iOS 17 Public Beta Reportedly Adds Features for Indian s Like Bilingual Siri 4y2p5i Expands Transliteration

iOS 17 will also add a much-requested feature when it rolls out later this year — scrolling screenshots — this already exists on Android phones. 1d654l

Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 13 July 2023 13:38 IST

iOS 17 Public Beta Reportedly Adds Features for Indian s Like Bilingual Siri, Expands Transliteration

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iPhone s will be able to mix Siri requests in English and a few Indian languages on iOS 17

Highlights

iOS 17 Public Beta 1 began rolling to s on Wednesday
The update adds language features that are aimed at s in India
s will also benefit from improvements to dual-SIM on iOS 17

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Siri using Indian languages. The latest update will also improve dual-SIM on iPhone, and add for scrolling screenshots.

According to a TechCrunch Assistant — that allows s to query Siri with more than one language. for bilingual Siri requests is coming to all s later this year with the iOS 17 update, and can also be tested on the latest public beta.

This means that s who have ed the iOS 17 public beta can now ask Siri questions in English along with a choice of Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, and Telugu, according to the report. Other language related features aimed at Indian s include transliteration from English to Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu on iOS 17.

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s who the update will reportedly be able to take advantage of improvements to dual-SIM functionality, including the ability to identify messages from each SIM in the Messages app, or pick a SIM when dialling a number that isn't saved as a . It is worth noting that these features have existed on Android smartphones for years now, and will come in handy for iPhone owners with two phone numbers.

Another feature that already exists on Android smartphones — the ability to take scrolling screenshots — is finally coming to iOS 17. Apple currently allows s to capture a long screenshot of a webpage on iOS when using Safari. s will also see up to 2,000 call logs on the Phone app, as per the report.

While Apple's public beta releases of iOS and its other operating systems are usually quite stable, it is worth noting that installing pre-release software on your primary smartphone is not advisable. Apple explicitly recommends installing testing versions of its software on secondary or devices meant for testing. You should also take a full backup of your iPhone using iTunes, before installing the public beta. Alternatively, you can wait until the update is stable and rolled out to all s in the coming months.

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