iOS 17 hidden new features: enhanced Siri suggestions, calling Apple Watch, etc.

On June 7, Apple released the first developer beta update of iOS/iPadOS 17 system after the WWDC developer conference held in the early hours of yesterday morning. In addition to the many functions and features officially announced, there are also a lot of hidden content in the system.

IT Home previously published an article introducing many functions/features such as automatic clearing of SMS verification codes, sharing AirTags, and screen too close prompts. In its latest report, foreign technology media MacRumors once again shared more hidden functions/features.

Call Apple Watch

Once your iPhone and Apple Watch are configured, Apple has introduced additional options in Control Center for calling your Apple Watch.

Improve Spotlight Siri Suggestions

When users pull down the home screen to access search, they’ll see relevant contextual content added to Siri Suggestions, such as recommendations to create a timer or new note based on the apps you’ve recently used.

When you search for a specific app, like Photos, you’ll also get app shortcuts to the next action, allowing you to jump directly to your Favorites album, for example.

Siri Suggestions can directly turn on/off certain system settings, such as focus mode, airplane mode, and "always on display".

Multiple countdowns

Users can give different countdowns different labels to make it easier to distinguish them. For convenience, the list will also include any recently completed timers you used. When multiple timers are running at the same time, all timers will be listed on the lock screen, and the most recent timer you set will appear in the smart island.

Safari "Listen to Page" feature

In the Safari browser, a new “Listen to Page” function has been added to the aA button on the address bar. After the user clicks it, Siri will read aloud the contents of the currently loaded web page.

Optimized recipes:

When viewing photos, Apple has enhanced Visual Look Up in a few ways, most notably the ability to find recipes for similar dishes when a meal is recognized in the picture.

Fitness+ Customized Plans

Fitness+ includes a new feature called Custom Plans, where you can create your own weekly workout and meditation plan to boost your motivation.

Program options include the ability to set a total exercise/meditation time per day, set the program length, and select the activity type. You can also select your preferred Fitness+ trainer and the type of music you want.

Other features:

• Apple News+ introduces crossword puzzles
• New Control Center slider animation
• Enhanced spam filtering
• Optimize the pop-up card window of AirPods in dark mode