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Philip Michaels

iOS 17 public beta is out — here are the 5 features you should try first

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With the iOS 17 public beta now out, you may be ready to dig in to Apple's latest operating system update for the iPhone. But which of the many iOS 17 features should you try first once your phone is running the iOS 17 beta?

It's a trickier question than usual, since so many of iOS 17's marquee enhancements like NameDrop for passing on contact posters and all the FaceTime changes require another person that's installed the iOS 17 beta on their phone. That's going to happen eventually — it's a long time between now and the official release of iOS 17 in the fall — but maybe it's not something you're going to be able to do right away. Even Live Voicemail requires another person to call you up before you can see Apple's live call transcription capabilities in action.

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