Unlock the Full Potential of Your iPhone: Learn How to Utilize the Latest iOS 17.1 Features
Apple released the iOS 17.1 update worldwide on October 25. This update brings various enhancements, added functionalities, and bug fixes to enhance the performance of specific apps and built-in features on all supported iPhones. Additionally, there is an enhancement for Dynamic Island, but this is only available on iPhone 14 Pro models. If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by these new features and require assistance in navigating them, learn how to utilize these new functionalities.
Apple Music feature
In iOS 17.1, you can now add favorite songs, albums and playlists. Doing this is very easy. Go to the Apple Music app, open whatever is open, and you’ll see a star icon next to the name on the right. Tap it and you can add it as a favorite. That’s it.
You can add songs, playlists and albums this way. This will then appear in your library where you can filter the songs according to your favourites.
In addition to this, the update also adds a library of images that can be used to customize playlists. At the bottom of your playlists, you’ll find smart song suggestions that match the mood of the playlist.
New AirDrop feature
The update brings an improved AirDrop feature that allows data transfer to continue over the Internet even if the devices move out of range. You now have the option to use mobile data alongside Wi-Fi for AirDrop transfers. Since this is an automatic feature that happens in the background, you don’t really need to do anything to activate it.
The standby mode changes
Apple has added a new Display section to the standby mode settings. It now includes some new customization options. The screen can now be turned off either automatically, after 20 seconds, or never. A night mode feature has also been added to the screen section, which shows the StandBy screen with a red tint and low ambient lighting. The Motion to Wake option has also been moved here.
Apart from this, some other features like flashlight indicator in Dynamic Island, Photo Shuffle on lock screen, Wallet app improvements and other bug fixes have been added to iPhones.
