Apple has introduced iPadOS 17, which comes with more customization than ever: a lock screen rescued from iPhone with countless options, the premiere of the Health application and improved applications such as Notes, PDF or AirDrop, among other things.
Apple has presented iPadOS 17 that arrives with more customization and changes than ever.
One of the most important elements is that the software copies the lock screen of the iPhone with lots of different wallpapers, changes to texts, fonts, colors, added widgets and much more.
In addition, the lock screen will also be able to display activities in real time, such as soccer matches, food orders, travel itineraries, or a simple timer, for example.
Regarding the main menu, You can also activate different elements directly from the widgetswhich will even change color depending on the background of that specific application.
In this sense, they will be more versatile than ever. For example, you can turn on the lights in your house, play a song or mark a reminder as completed directly from the widget and without having to enter the specific application.
It should be noted that these widgets can be on both the home screen and the lock screen, making it even easier to obtain practical information at a glance.
The great premiere has been the Health applicationwhich finally comes to iPad with measurements, graphics and many of its own elements that make the most of the huge screen of the device from the Cupertino firm.
From the app you will be able to monitor and manage your medication, use Cycle Control, record fleeting emotions and mood each day, view the medical history of various centers and much more. Everything centralized in one place, secure and private.
A highlight, without a doubt, the Favorites section, which now has a new design optimized for the iPad screen, and health data can be analyzed with interactive graphs full of data.
Also Very interesting elements arrive in PDF that will allow you to make signatures automatically or even fill in specific fields that are saved on the device, as if it were a computer.
The notes application is also radically improvedwith the possibility of adding all kinds of comments and with the addition that it will be possible to work in real time with another user.
For the rest, there will also be news from iOS 17, which Apple has presented today, such as the changes in FaceTime that will allow you to send video messages that the recipient can see whenever they want, interactive stickers in messages, improvements in AirDrop for the transfer of files and improvements in the predictive keyboard.
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