Applerolled out iOS 17 and iPadOS 17earlier this year as a major update for iPhone and iPad devices. After a few weeks of beta testing, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 are now available, offering a new preinstalled app and some helpful features.
The main new addition in iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 is the new Journal app, which wasannounced back in Juneand was originally planned for the initial IOS 17 update, but was delayed until now. It’s a journaling app that uses on-device machine learning to create “inspiration” for journal entries, which can be pictures you captured recently, music you listened to, or health data. The suggestion engine isalso an API, so you might see other apps implement similar features on your iPhone or iPad (with your permission, of course).
Apple said in a press release, “With Journal, it’s easy to get started by logging a simple text entry, or adding rich details like photos, videos, locations, or audio recordings to add more context. It’s just as easy to add content like a news article, music, or a podcast from other apps by bringing it into the Journal app and writing about it. Users can browse past entries, bookmark them, or filter for details like photos, workouts, places, and more. Scheduled notifications can help make journaling a consistent practice.”
The iOS 17.2 update also adds spatial video recording to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro. The new mode will capture video with depth data, which will appear as 3D when viewed in theupcoming Vision Pro headsetand (presumably) other future Apple devices. There are improvements to system apps for iPhone and iPad, such as updates to stickers and Memoji in Messages, new widgets for Weather, and more. Apple alsobackported Qi2 support to the iPhone 13 and 14, as we previously covered. The full list of changes is embedded below.
What’s New in iOS 17.2
Weather
This update also includes the following improvements and bug fixes:
you may get iOS 17.2 or iPad 17.2 by opening the Settings app, and navigating to General > Software Update.
