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Apple officially released iPadOS 17 on WWDC23 on June 6, the next major update to the iPad operating system. The new version makes significant improvements to the front-stage scheduling function, as well as adding personalized lock screens and interactive home screen widgets.

On July 13, Apple launched the first public beta version of iPadOS 17 to iPad users after three developer Beta versions. So how was the experience of this first public beta version? CTOnews.com is going to experience it with you today.

First, the personalized lock screen CTOnews.com experience uses the 12.9in iPad Pro of the 2022 M2 chip. After the upgrade is completed, at first glance, there seems to be no change compared with before the upgrade. But if you use iPadOS 17's latest super wallpaper in the wallpaper settings interface, it immediately feels like a new system.

Yes, one of the most significant changes in iPadOS 17 is the new lock screen that was monopolized by iPhone in the past. You can use planet wallpaper, kaleidoscope wallpaper, emoji wallpaper, unity wallpaper, rainbow wallpaper, or use your own photos as wallpaper.

Take the planet wallpaper as an example, after clicking on it, you can set the font and color of the time text.

The calendar widget is the default above the time, and you can replace it with other widgets.

In addition, on the left side of the lock screen interface, you can add more widgets, such as memos, batteries, stories, family, health, etc., compared with iOS, you can not only add more, but also add large square widgets.

In this way, when you light up the screen when you lock the screen, you can see not only the time, but also the weather, the power of other Apple devices, calendars, to-dos, stock information you follow, and so on. In short, the amount of information available under the lock screen interface has greatly increased, and it looks cooler.

If you choose dynamic wallpaper and unlock it into the desktop, the wallpaper is also dynamic.

However, there are still some small Bug in the experience of this feature, such as sometimes the dynamic wallpaper combination has been successfully selected, but it cannot be loaded on the main wallpaper interface.

When locking the screen, if your iPad is placed horizontally, the widget bar is on the left side of the screen; if you place it vertically, the widget will be displayed below the time text, but there will be fewer widgets to display.

What needs to be said is that in the vertical screen state, which widgets are displayed can be set separately.

In addition, the real-time activity and notification interface has also been redesigned in the lock screen state. First of all, with real-time activities, you can learn about ongoing activities, including music and timers, in the lock screen interface. Especially when playing music, the album cover will be displayed, which looks pretty cool.

If you are playing a video, such as bilibili, then the lock screen interface can show the video playback progress and cover.

Of course, with more App adaptations in the future, you can also see more ongoing software activities, such as the scores of ongoing competitions, the progress of takeout orders, and so on.

Second, interactive widgets and front-stage scheduling experience mentioned earlier about lock screen widgets, in iPadOS 17, the interaction of widgets has also been enhanced, you can directly interact with widgets, including completing to-do lists, playing or pausing media, using home controls, and so on.

For example, music widgets can now play or pause directly on the widget, or view a typeset dynamic list.

Tap the Safari browser website component to quickly access the website of the Safari browser reading list.

There is also a communication log component, which can view contact location, information, shared photos, etc., with just a click.

The enhancement of interaction makes widgets more practical, and you don't have to go into App to do some basic operations on the home screen interface.

And pre-stage scheduling is also more practical on iPadOS 17. Now there are many more windows that can be resized in front of the stage, and the smallest window is smaller than in the past, but it is not stepless adjustment.

At the same time, when scheduling in front of the stage, the position of the application window can also be placed arbitrarily, and you can put it wherever you want, which is more convenient and free.

When it comes to pre-stage scheduling, iOS17's settings interface also adds a "multitask and gesture" setting column, which is equivalent to the integration of the past "home screen and multitasking" and "gesture" columns, and some new settings have been added.

For example, in the current multitasking interface, you can choose to browse and pull side by screen or enter the front scheduling interface, or you can choose to turn off multitasking.

3. Upgrade of built-in App in iPadOS 17, Apple's own App app has also ushered in a wave of feature upgrades. Here, the editor selects some more important experiences.

1. Information App, information App search, group chat, reply, frequency information, location sharing and other updates have been upgraded. For example, in terms of location sharing, you can now share your location directly through the plus button or ask him to share the location.

Information App's new experience with emoji stickers is a more important upgrade, such as in iPadOS 17, which can be extracted from the background by tapping and holding down any object, animal or object in the photo. Then select "add sticker" and you can use it directly in the information App.

2. Facetime calls on Facetime calls, when the other party has no friends to answer your call, you can now tell the other person what you want to say most by leaving a message.

You can also make a series of new video effects during a video call, such as raising your thumb, and the like special effects will appear in the screen.

There are a lot of similar special effects, you can try on your own. All in all, iPadOS 17's video calls will be more interesting than ever.

3. Add healthy AppiPadOS 17 and add the healthy App of iPhone in the past, and optimize the design for the big screen. You can view trends and feeds on the left side of App, quickly navigate to the most important information, and explore data in depth through interactive icons.

In the personal collection interface, taking advantage of the large screen of iPad, you can now show the details of the icon, and you can enjoy it.

Get more health information (screenshots are the past health data synchronized by the editor for reference).

In addition, you can now directly use iPad to create medication reminders, track menstrual cycles and record health data such as symptoms. Households can also read the educational chapter, with topics covering dirty health and sleep, etc., and master relevant consultations.

4. On the memo AppiPadOS 17, the memo App function has also been upgraded. Now you can view and mark PDF and scan documents directly in the memo App. It is very convenient and efficient to use Apple Pencil to annotate or draw.

Not only that, you can also make it easy to manage different memos, quickly discover and create links to memos and web pages. This function is very suitable for doing some related literature to form a systematic database.

In addition, now open the PDF or scan the document in the memo App, which can be displayed in full screen width, making it easy for everyone to view and interact.

5. Safari browser Safari browser adds the function of distinguishing browsing between user scenes, which can distinguish users according to different topics such as "work" and "personal". Under each topic, there are independent browsing history, Cookie, extension, tab group and personal collection, which makes the overall privacy stronger.

In addition, Safari browser scratch browsing has also been enhanced, and the page is now locked when it is not in use, allowing you to keep the tab open even if you are away from the device for a while. Because at this time, the page needs capacity ID, touch ID or password to unlock.

6. Boundless AppiPadOS 17, Infinity App has also been upgraded, the first is to provide more painting tools, including ink pens, fluorescent pens, watercolor brushes and so on.

In addition, the addition of the ruler also helps us to create a more professional whiteboard.

With Apple Pencil, you can also use the hover function, including tilting and holding, allowing users to preview the effect before writing.

"Apple Pencil" or "arrow" means that you can now insert simple graphics such as boxes and arrows in the painting area.

7. Focus is the starting point of all searches, and the focus function of iPadOS 17 has also been upgraded. Now it has added the "best search results" function to intelligently provide quick instructions for the next step of App. For example, when searching for "photos", options such as jumping directly to favorite albums are provided.

When searching for options such as flying mode, Wi-Fi, deep mode, etc., focus will provide the switch button for the relevant settings in the "best search results".

However, the editor tried to search for these three settings and found that only "flight mode" provides switch buttons, and both Wi-Fi and deep modes still need to jump to the specific settings page.

Other experience upgrades in addition to the upgrades of the above key features and applications, iPadOS 17 has also updated and improved many details of the experience. For example, when it comes to keyboard use, iPadOS 17 can predict what users are about to type and give predictions for single and multiple words, and you can type faster with just clicking the spacebar.

And if you are using an external keyboard to enter text, the prompt screen for switching the input method will appear directly under the cursor, which is much more elegant.

And when typing text, the interface color of different App text will change according to the theme color of App, such as memo is yellow, "bilibili" is pink, "CTOnews.com" is red.

However, in dark mode, there will also be some display Bug, such as the first option in the focus interface becomes white on a white background, which is completely blurred.

And in terms of security and privacy, sensitive content warnings have been added, which allows detection before viewing nude photos and videos on iPad, and is instructed to help make security choices, which prevents other users from making sensitive images in interspace delivery, message App, phone App and FaceTime calls.

For example, during the test, CTOnews.com tried to airdrop an image containing sensitive content to his iPad. As expected, the picture was prompted on iPad to contain sensitive content, and two options were given: reject and display.

Another upgrade worth mentioning is that Apple Music on iPadOS 17 also supports the cross-in and out feature, which was previously available on Mac, Windows and Android platforms, but this time iPadOS 17 has been arranged.

Finally, from the overall performance of the first public test version of iPadOS 17, the fluency and silk smoothness of the operation process are significantly improved compared with the previous iPadOS 16, making it easier to use. I believe this is also the basic experience that many students pay close attention to.

Conclusion after the whole experience, the completion of the first public test version of iPadOS 17 is still good. As mentioned earlier, some Bug can be found in the actual use, but the overall stability and fluency of the system are satisfactory. If you like to try something new, and you haven't upgraded the developer preview version before, then the first public beta version is worth a try. If you use iPad frequently on a daily basis, such as at work, it is recommended that you wait for the official version or follow up on a more complete and stable public beta version of iPadOS 17.

As for the iPadOS 17 itself, it can be said that this is a minor update, and there are no major functional upgrades, but it does improve the iPadOS 17's many details, and the overall stability and smoothness of the operation have been improved, such as a pause and trimming after a fast run, which is not a bad thing.

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