One of the rumors heading into next week's WWDC 2023 is an improvement to iOS 17 that will transform your iPhone into a smart display. Flip your device into landscape mode and in its locked state, it will show calendar appointments, weather and incoming notifications, among other things, if reports are to be believed.
That's great, but in order to really compete with Android on this front, I would really love to see a feature that can turn the best iPads into a de facto Echo Show 15. I've had Amazon's largest smart display hanging in my kitchen for more than a year, and it's invaluable for playing music, turning smart lights on and off, looking up the weather and recipes, calendar invites, and even streaming movies and TV shows.
