Not Every iOS 17 Feature Is Available on Every iPhone
Unfortunately, not every iPhone is built equally, which also means not every iPhone gets access to all the new features iOS 17 is bringing to the table.
Some of the features you might not see on your iPhone include FaceTime Reactions, which let you send 3D reactions while on a FaceTime or other video call. Unfortunately, this feature is only available for people with an iPhone 12 or a later model due to the need for a better TrueDepth camera.
Another example is the new Point and Speak accessibility feature. This feature lets you use the Magnifying app to identify objects. You can point to an object with your iPhone, and the device will tell you what that item is.
While this is super useful for some people, this feature is exclusive to more modern iPhones. You’ll need at least an iPhone 12 Pro, and your iPhone needs a LiDAR sensor, meaning only the Pro models can use this feature.
Back-to-back Siri requests, which allow you to keep issuing commands without calling up Siri again, also only work on an iPhone 11 or later, so iPhone XS/XR users will be left out.