Here's How Apple Is Making iPhone More Useful Via iOS 17 When Lying Idle And A Lot More

• Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) eyed a new interface for iPhones to make them more useful while lying idle via its iOS 17 software update, Dawn, which will reach consumers in 2023.

• The new interface will show information, including calendar appointments, the weather, and notifications in the style of a smart-home display, Bloomberg cites knowledgeable sources.

• The view will appear when an iPhone is locked and positioned horizontally, similar to that of Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN).

• Apple plans to showcase the software launch alongside its mixed-reality headset at the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5.

• Read: Should I Buy iPhone 14 Or Wait For iPhone 15?

• The move marks its broader push to embed live information in more parts of the company’s software, including the Apple Watch’s interface.

• The Apple feature will use a dark background with bright text. It proposes to build on the company’s launch of lock screen widgets in 2022 as part of iOS 16.

• The iPhone maker is also working on a new horizontal interface for the iPad.

• Apple is exploring other ways to turn its devices into smart-home displays, like developing a low-cost tablet that can magnetically attach to walls and stands.

• As part of iOS 17, Apple is also planning significant changes to the iPhone’s Wallet app and location services. Apple eyes a new journaling app to add note-taking.

• The company proposes incorporating health changes with new features for logging mood and coping with weak vision. Apple is planning to bring the Health app to the iPad.

• Apple is also working on upgrades for SharePlay, its feature that lets users FaceTime while collaborating in apps, and AirPlay, which beams content from Apple devices to TVs and speakers.

• Price Action: AAPL shares traded lower by 0.33% at $171.20 premarket on the last check Thursday.

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