How to use Check-In on iOS 17 The Check In feature included in the new iOS 17 is an intriguing and, more importantly, useful addition to Apple’s mobile ecosystem. Now, you don’t need to worry about letting someone know when you’ve made it home safely; you can just use this feature, and it will automatically do it for you when you get to wherever you’re going or after a set amount of time.
It’s a safety feature that adds convenience to keeping your friends and family informed. If you don’t check in, the recipient of the Check In feature will receive a notification from your phone showing a combination of location, route, phone battery life, network strength, and the last time you unlocked your phone, depending on what you choose to share.
STEPS FOR CHECKING IN ON IOS 17
1. Start or open an existing conversation.
2. Tap + in the conversation.
3. Tap on More.
4. Tap Check In.
5. Press the Edit button.
6. Choose “When I Arrive” or “After A Timer.”
7. Enter the desired information.
8.Press Done
9. Send Check-In
TOOLS AND REQUIREMENTS
- Two iPhones equipped with iOS 17 (yours and the recipient of the check-in)
- iMessage is installed on both phones.
- Mobile Data and Location Services on
You also need iMessage to be installed, as this feature doesn’t work as a regular text message. You should also send a message to your contact first to establish a message thread. Mobile data and location services also need to be on.
Most likely, you don’t need to do anything except make sure both people in the message thread have iOS 17 installed.It is new, after all.