For me it feels like a much smaller update, which has been rumoured for awhile. Sort of like iOS 11 or OS X Snow Leopard.
It’s been running very well for me so far, even macOS Sonoma, even though macOS betas are notorious for breaking things and causing fires, this one has worked perfectly for me so far.
iOS 17 has ran very well too, with the exception of a few of the new features causing the occasional respring but nothing major. Battery life has been fine and my phone is cool so that’s got to count for something right? From a core functionality perspective I’d say that it’s very stable, maybe even more so than 16.5? I did get some weird resprings on 16.5 towards the end which I haven’t had on stable for a long time.
Curious to hear your thoughts on it.
I am running it on an iPhone 12 Pro Max. I’ve had a few small issues. I also updated to the Apple TV beta and it’s giving me some problems with some HomeKit devices (Hue in particular) so that has been mildly frustrating. Just forced me to make some better scenes and has me exploring some other automation options like NFC tags with Shortcuts, so maybe it will be a net gain. All in all, I agree that iOS 17 seems more of a refinement with a few cool new features. I really like the update of “Siri” vs “Hey Siri”. The messages interface is good although idk that it is as straight forward as the previous interface and may cause some headache for less savvy users. The new voicemail function is cool. I’ve had a few issues with AirPod functionality when using Siri while listening to podcasts or music. All in all, I like the iOS and have been impressed with its performance as a beta.