Apple rolls out iOS 17.2 with new Journal app and Spatial video recording

Apple rolls out iOS 17.2 with new Journal app and Spatial video recording

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Apple recently rolled out the iOS 17.2 software update for iPhone Xs or the newest iPhones. This latest update also includes Apple's Journal App and new spatial video recording for the iPhone 15 pro series alongside with some minor updates to the camera, weather, and messages. 

The new Journal app is a health and wellness-focused app that will allow users to capture and write about daily moments and events to make them memorable events. This new app uses user's photos, locations, or workouts to provide personalized suggestions for journal entries. Apple's Journal App is completely secured and encrypted on iCloud and also an option to lock it using Touch ID or Face ID.

Screenshot of Add journal in iOS 17.2. Image: Kinghacks365

"Journal makes it easy to preserve rich and powerful memories, and practice gratitude by intelligently curating information that is personal to the user, right from their iPhone", Bob Borchers, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing says. "And we’re making it possible for other journaling apps to offer the same personalized suggestions while maintaining the highest level of privacy".

Alongside this, Apple fulfills the promise of Spatial video recording for iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models after the announcement in September at Apple's event. This November, we saw the first glimpse of this update in the iOS17.2 beta 2 version. Now in iOS17.2, we can use it. This will allow you to record video in 1080p at 30fps to create 3D videos with using the main and ultrawide camera but needs to be in landscape mode. You will need to wait for the launch of Apple's Vision Pro headset to view this 3D video, which is expected to launch in early 2024.

This new iOS update also comes with an improvement in the focusing speed of the telephoto camera on the new flagship iPhone 15 Pro models. The Action Button has a new translated phrase feature to translate into another language. It also provides support for Qi2 chargers for all iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 models.

New Widgets of iOS 17.2

iOS 17.2 introduced new widgets for weather updates. This widget will allow you to select different weather categories for your location on your weather widget - such as next hour's rainfall, daily forecast, air quality etc. Snapshots of the wind map can also be obtained, for quick visualization of wind patterns in these widgets. Additionally, a new Digital Clock widget appears on your home screen when your device is in use or when your device is in standby.

New widgets on iOS 17.2. Image: Kinghacks365

Hidden Features of iOS 17.2

With iOS 17.2, Apple moved one step forward and gave more features to AirDrop with contact-sharing options. Now you will able to share your boarding pass, cinema tickets, and other eligible passes, by just bringing two devices together. This will be very pleasant for those two friends, who want to share their passes for enjoyment.

Favorite songs playlist is also an exciting feature that comes with this update. If you are a music lover and want to recontinue to hear your favorite music songs just mark it as a favorite and when you come back you will easily able to listen to it.

iMessage also has major features in this latest update. Now iMessage also lets you easily catch your unread message in conversation with the Catch-up arrow. This arrow was previously as a feature in iOS 17 Beta, but Apple removed it, Now iOS 17.2 again has this message update. Apple's iMessage also got a new way to react to the message with the Add Sticker option in the context menu.  

Quick Sticker Reactions for iMessage on iOS 17.2. Image: Kinghacks365

For Documentation, the latest iOS version comes with Enhanced AutoFill which will automatically fill the required fields in PDFs and other forms, according to your contact details. This feature available in Android for many years, but now Apple users are also able to use it.

How to Download and install iOS 17.2

iOS 17.2 is available for iPhone Xs and new models that are currently running on iOS 17, so first your device needs to fall in these criteria. For Downloading, go to Settings > General> Software Update and then install it. The iOS 17.2 update size is 1.49GB. If your iPhone does not have this update wait for some time, as Apple rolls out updates in some stages.