iPadOS 17 brings new widgets, more customization and Health apps

HE iPadOS 17 was one of the highlights of the keynote lecture of the 2023 edition of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which took place this Monday (5) in Cupertino, California (USA). The update, which will be available soon for compatible iPads, brings with it a number of new features.

One of the main attractions of the update, ability to customize the lock screen, allowing the owner to leave the tablet with his face. The customization is basically the same as found on iPhones with iOS 16, and it allows changing fonts, wallpapers, and other features.

It will also be possible to add new interactive widgets to the home screen.appeared during WWDC 2023, which, according to Apple, is even more dynamic. With the possibility of integrating controls and other tools available to developers, the user will be able to access the functions of the applications without the need to open them.

Another great innovation of iPadOS 17 is the arrival of the Health app.. Now information about physical activity, heart rate monitoring, sleep logs and various other data can be viewed directly on iPad, a much larger screen than iPhone.

Improvements to PDFs and other features

Apple has also added features that promise to make PDFs easier to use on your tablet. system that defines forms and suggests data to add to them, In addition to allowing annotations on several files at once. There are improvements to the Notes and Maps apps, as well as support for live events.

Some of the features released in iOS 17 will also be found in the iPad OS update, for example automatic transcriptions of voice messages, smarter autocorrect for typed text, and new AirDrop tools. Another highlight is the possibility of connecting the laptop to an external display.

While iPadOS 17 hits developers first starting today, the first public beta is expected to be released in July. The stable version should be released to all users in September.