Smart displays on locked iPhones soon

Apple is planning a new interface for iPhones that shows information such as calendar appointments, the weather and notifications in the style of a smart-home display, part of a flurry of new features coming in its iOS 17 software update.

The view will appear when an iPhone is locked and positioned horizontally, operating similarly to dedicated displays offered by Alphabet’s Google and Amazon, according to people familiar with the project. The idea is to make iPhones more useful when they are, for example, lying on a person’s desk.