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Apple Music collaborative playlists not coming in iOS 17.2, likely due to abuse and spam problems

How to use Apple Music collaborative playlists

One of the headlining features of the first iOS 17.2 beta was support for Apple Music collaborative playlists. Apple then removed this feature with iOS 17.2 beta 4 last week, and unfortunately, it doesn’t return with today’s iOS 17.2 RC update.

This means that Apple Music’s collaborative playlists feature won’t debut in iOS 17.2 and has likely been delayed until 2024.

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iOS 17.2 lets users disable inline text predictions without turning off predictive text

iOS 17.2 lets users disable inline text predictions without turning off predictive text

Apple has made a number of improvements to the iPhone and iPad virtual keyboard with iOS 17, which now uses a large language model (LLM) to improve autocorrection and provide inline text predictions. Until now, turning off inline text predictions required users to also turn off predictive text. With iOS 17.2, however, users can toggle each feature separately.

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iOS 17.2 hints at Apple moving towards letting users sideload apps from outside the App Store [U]

Apple App Store sideloading iOS

Apple has been under pressure in the European Union as the Digital Markets Act antitrust legislation requires the company to allow users to sideload apps outside the App Store to increase competition. 9to5Mac has now found evidence in the iOS 17.2 beta code that the company is indeed moving towards enabling sideloading on iOS devices.

Update: Apple has published new documentation for the ManagedAppDistribution API on its website confirming that it is primarily intended as an MDM solution. As we suggested in our report, it could still be used for other purposes. You can read the original article below.

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Apple releases second developer and public betas for iOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS 14.2, more

iOS 17.2

Update: A day later, public beta versions are now available. See all the new features, including spatial video capture from iPhone 15 Pro for viewing on Vision Pro, here.


iOS 17.2 developer beta 2 is now available. The first beta release introduced Apple’s Journal app, new features to Messages, Translate as an Action button feature, and more. We expect future betas to include refinements to the Journal app. We’ll update with any changes we discover.

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Apple reveals technical details behind how iMessage Contact Key Verification works

Apple launched a new iMessage security feature yesterday in beta called Contact Key Verification. We learned the basics of how it works yesterday but now Apple has published technical details of how the next-level iMessage security feature operates – including a unique solution to a problem that other messaging services face.

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PSA: Apple’s new Journal app won’t be available on iPad and Mac at launch

Apple Journal's 'Discoverable by Others' setting

Apple announced a new Journal app in June at WWDC 2023 as part of iOS 17. At the time, the company said the app would become available later this year, and now we know that it will be released soon with iOS 17.2. However, one thing that wasn’t clear was whether Journal would work with devices other than the iPhone. Now we know that’s not the case.

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iOS 17.2 confirms the existence of a new system to update sealed iPhones at Apple Stores

iPhone 15 setup update

Earlier this month, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple has been developing a new system that will allow its employees to install software updates on sealed iPhones without taking them out of the box. With the release of the first iOS 17.2 beta to developers on Thursday, 9to5Mac was able to confirm the existence of this system.

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iOS 17.2 lets users disable Apple Music Listening History when a Focus Mode is on

iOS 17.2 lets users disable Apple Music Listening History when a Focus Mode is on

Similar to other streaming platforms, Apple Music lets users choose whether or not they want to share what they’re listening to with their friends on the platform. This history also influences your recommendations. While you can already disable this option, Apple will soon let users disable Apple Music’s Listening History only when a specific Focus Mode is turned on.

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