Dr Phone Repair: October 2023

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

2023 Tech Update: No iOS 17 Update on Your iPhone? Here's Why #aucklandrepair, #iphonerepair, #ipadunlock, #crackscreen #davidlimnz

31the October, 2023: Auckland, New Zealand

Uploaded by: David Lim, @davidlim, #davidlimnz

iPhone users have been able to download iOS 17 for over a week, but it's not available to everyone.Apple's iOS 17 software has been available to most iPhones since Sept. 18, but some people never got the update. That's because some older iPhone models were left out of the newest software upgrade, including those from 2017 or before. If that's you, you won't be able to try out the new features in iOS 17 unless you buy a supported iPhone.

Read more: iOS 17 Is Filled With Delightful Features, Intuitive Improvements and More

If you aren't sure which iPhone you've got, a quick check in your settings can show you. Open your Settings app and tap General > About. Next to Model Name, you'll see which iPhone you have.

Apple's iOS 17 software has been available to most iPhones since Sept. 18, but some people never got the update. That's because some older iPhone models were left out of the newest software upgrade, including those from 2017 or before. If that's you, you won't be able to try out the new features in iOS 17 unless you buy a supported iPhone.

If you aren't sure which iPhone you've got, a quick check in your settings can show you. Open your Settings app and tap General > About. Next to Model Name, you'll see which iPhone you have.

We'll show you how to find out whether your iPhone is compatible with iOS 17. Also, check out our list of the best iPhones to compare and see if there's a newer model that might work for you.

Which iPhone models won't run the new iOS 17?

With the release of iOS 17, there are three more iPhone models that won't run Apple's latest mobile operating system: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. Apple stopped providing feature upgrades for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 series with the release of iOS 16 last year. Those phones still run iOS 15.

What if your iPhone isn't on the iOS 17 compatibility list?

If your iPhone isn't listed above, it won't support iOS 17, and you won't get a notification to download the newest software. For instance, if you have an iPhone X or iPhone 8, the latest software you'll ever be able to use on that phone is iOS 16.

Although older iPhones won't support the latest version of iOS or get any of the new features, they should still be functional for a while. They will also continue to receive security updates for iOS 16. Apple released the latest security update for iOS 15 in July 2023 and will continue to release iOS 16 security updates in the near future.

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What is the laste iPhone iOS for year 2023?

31the October, 2023: Auckland, New Zealand

The latest iOS version in 2023 is iOS 17, which was released to the public on September 18, 2023. [Image of iOS 17 logo]

iOS 17 includes a number of new features and improvements, including:

StandBy: A new full-screen experience that turns your iPhone into a smart display when you set it down on its side while charging. You can use StandBy to see Live Activities, Siri results, and more at a glance. [Image of iOS 17 StandBy]
Live Activities in full screen: With Live Activities in full screen, you can stay on top of things happening in real time, like the score of a game or the progress of your food delivery, without having to leave the app you're in. [Image of iOS 17 Live Activities in full screen]
Siri results at a glance: Siri takes StandBy to the next level with rich visual results that can be viewed from a distance. It's now even easier to check the weather or set a timer hands-free.
[Image of iOS 17 Siri results at a glance]
Other new features and improvements in iOS 17 include:
Fitness app improvements: The Fitness app can now track your steps and kilojoules even if you don't have an Apple Watch.
AirPods Pro (2nd generation) support: iOS 17 adds support for the new AirPods Pro (2nd generation), which feature improved noise cancellation and Adaptive EQ.
Personalised Spatial Audio: iOS 17 uses the TrueDepth camera on iPhone to create a personal profile for Spatial Audio, which delivers a more precise and immersive listening experience on AirPods.
Handoff in FaceTime: You can now move FaceTime calls seamlessly from your iPhone to your iPad or Mac, and vice versa.
Memoji updates: iOS 17 includes new sticker poses, hairstyles, headwear, noses, and lip colors for Memoji.
Quick Note improvements: Quick Note now supports adding links to create context and easily find content.
Duplicate detection in Photos: iOS 17 can now identify duplicate photos in your library, so you can quickly clean it up.
Foreground blur for portrait photos: iOS 17 can now blur objects in the foreground of portrait photos for a more realistic-looking depth-of-field effect.
Pinned lists in Reminders: You can now pin your favorite lists in Reminders for quick access.
Search on the Home Screen: You can now access Spotlight directly from the bottom of the Home Screen, making it easy to open apps, find contacts, or get information from the web.
Automatically send messages in CarPlay: You can now skip the confirmation step when sending messages in CarPlay.
Rapid Security Response: iOS 17 can now get important security improvements even faster, as they can be applied automatically between standard software updates. iOS 17 is available for all iPhone models from the iPhone SE (2nd generation) and later.

The iOS 17 update was made available to hundreds of millions of iPhones on Monday, September 18, 2023. New features in iOS 17 include contact posters, NameDrop, StandBy, Live Voicemail, FaceTime video voicemail, a whole new Siri voice recognition model, huge improvements to autocorrect and dictation, and a lot more.

What iPhones will get iOS 17?

Who can download iOS 17? Owners of newer iPhones, such as the iPhone XR, XS and XS Max, the iPhone 11, iPhone SE (second generation and up), iPhone 12, iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 can download iOS 17, Apple's website shows. However, earlier model iPhones will not support the system update.

Saturday, 28 October 2023

2023 iOS Power Tips and Tool: Should I upgrade now to iOS 17 now?

Saturday, 28th October, 2023 Auckland, New Zealand.

Post by: David Lim, @davidlim

Apple's iOS 17 launched last month, but many people are waiting to upgrade. That's despite iOS 17's long list of brilliant features including NameDrop, Live Voicemail and enhanced private browsing.

People cite multiple reasons for delaying updating to iOS 17, including compatibility issues, possible bugs and fear. At the same time, I get it, everyone is different—as are their needs from their device. Users of iPhones include techies, non-techies, kids, business people and politicians and each will have their own red lines for updating or not upgrading to iOS 17.

But in the end, information helps people make the choice whether to upgrade their iPhone to iOS 17. That's why I've tried to consider all of this in a list, with three reasons you should update and two reasons why you shouldn't.

NameDrop takes the same idea as AirDrop but for exchanging contact details privately and securely.

Meanwhile, Link Tracking Protection is a fantastic new way of stopping apps and websites from tracking you. "In iOS 17, the Safari browser has been enhanced to remove tracking data from web addresses, preventing the unique identification of your device and hindering web tracking," says Jake Moore, global cybersecurity advisor at ESET. "As a result, websites and advertisers face increased difficulty monitoring your online activity across different sites."

iOS 17 Is Always Going To Be More Secure Than iOS 16

When Apple launches its big yearly iOS upgrade—in this case iOS 17—it keeps updating the previous iteration with important security fixes. While this is great, as it protects iPhones from being targeted by malicious hackers, it can give people a false sense of security.

The important thing here is the small print: Apple provides some security fixes to iOS 16 users for a period of time, but not all of them. Apple issued iOS 17.0.3 to fix some already exploited flaws almost a week before updating iOS 16.

Security-only updates for older iOS versions "provide more of a *false* sense of security than *actual* security," security analyst Josh Long wrote on Twitter. "Apple cherry-picks which vulnerabilities it patches for older OS versions; older iOS versions remain vulnerable in spite of having all available Apple updates for that model installed."

If you see yourself as an at-risk user—we're talking journalists, dissidents, political figures and businesses in certain industries—another reason iOS 17 is more secure is enhanced Lockdown Mode. While Lockdown Mode does make your iPhone very basic as it shuts down a lot of features, it also protects your phone from spyware. Apple said that many of the recent iPhone spyware attacks would have been unsuccessful if users had enabled Lockdown Mode.

Lockdown Mode, whether you choose to implement it or not, is a feature "well worth having"—especially in the interim period between a "zero day" security flaw and its fix, says Moore.
Apple Is Moving Quickly To Squash Any iPhone Bugs

While a big reason not to update to iOS 17 is an increased risk of bugs—which is understandable as it's very early days at the time of writing—Apple is moving quickly to squash these.

You might have noticed there have been a lot of iOS 17 updates since the software launched last month. That's because Apple is constantly fixing bugs and security problems on the fly and getting the updates out as soon as possible.

Take, for example, the overheating issue affecting iPhone 15s. While this was a big problem that didn't look good for Apple, the iPhone maker moved quickly to fix it.

Currently, some people are complaining of Wi-Fi issues, with the problem mainly affecting iOS 17 on iPhone 15s. It's likely Apple will look to address this soon, and I'll update my article when there is a fix.
Reasons Not to Update To iOS 17:
Compatibility Issues

Some businesses or individuals will need to use apps or services that aren't compatible with iOS 17. Others will need more time to test iOS 17 to ensure things work on Apple's latest software. These are both valid reasons not to update to iOS 17 straight away.