How to Use Check In on iOS 17: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to take advantage of this new iOS 17-only safety feature.

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.

Quick Steps

• Start or open an existing conversation
• Tap + in the conversation
• Tap on More
• Tap Check In
• Press on the Edit button
• Choose “When I Arrive” or “After A Timer”
• Enter desired information
• Press Done
• Send Check In

READ ALSO:Exploring the Exciting features coming with iOS 17.2 for iPhone users

Tools and Requirements

To utilize the Check In feature, you’ll need:

• Two iPhones equipped with iOS 17 (yours and the recipient of the Check In)
• iMessage installed on both phones
• Mobile Data and Location services enabled

While using the Check In feature is easy, there are settings and factors that will affect whether you can use it, so it’s crucial to adjust ahead of time.

The first and most important thing to keep in mind is that you can only use the Check In feature when you and your contact both have iOS 17 installed. 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 on the message thread have iOS 17 installed. It is new, after all.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Start or open an iMessage conversation.

2. Tap ‘+’ in the conversation.

3. Tap on More.

4. Tap on Check In, and a preset Check In will appear in the text message bar.

5. Press on the Edit button.

6. Choose your Check In settings: ‘When I Arrive’ or ‘After A Timer’.

• If ‘When I Arrive’, put in the address for your destination.
• If ‘After a Timer’, put in the amount of time you’re allotting yourself.

*Press Done, and send your Check In.

Press done at the top of the screen when you’re done adjusting the Check In. The info box in the text message bar will be updated with the new information.

You can now press Send to share the Check In with the recipient. If you’ve selected a destination, the Check-In feature will automatically notify your contact when you’ve successfully arrived. If you’re taking a long time or aren’t progressing in the direction of that destination, the feature will also notify your contact. That way, they can follow up or even come get you if there’s reason for concern. If you’ve selected a timer instead, the feature will notify your contact if you end the timer indicating you don’t need to be checked on anymore. If the timer runs out, your contact will also be notified that you haven’t checked in.

Final Thoughts: This excellent new feature is incredibly easy to use and one that could see its way into all sorts of scenarios, whether you want to notify a friend when on a date or a family member when you’re out for the evening.

Source Link: TechRadar – How to use Check In on iOS 17

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