Apple Releases Beta Versions of iOS 17.2, macOS 14.2, and More

New updates introduce features such as Apple’s Journal app and collaborative Apple Music playlists, with final versions expected this month.

Apple has released release candidate beta versions of iOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS 14.2, and tvOS 17.2, with final versions expected to be ready this month.
iOS 17.2 introduces Apple’s Journal app, which uses on-device machine learning to create personalized suggestions for journaling and includes features such as photos, workouts, and interactions as prompts.
iOS 17.2 also adds collaborative Apple Music playlists, new ‘Favorites’ playlist, iMessage Contact Key Verification, and an additional function to the Action button on iPhone 15 Pro.
macOS 14.2 adds features such as sticker reactions, the ability to edit playlists, and iMessage Contact Key Verification.
macOS 14.2 still lacks some features that were delayed from the first Sonoma release, such as PDF intelligent form detection, PDF Enhanced Autofill, and the ability to run multiple timers.