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iOS 17 adds Call My Apple Watch, multiple timers, better Siri suggestions, visual recipe viewing and more

With the release of the iOS 17 developer beta, many developers have discovered many new version features in it, and these features did not seem to be mentioned at the WWDC 2023 Global Developers Conference. Foreign media also unraveled several features new and more notable new from iOS 17, such as the ability to call my Apple Watch, set multiple timers, better Siri suggestions, and visual queries for recipes.

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iOS 17 adds Call My Apple Watch, multiple timers, better Siri suggestions, visual recipe viewing and more

After the end of WWDC 2023, many new features of iOS 17 that were not presented at the event were discovered by developers one after another. Foreign media MacRumors also solved a number of new features added to iOS 17.

Call My Apple Watch

In the future iOS 17, users only need to pair Apple Watch with iPhone, and then they can go to the set control center to add “Call My Apple Watch” to the control item. Then click the “Call My Apple Watch” function in the control center, and then Apple Watch will remember the sound effect you often hear when searching for devices!

iOS 17 Adds Call My Apple Watch, Multiple Timers, Better Siri Suggestions, Visual Recipe View, and More
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Better Siri Spotlight Tips

When you pull down the main screen to open the Spotlight search function, you will see that Siri suggests many more function settings, and users can directly operate here.

iOS 17 Adds Call My Apple Watch, Multiple Timers, Better Siri Suggestions, Visual Recipe View, and More
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multiple timers

After that, iOS 17 timers will allow users to create multiple timers at a time, and each timer set by the user can have a label, which helps you identify it in the list. For added convenience, the list will also include any completed timers that have been used recently.
When multiple timers are running at the same time, all timers will be listed on the lock screen, and the last timer set by the user will appear in the dynamic island.

iOS 17 Adds Call My Apple Watch, Multiple Timers, Better Siri Suggestions, Visual Recipe View, and More
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Safari listens to web pages

In addition to readers and translated web pages, the iOS 17 Safari browser added a new feature of “listening to web pages”. Users only need to click on it to read the content of the web page they are currently browsing out loud through Siri. In addition, when Siri starts reading the web page, you can also click “Pause Listening” in the original function menu to stop the reading function.

iOS 17 Adds Call My Apple Watch, Multiple Timers, Better Siri Suggestions, Visual Recipe View, and More
▲ Image source:MacRumors

Visual Query Recipe

In the photo app, Apple has improved the visual query function, and when the food in the photo is identified, it can provide similar cooking recipe suggestions.

iOS 17 Adds Call My Apple Watch, Multiple Timers, Better Siri Suggestions, Visual Recipe View, and More
▲ Image source:MacRumors

Fitness + Personal Plan

Although not yet launched in Taiwan, Apple’s subscription-based fitness service Apple Fitness+ has added a new feature called “Custom Plan” in iOS 17, where users can create their weekly exercise and meditation plans themselves and increase motivation for exercise. Planning options include the ability to set total daily exercise, meditation time, set plan length, and choose the type of activity. In addition, users can select their preferred Fitness+ trainer and the type of music they want in the plan.

iOS 17 Adds Call My Apple Watch, Multiple Timers, Better Siri Suggestions, Visual Recipe View, and More
▲ Image source:MacRumors

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iOS 17 Adds Call My Apple Watch, Multiple Timers, Better Siri Suggestions, Visual Recipe View, and More