iOS 17.2 will come with Apple's brand new application Journal

What's new with iOS 17.2 beta

With the Journal application, users will be able to record their daily activities and thoughts. Apple provides optional prompts that can be used as inspiration. After touching the + button in the diary application, you can select the basis of the text from the suggestions, as well as select a new entry to write anything. Entries are automatically tagged with the date, but there is also the option to bookmark them. Diary entries can include photos, voice recordings, and location tags.

Another innovation is in the Apple Music application. Apple Music now has an option to create a playlist that multiple people can add. In the created playlist, it is enough to touch the three dots icon in the upper right corner, select the Collaorate option and touch start. A link to the playlist is created and anyone with access to this link can add songs to the list. Additionally, songs added to favorites in Apple Music are now collected in the favorites playlist. When the focus filter is activated, the listening history is turned off, so that the music listened to by someone else from the same account is not offered to you as a recommendation.

Another innovation seen in iOS 17.2 beta is the action button that comes with the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. Action button nowTranslationfunction can be assigned. When the action button is pressed, the iPhone listens to the spoken text, transcribes it and translates it from the previously specified language.

The iMessage application also gains a new feature. iMessage Contact Key Verification , first introduced in December 2022 , is a feature designed to protect people such as journalists, human rights activists and government officials against threats. When this feature is enabled, Apple provides a communication verification code that indicates that the conversation or conversation is only between two parties.

iOS 17.2 beta also includes the following innovations:

When will iOS 17.2 be released?

iOS 17.2 has been released to developers, but a public beta version will be released soon. Apple is expected to release the iOS 17.2 update in November or December .