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Apple is planning a new interface for iPhones that shows information such as calendar appointments, the weather and notifications in the style of a smart-home display, part of a flurry of new features coming in its iOS 17 software update.
The view will appear when an iPhone is locked and positioned horizontally, operating similarly to dedicated displays offered by Google and Amazon, according to people familiar with the project. The idea is to make iPhones more useful when they’re, for example, lying on a person’s desk or nightstand.
The move is part of a broader push to embed live information in more parts of the company’s software — an approach that also includes the Apple Watch’s interface. The new view is one of several changes planned for iOS 17, code-named Dawn, which will be released to consumers later this year. Apple plans to unveil the software alongside its mixed-reality headset at the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5.
An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment on its plans for iOS 17.
Via: Mark Gurman of Bloomberg News
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