Apple’s iOS 17.5 Gives Your iPhone 31 New Features and Changes — Here’s Everything You Need to Know About
Apple released the iOS 17.5 update to the general public on Monday, about two months after the release of iOS 17.4. The latest update brings security patches and a handful of new features to the iPhones of some users.
We’re less than a month away from an iOS 18 preview at WWDC 2024, but that’s not stopping Apple from fine-tuning its current iOS. After a beta period that began in early April, iOS 17.5 is out and ready to install on any iPhone capable of running iOS 17.
Because we’re so far along in iOS 17’s life cycle, you won’t find many major new features in the iOS 17.5 update, though there are some noteworthy additions to the News app and overall security. iPhone owners in the EU also have a new way of getting third-party apps from outside Apple’s officially sanctioned App Store, as Apple looks to comply with EU guidelines.
To download the update, go to Settings > General > Software Update, tap Update Now and follow the onscreen prompts. Here’s what’s new on your iPhone with iOS 17.5.
In the European Union, iOS 17.5 brings support for web-based app distribution. iPhone users can download apps directly from developer websites, without the need to use the App Store.
What’s new in iOS 17.5?
While iOS 17.5 isn’t quite as big of an update as other iOS 17 updates, it still includes its fair share of new features and updates.it has a few new functions users will love to have.
Here they are.
- Color-Changing Podcasts Widget
- New Dynamic Pride Wallpapers
- Changes to Screen Time
- Security Updates
- eSIM Universal Links
- New Quartiles Game in Apple News
- Game Center Integration with News+ Puzzles
- Game Center Toggle Switch in News Settings
- Apple News+ Offline Mode
- More Options for News+ Automatic Downloads
- Optimize Storage Option Available for News+
- News Settings Is Now Today Feed
- Clear Saved Stories in Apple News
- New Reading Goals Counter in Books
- Updated Date Picker for Finished Books
- Date Not Set Section for Finished Books
- Updated Top Pick Cards in Books
- Updated Flowcase Background in Books Store
- Share Shows from Episodes in the TV App
- Solid Background for Movie and Show Titles in TV
- Icon for Passkeys Access in Security Settings
Apple iOS 17.5 device compatibilit
- iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd gen)
- iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (3rd gen)
- iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max
