This year’s leg of Apple’s annual developer conference kicks off on June 5. In the 4-day conference, the company is expected to introduce many things, including the highly anticipated AR/VR glasses. One of them is iOS 17.

According to an article by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company will bring a major innovation to iPhones with the iOS 17 update. This new feature is turn it into a smart screen will provide.

The feature is used when the phone is placed horizontally and shows things like the weather, calendar and notifications when the screen is locked

According to Gurman, the feature the company plans to introduce with iOS 17 will start showing widgets that will be very useful to you after the screen is locked. This innovation, which will turn the iPhone into smart home displays, is similar to the “Always on Display” feature; but it is possible to say that it is more functional.

Mark Gurman said in his news based on sources close to the subject that the feature when the screen is locked and the phone is horizontal it says it will be used when it is placed. Couple, calendar, weather, notifications and more He adds that it appears when the screen is locked. According to Gurman, Apple’s goal here is to make the phone more usable when it’s not being used (such as sitting on a table).

A similar feature existed on Google’s Pixel devices. When a locked phone was placed on a Pixel stand, it could both charge and show things like photos on the screen. There was also such a thing on Amazon tablets. For the function of Apple a dark background and clear text that is easier to read Let’s not forget to add that you’ve been told what you think.

This feature, which will augment the features of the iPhone, will be an Apple branded product that may come out in the future. smart screen can be a precursor. The company has been working on such a device that can be used at home for a while. While there are few details about the smart display, it was rumored to have a similar design to the iPad, and it was rumored that it could be released in 2024.