Here are all the 150+ hidden or secret iOS 11 features that didn’t get stage time during Apple’s WWDC 2017 opening keynote.
Let’s kick things off.
- English input for Japanese Romaji keyboard
- Kannada, Malayalam and Odia keyboards
- Flashlight support for iPad Pro 9.7″
- 3D Touch for Safari tab switching
- Spoken/Braille captions for video
- Enterprise network security
- Flight status in Spotlight and Safari
- New Arabic system font
- Spotlight tab in News
- iCloud file sharing
- Streamlined family setup
- Definitions, Conversions, and math in Safari
- Maps entrances to landmarks in China
- Business Chat Preview
- HomeKit tap to set up
- Password autofill for third-party apps
- iCloud family storage plans
- Traffic camera alerts in China
- Screenshot and markup
- Markup also supports Apple Pencil
- Inline drawing in Notes app
- NFC reader mode
- SOS on iPhone
- Top hits in Mail
- WebRTC support
- Enhanced Dynamic Type support
- One-handed keyboard
- Redesigned Podcasts app
- Carrier data usage
- HomeKit occupancy and duration triggers
- Automatic setup via iCloud
- Type to Siri accessibility (typing queries to Siri)
- Safari safe browsing for China
- Siri can now follow up on questions with context
- English on 10-key Pinyin keyboard
- iCloud remote backup
- News Video in Today View
- Redesigned invert colors
- Russian and English bilingual dictionary
- Unified iCloud Drive trash
- Screen recording
- iCloud family Apple Music integration
- Advanced WiFi analytics
- VoiceOver descriptions for images
- Invite family with iMessage
- One-handed zoom in Maps
- Tap-to-join meetings
- Personalized Top Stories in News
- PDF accessibility
- 3D Touch for Lookup
- Enhanced Switch Control typing
- Phone number as Apple ID in China
- Storage optimization
- Camera QR code scanning support
- Hindi dictation
- Share URLS with 3D Touch in Messages
- FaceTime Live Photos
- Expanded braille editing
- SMS fraud extension
- WiFi password sharing
- PDF annotation in iBooks
- Portuguese and English bilingual dictionary
- Files app replaces iCloud Drive app
- NFC now open to 3rd-party apps
- Drag and drop on iPhone in Files and some other apps (but not system wide like on iPad)
- Floating window on iPad
- Multitasking with four apps at once (two side by side and one floating) in addition to PiP video on iPads with 4GB RAM
- Redesign for Calculator app
- New icons for iTunes, App Store, Calculator apps
- No labels for apps in dock
- Landscape lock screen on both 5.5-inch and 4.7-inch iPhones (maybe a bug?)
- On the iPad, number and symbol rows which are accessible via Shift or CAPS key are now shown on the keys themselves and they can now be optionally accessed by pulling down on the key and releasing
- Customizable toggles in the new Control Center
- Automatic uninstall of unused apps
- System-wide bolder text
- Accounts & Passwords section in Settings
- New privacy options for Safari in Settings
- Pause for iCloud Photo Library sync
- Storage and iCloud Usage tab now called “iPhone Storage” in Settings
- Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, Flickr integration removed
- New iMessage effects
- Taking a screenshot displays a preview thumbnail, tapping which opens a Markup editor
- Support for 32-bit apps removed
- Support for 32-bit devices removed
- AirPlay 2 with multiple-room audio
- One new wallpaper
- Dotted icons for cellular signals changed back to bars in status bar
- AirDrop icon for apps in iPad dock like in macOS
- GIFs animate in Photos app
- Play FLAC files
- Move multiple apps at once on Home screen
- Continuity support in iPad dock
- iPad Split View now available in 80-20, 50-50 and 20-80 view
- Persistent app pairing in iPad app switcher
- Drag and drop also supports multiple drag and drop off items
- QuickType keyboard flick on iPad
- New Passcode UI on Lock screen
- New Lock screen fade animation
- New app launch animation
- Redesign Now Playing music widget on Lock screen
- Redesigned battery status bar icon
- Siri & Search panel combined in Settings
- Share WiFi password with friends and guests
- Disable Press for Siri option
- Updated UI for Siri
- Updated Siri voice
- Siri Translation
- AirPods can now move between next and previous tracks with a tap
- Smart Invert (dark mode)
- Apps using location in background highlighted with blue bar in status bar
- Health data sync via iCloud
- Hidden volume HUD UI when music is playing
- Redesigned volume HUD in video
- Zoom in native system video player
- Switch keyboard on the fly when dictating text
- Quickly share screenshots as soon as you take them with Share Sheet
- Turn web page into PDF
- Markup in PDF
- New purchase overlay in App Store (same as Apple Pay)
- Timers tab in Clock app adds seconds
- iMessages sync over iCloud
- Tweaks to Weather app
- Revamped UI of system media player
- Search tabs in Safari
- Safari scrolling matches iOS scrolling
- Tables in Notes app
- Pinned Notes
- Paper type in Notes app
- Search Handwritten Notes in Spotlight
- Change key frame for Live Photos
- Trim Live Photos
- New Live Photos effects
- Create watch face for Apple Watch from Photos app
- Updated phone app dialer
- Auto-Answer Calls
- Background App Refresh gets new options: Off, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi & Cellular Data
- Shut Down option in Settings > General
- Keychain-based password manager of sorts for apps
- New numeric keypad
- Offload unused apps
- Notes app works with Apple Pencil with tap on Lock screen
- Disable Wi-Fi Auto-Join on Access Point basis
- New persistent banner type notification
- Built-in Apple TV remote in Control Center
- Slidable Control Center
- Revamped transaction screen for Apple Pay
- Hidden photos only appear in Hidden album, not Camera Roll
- Speed limit in Maps app
- Peer-to-Peer Apple Pay
- HomeKit enhancements
- 2-factor authentication now mandatory
- Taking a photo with your phone flat will now show you a spirit level
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