iOS 17 rumored to get big updates to Wallet & Find My
After months of rumors suggesting that iOS 17 would be a minor update, new reports have emerged on Friday saying that Apple is planning big changes to the built-in Wallet and Find My apps.

iOS 17 may bring changes to Wallet
Some rumors have said the new iOS release would focus more on maintenance and stability, although some aspects of the system could see significant changes. For example, a report earlier in April said that the Control Center could see an extensive redesign.
Mark Gurman, who has an excellent track record for Apple leaks and rumors, said recently that the Wallet and Find My apps could get updated, speaking to MacRumors on a podcast. Apple may improve Find My as part of a more significant push for location-related features.
Gurman also mentioned the Wallet getting updates, such as tweaks to the user interface. Additionally, while Apple is likely working on introducing sideloading to iOS 17 for users to install apps outside of the App Store, Gurman said that the company might limit it to Europe.
He finished by promising to share more iOS 17 information in the future.
Another rumor -- albeit sketchy -- from October claimed that Apple is working on a new version of Messages. Majin Bu said the app might get a new "home area" along with chat rooms, video clips, and AR chat features.
Read on AppleInsider

iOS 17 may bring changes to Wallet
Some rumors have said the new iOS release would focus more on maintenance and stability, although some aspects of the system could see significant changes. For example, a report earlier in April said that the Control Center could see an extensive redesign.
Mark Gurman, who has an excellent track record for Apple leaks and rumors, said recently that the Wallet and Find My apps could get updated, speaking to MacRumors on a podcast. Apple may improve Find My as part of a more significant push for location-related features.
Gurman also mentioned the Wallet getting updates, such as tweaks to the user interface. Additionally, while Apple is likely working on introducing sideloading to iOS 17 for users to install apps outside of the App Store, Gurman said that the company might limit it to Europe.
He finished by promising to share more iOS 17 information in the future.
Another rumor -- albeit sketchy -- from October claimed that Apple is working on a new version of Messages. Majin Bu said the app might get a new "home area" along with chat rooms, video clips, and AR chat features.
Read on AppleInsider
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The odd part, of course, is that it was less than a week ago when the very same Mark Gurman was quoted (https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/04/16/apple-will-lay-sideloading-groundwork-in-ios-17) on this very same site, proclaiming the afore-mentioned ho-hum nature of updates to iOS 17 coming to WWDC, as well as a proclamation that the one thing different coming from Apple at the conference would be laying the groundwork for capitulation on the side-loading issue.
If you’re just now waking up to the fact that even frequently-correct-in-the-end rumor mongers like Gurman and Ming-Chi Kuo often flip=flop because new sources contradict the old ones, thus forcing them to rewrite their predictions sometimes as much as a full 180 degrees, you really haven’t been paying attention to the rumor “market.” This happens all the time, in predictable yearly cycles.
I'd also like to keep more than one bank account and routing number saved on my Apple Cash Card account. I like to use my Apple Wallet to pull funds from other accounts via my debit card and then transfer to another account as needed. This way, if one those online-accessible financial instituions happens to get violated a would be attacker can't then see what other financial institutions I have linked. I feel my credentials are safer on the Secure Element of iPhone.
Additionally, and I doubt this will happen this year, I'd like for the card selection to be smarter. For example, if I'm at Costco I'd like for the card that defaults as first to be the Citi Bank Costco card, but if I'm at an Apple Store I'd like that to be the Apple Card.
1. Move away from the idiotic UI where passes are shown in a stacked fashion. It’s very hard to navigate and we don’t want to simulate a real world annoyance (finding the right pass in a stack) on our phones. Just show the passes in a grid!
2. The ability to label a pass and/or customize the visual. My account numbers are not equal to the pass numbers that Wallet assigns to them. Since I have multiple passes from the same bank I can’t visually separate one from the other. Fix it, Apple, fix it!