Live ActivitiesĪnother iPhone-esque update coming to iPadOS 17 this year is Live Activities, a feature that allows users to see important information (such as the status of an UberEats order) at a quick glance. This means that users can now create and personalise multiple lock screens with different wallpapers, font styles and widgets, adding a new layer of customisation to the tablet that was previously exclusive to iPhones. This year, the iPad is getting the same lock screen update the iPhone received with iOS 16. “For users who are blind or have low vision, Detection Mode in Magnifier offers Point and Speak, which identifies text users point toward and reads it out loud to help them interact with physical objects such as household appliances”, wrote Apple in a newsroom post this May. “Coming later this year, users with cognitive disabilities can use iPhone and iPad with greater ease and independence with Assistive Access nonspeaking individuals can type to speak during calls and conversations with Live Speech and those at risk of losing their ability to speak can use Personal Voice to create a synthesised voice that sounds like them for connecting with family and friends.” The list included features like Live Speech, Personal Voice and Point and Speak in Magnifier. What’s new in iPadOS 17? New accessibility featuresĪpple actually unveiled a handful of accessibility updates to its iPhone and iPad devices a month ahead of WWDC. Some older iPad models, like the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation), the iPad Pro 9.7-inch (1st generation), the iPad Pro 10.5-inch (1st generation) and iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) and the iPad (5th generation), are not supported in iPadOS 17. Here is the full list of Apple tablets that can download iPadOS 17 right now:
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