iOS 17 makes the iPhone more useful, but several new features with limited region and language support won't be broadly available to everyone at launch.
9 new features in iOS 17 that are restricted to specific countries and languages
Siri
CleanSuggest hides app icon labels from the Siri Suggestions widget
If you take advantage of the Siri Suggestions widget on your iPhone’s Home Screen, and you’re interested in hiding the app icon labels from it for the sake of minimalism, then you may want to turn your attention to a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed CleanSuggest by iOS developer uz.ra.
Violet Pro can give Siri on your jailbroken iPhone a lot more character
Back in October of 2022, we showed you a jailbreak tweak called Violet that allowed you to customize your pwned iPhone’s Siri interface such that it would have a custom background, and it even provided a more aesthetically-pleasing welcome screen every time you would pick up and use your device. More desirably, Violet replaced the traditional Siri presence with one of your liking, which could have been a person or character to behave as your personal assistant.
iOS 17 lets you just say “Siri” although “Hey Siri” still does the trick
iOS 17 lets you just say “Siri” instead of the usual “Hey Siri” trigger phrase. As a bonus, Apple’s digital assistant now recognizes multiple back-to-back commands.
Siri voice commands for screen recording are notably absent from iOS 16.5
Apple tested new voice commands for Siri to start and stop screen recording, but the feature has remained notably absent from the public release of iOS 16.5.
A Siri bug on iOS 16.4.1 won’t let you set Calendar events on the 31st
An alleged Siri bug in iOS 16.4.1 has created an accessibility problem for vision-impaired users, who rely on their voice to set Calendar appointments.
“Hey Siri, start a screen recording” will do the trick in iOS 16.5
Use your voice to ask Siri to start and stop a screen-recording session on your iPhone or iPad hands-free without using the dedicated Control Center toggle.
NYT: Apple reportedly testing ChatGPT-like capabilities for the struggling Siri assistant
The Siri team has spent weeks testing large language models, hoping to infuse its struggling virtual assistant with ChatGPT-like AI smarts.
Apple fixes a few annoyances with iOS 16.3.1, iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS 13.2.1, watchOS 9.3.1 and tvOS 16.3.2
Release notes for iOS and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS 13.2.1, watchOS 9.3.1 and tvOS 16.3.2 reveal bug fixes related to iCloud, Siri on HomePod and more.
How to create a Grocery or Shopping list using Siri on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch
In this brief tutorial, we show you how to add items to a Grocery or Shopping list in the Reminders app only using Siri on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.
Violet lets jailbreakers apply custom backgrounds to Siri and Springboard’s welcome screen
For those who enjoy the thrill of ultimate iPhone customization after jailbreaking, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Violet by iOS developer MatoiDev is sure to turn some heads.
New in iOS 16: Siri-identified songs now sync with Control Center and Shazam app
Songs identified using Siri are now listed in the Music Recognition widget within the iPhone's Control Center and in the Shazam app's library.