With iOS 17, you can have your friends accompany you via iMessage and keep them updated on your progress. This is how the new feature works on the iPhone.
Alone on the way home through dark streets or parks? With iOS 17, this should be less scary for iPhone users. The new “Companionship” function lets your friends or family members be there as virtual companions.
The messaging app iMessage is used for digital companionship on the iPhone. This means you can share your route, the predicted arrival time and the GPS position signal as well as the battery level of your Apple devices with your companions.
Netzwelt explains how it works step by step:
In another article on Netzwelt we will introduce you to all the new features of iOS 17.
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