A little over a month has passed since Apple released iOS 17, the seventeenth (as the name suggests) major version of the iPhone operating system, shared by the iPad at the time, until the tablet from Cupertino will have its own version, iPadOS, instead of the iOS version with some variants on the smartphone. Announced, as has traditionally happened, during WWDC in June This is not one of the most remarkable updates in the history of this operating system, but it brought some interesting newsas we already told you in June.

The biggest update so far was iOS 17.0.3, not because it provides new features or anything like that, but because it came to solve the temperature problem of the iPhone 15 Pro and as we could see after its launch, the problem was effectively solved. So, since then, we’ve been waiting for iOS 17.1 to arrive to see what improvements and new features came out of it. And as the title of this news suggests, that time has already arrived.

To better understand the importance of this update, let’s recall this Its “weight” is indicated by the number that increases in it. If we are talking about the first one, for example iOS 17.0.0 (which is commonly referred to as iOS 17, without the two following) we’re talking about the version jump that happens every year and is the main source of news, although it’s also the one that usually means reduced support for older devices. In the case of the latter, such as iOS 17.1.0 (which is often referred to as iOS 17.1, without the third), it is a minor update that may bring some new features and/or improvements. And if we are talking about the third, then iOS 17.0 for example.3Except for the surprise, we are talking about updates intended exclusively to correct some problem with the operating system.

So once the types of operating system updates are clarified, These are the main new features of iOS 17.1, which is now available to install:

• AirDrop: I find this news particularly interesting, in that if we have started sharing a file through a direct connection between devices, but during the process one of them is separated from the other beyond the reach of this type of link , The transfer will continue to be carried out through both your Internet connection.
• Rest: the display mode that appears when the Pro and Pro Max 14 and 15 are horizontal, connected to the charger and not in use, now adds new options with which we can extend the usefulness of this interesting mode that brings consistency to the always-on screen of the listed models.
• Apple Music: some exciting new features for the Cupertino music streaming service. On the one hand, the options regarding favorites are expanding, which will also be taken into account when selecting personalized recommendations. New cover art has also been added, which varies in color depending on what we’re listening to. And without stopping to talk about user-created lists, recommendations for more similar topics will now appear at the end of them, with quick controls for adding them.

These three are the points that Apple highlighted in the information about what’s new for this update. However, in the list with the rest of the news, there is one point that seems to be particularly noteworthy, and that is now The house key feature is compatible with Matter locksa device connectivity standard designed specifically for the connected home and IoT, open source, that aims to end the closed protocols used by many manufacturers.

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