-time iOS/iPadOS users alike.

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Among the many topics covered in the book are:

A list of major new features in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
How to create and use Contact Posters
Working with interactive Home screen widgets
Using Live Speech and Personal Voice to assist in communication
Adding animated reactions to video calls
How to use new features in apps like Find My, Freeform, Health, Home, Notes, Reminders, and Safari
Downloading maps for offline use
Information on what each of the built-in apps does
How to use and customize the Lock screen, Control Center, and Home screen
Creating and using Focus modes for enhanced “Do Not Disturb” settings
Using Handoff to start tasks on one device and then continue them on another
How to search with Spotlight
Making the most of Siri for getting information and performing tasks
Working with keyboards (built-in and external) for text editing, emojis, and more
Sharing almost any content with others in a variety of ways
Special iPad-exclusive features (including Stage Manager on iPads with Apple M-series chips)
How to communicate using Apple’s Messages app
Using the built-in Camera app for photos and videos
Configuring your device’s accessibility features, including Live Captions for real-time transcriptions of audio

About Josh Centers

Josh Centers is is a Business Journalist at TextExpander, editor-in-chief of Unprepared, and founder of Apple Buying Advice. He has been featured in USA Today, Macworld, Scientific American, the Washington Post, Boing Boing, the Wirecutter, and other publications, as well as on Comedy Central, HuffPost Live, and Voice of America. Josh lives in Tennessee with his wife and children.

What’s New in Version 1.2

Version 1.2 covers up through iOS 17.4.1 and iPadOS 17.4.1 and several new topics:

How to use the Action Button in the iPhone 15 Pro
Coverage of internet transfers in AirDrop and SharePlay
A brief overview of the Always-On Display
Information about Changes to the App Store in Europe
How to Change the Default Camera Lens
A brief description of Contact Key Verification (and why you probably don’t need it yet)
A tip about keyboard settings changes in Ducking Autocorrect
A short guide to Emergency SOS via Satellite
A news update: Game-Streaming Apps Are Now Allowed in the App Store
An overview of the new Journal app
Changes to how playlists work in Music
New Changes to Messages as of iOS 17.4
How to use transcripts in the Podcasts app
How to use Spatial Video
An explanation of how Stolen Device Protection works
How USB-C Storage works in the iPhone 15 models
A couple of new features in Wallet
New maps and information in Weather
A handful of miscellaneous changes in Other Changes

What Was New in Version 1.1

Apple announced new iPhones, and I discussed their handful of new features. There were also some minor changes to iOS 17 from the betas, along with a few minor features I didn’t mention in 1.0:

Camera: I documented some small changes to the Camera app: changes to Apple ProRAW settings, the new horizon level feature, and a new setting to lock white balance while recording video.
Home: The Home app can now show you what times of day your energy is the cleanest.
New Sounds & Haptics settings: iOS 17 provides some new ringtones and text tones, along with some changes to Sounds & Haptics settings. See “Other Changes.”
Multiple Timers: You can now create multiple timers in the Clock app. See “Clock Timers.”

Another thing to note: for the first time, Apple has published PDFs detailing every change in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, no matter how minor. For instance, did you know that in iOS 17, “Character spacing dynamically adjusts to better accommodate non-Latin scripts with characters that may collide with one another or be vertically clipped”?

Read Me First
- Updates and More
- What’s New in Version 1.2
- What Was New in Version 1.1
Introduction
iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 Quick Start
What’s New in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
- Device Support
- Accessibility
- Action Button
- AirDrop and SharePlay
- AirPlay
- AirPods
- Always-On Display
- Camera
- Changes to the App Store in Europe
- Clock Timers
- Contact Key Verification
- Custom Stickers
- Ducking Autocorrect
- Emergency SOS via Satellite
- Roadside Assistance via Satellite
- FaceTime
- Find My
- Freeform
- Game-Streaming Apps Are Now Allowed in the App Store
- Health
- Home
- Interactive Home Screen Widgets
- Journal
- Lock Screen Personalization for iPad
- Maps
- Messages
- Music
- Notes
- Phone
- Podcasts
- Privacy and Security
- Reminders
- Safari
- Siri
- Stage Manager
- StandBy
- Stolen Device Protection
- USB-C Storage
- Visual Look Up
- Wallet
- Weather
- Other Changes
Built-In Apps and What They Do
Explore the Lock Screen
- Lock and Unlock Your Device
- Manage Notifications
- Receive Notification Summaries
- Customize Your Lock Screen
- Do Other Stuff on the Lock Screen
Take Control of Control Center
- Use and Customize Control Center
- Discover Control Center Functions
Hone the Home Screen
- Learn Home Screen Basics
- Manage the Home Screen
- Clean Up Your Home Screen with App Library
- Add Widgets to Your Home Screen
- Manage Home Screen Notifications
Find Your Focus
- Make Sense of Focus
- Just Turn On Do Not Disturb
- Set Up a Focus
- Filter Focus with Focus Filters
- Trigger Focuses
Switch and Hand Off Apps
- Switch Between Apps
- Learn About Handoff
Search with Spotlight
Speak to Siri
- Summon Siri
- Set Up Siri
- Learn Some Useful Siri Commands
Command Keyboards
- Learn Text-Editing Basics
- Save Time Typing
- Type Other Languages and Emojis
- Dictate Text
- Type One-Handed
- Autofill Passwords
- Install Third-Party Keyboards
Use the Share Sheet
- Share with the Share Sheet
- Edit Share Sheets
- Share Locally with AirDrop
- Exchange Contacts with NameDrop
- Share Media with SharePlay
- Markup
Maximize Your iPad
- Manage the Dock
- Type on an iPad
- Use a Mouse or Trackpad
- Multitask in iPadOS
- Manage the Stage
- Take a Quick Note
- Meet the iPadOS Menu Bar
- Write with Scribble
Master Messages
- Understand Core Messages Concepts
- Send a Message
- Delete and Recover Messages
- Search Messages
- Make Your Contact Poster
- Discover iMessage Apps
- Share or Request Location
- Manage Message Details
Capture Camera Basics
- Learn Camera Fundamentals
- Pick a Camera Mode
- Snap a Photo
- Take a Video
- Take a Slo-mo Video
- Take a Time-Lapse Video
- Learn Some Camera Tricks
About This Book
- Ebook Extras
- About the Author
- About the Publisher
Copyright and Fine Print