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iOS 17 Lock Screen Interface to Turn iPhone Into Smart Home Display

An updated Lock Screen interface in iOS 17 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-17/) will turn the iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/iphone/) into a "smart-home display," according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-24/apple-aapl-plans-to-turn-locked-iphones-into-smart-displays-with-ios-17). When not in use and positioned in a horizontal orientation, the ‌iPhone‌ will show information that includes calendar appointments, weather data, notifications, and more, allowing it to serve as a home data hub.



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With the ‌iPhone‌ attached to a MagSafe (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/magsafe-battery-pack/) charging stand in a horizontal orientation, for example, the smart home interface will show up, mimicking what users might see with a device like an Echo Show or Google Nest Hub. The functionality will build on the widget options that Apple added to the Lock Screen in iOS 16 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-16/).



Apple wants to make iPhones more useful when they're not being actively used and are positioned on a desk or nightstand. Apple plans to use a dark background with lighter color text to make the information on the display easy to read.



Apple is developing a horizontal interface for the iPad (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/) as well, but that may not be ready to launch in ‌iOS 17‌, and the company is also working on a low-cost tablet (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-smart-home-display/) that would magnetically attach to walls and stands to serve as a dedicated home hub.



&zwnj;iOS 17&zwnj; is set to be announced at the June 5 keynote event that kicks off the 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference. For more on what to expect, we have a dedicated iOS 17 roundup (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-17/), and Gurman's full report can be read over at Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-24/apple-aapl-plans-to-turn-locked-iphones-into-smart-displays-with-ios-17).<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: iOS 17 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-17/)</div><div class="linkback">Tags: Bloomberg (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/bloomberg-com/), Mark Gurman (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/mark-gurman/)</div>
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