What's included in the 10.3 update 3. Is it worth upgrading? Apple ID Settings Profile

Among the developers. This cumulative update is, of course, not as interesting as the upcoming one major update, but still worthy of attention. We've put together five things you need to know about new version OS.

iOS 10.3.3 beta

If you want to test iOS 10.3.3 before the official release, you have this opportunity.

Apple allows developers to install beta versions of updates ordinary users as part of the testing program. But before you decide to install preview version iOS, it is worth remembering that you may encounter all sorts of errors.

You can downgrade to iOS 10.3.1/10.3.2

If you have problems with iOS 10.3.3, you can rollback to the previous final version of iOS. At this time Apple moment signs iOS 10.3.2 and iOS 10.3.1. That is, for a limited time you will be able to install any of these versions.

For users who are waiting for a jailbreak, . Apple will soon stop issuing digital certificates, and only iOS 10.3.2 will be able to be installed.

What's new in iOS 10.3.3

The lack of new features is one of the reasons why you shouldn't rush to upgrade to iOS 10.3.3. The OS does not bring any innovations at the user interface level, except for three new ones background images on 12" iPad Pro. And even for the sake of the wallpaper, it’s not worth updating, their .

The iOS 10.3.3 update is aimed primarily at eliminating bugs and improving stability. But not only.

iOS 10.3.3 will improve the speed of devices

iPad Pro users can expect new wallpapers, while others will have to make do with traditional bug fixes. The question arises: how much will the transition to iOS 10.3.3 affect device performance?

Recently, a video comparison of the final version of iOS 10.3.2 with the first beta version of iOS 10.3.3 appeared on the iAppleBytes YouTube channel. The participants in the experiment were iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s. Judging by the test results, the new release will bring certain improvements in terms of performance and application speed.

iOS 10.3.3 release date

Apple has not announced a release date for the final version of iOS 10.3.3, so how long the update will remain in beta status is unknown. The company usually reveals such details from the stage during presentations, so perhaps the release date will become known on June 5th.

Two months later Apple testing released the final build of the third major update operating system. The main innovations in iOS 10.3 are: the transition to the new Apple file system File System, the Find AirPods function, designed to find lost ones, as well as new section Apple ID in the Settings app.

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In addition to the mode, the update includes a number of changes and improvements, including a new security section in the Settings app, a new generation of the Apple File System (APFS), enhanced SiriKit capabilities, and much more.

Application Animation— Apple has slightly changed the animation for opening/closing applications. The edges of application screens are now more rounded.

New Apple ID section in Settings - The Settings app now has a new Apple ID section (see below), located at the top of the program. This section displays all information about account, including all the user's gadgets. The section also allows you to access iCloud services,iTunes\ App Store and functions " Family Sharing" Previously, all these options were located in the iCloud section.

Easily check your iCloud storage space- in the Apple ID section iCloud section a visual breakdown of iCloud space has appeared, clearly displaying how much space photos or backups take up. Tapping on a new option opens standard menu storage management. This section also includes a list of apps that use iCloud and settings for Keychain Access, Find My iPhone, and iCloud Backup.

Find AirPods- appeared in the Find iPhone app new option Find AirPods, which allows you to find lost AirPods using your iPhone.

SiriKit— in iOS 10.3, Apple expanded the functionality of SiriKit (allows third party applications access Siri), adding the ability to pay bills, check payment status and book rides on ride-hailing services such as Uber.

CarPlay- CarPlay now allows you to use shortcuts to call recently closed applications and location charging stations for electric vehicles.

"Cards"- in the Maps application, it became possible to use the 3D Touch gesture to view the weather forecast and other meteorological information related to current location user.

HomeKit— The HomeKit app now has expanded support for accessories, including programmable light switches.

Apple File System- in iOS 10.3, devices switched to the new file system Apple generation File System. At iOS installation 10.3 beta 1 file system is being updated, so Apple recommends creating a fresh one before starting the update. backup copy devices.

Application icons— developers have the opportunity to update their application icons at any time.

Is it worth installing iOS 10.3 (comparing speed with iOS 10.2.1)?

According to numerous user reviews, the final build of iOS 10.3 turned out to be more productive than the latest beta versions, as well as iOS 10.2.1. The most noticeable increase in speed is on outdated gadgets: iPhone 5, iPhone 5s and iPad Air. The performance boost was proven by blogger iAppleBytes, who published speed comparison videos iOS work 10.3 and iOS 10.2.1.

Comparison of the speed of iOS 10.3 and iOS 10.2.1 on iPhone 5

Comparison of the speed of iOS 10.3 and iOS 10.2.1 on iPhone 5s

Comparison of the speed of iOS 10.3 and iOS 10.2.1 on iPhone 6

Comparison of the speed of iOS 10.3 and iOS 10.2.1 on iPhone 6s

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All methods for updating to iOS 10.3 are described.

On January 24, the first beta version of iOS 10.3 was released and showed a number of new features that we will be able to fully use in the final operating system after testing is completed.

1. Dark mode The interface never appeared. Theater Mode, which was rumored even before the release of the first test version of iOS 10.3, turned out to be the prerogative of the Apple Watch.

And to dark theme This mode has nothing to do with the interface. It is needed to turn off automatic activation watch screen when you turn your hand and the sounds of the device in an inappropriate situation.

2. iOS now has built-in search for AirPods. Instead of third parties Apple programs added this feature to standard application Find iPhone.

3. App reviews in the App Store can now be rated. By using new opportunity indicate useful and not comments or complain about unacceptable ones.

Today this is just a guess, but in the future this way the list of comments could be sorted, displaying only interesting reviews first.

4. Developers are allowed to respond to reviews in the App Store. With this new Apple capabilities plans to establish feedback between the program creator and the user.

5. The podcast app now has its own widget. It displays the last played recordings with playback by simple tap on what is needed.

6. New file system called APFS. This feature is more relevant to application development than to application use. But this innovation should greatly increase the speed of iOS devices.

7. Quickly change application icons on the home screen. Now developers can do this without having to update the entire application as was previously the case.

With this feature, developers will be able to use application icons as small widgets to display current date, weather outside the window, time and so on.

8. New animation opening and closing applications. Now the corners of the window are rounded when expanded or collapsed. If you don’t know this, it’s not so easy to notice the innovation.

9. Fresh menu with gadgets in Apple section ID. Now this item ranks first in the list of device settings. And here all the gadgets that are connected to the account are displayed.

10. Visual display of space in the iCloud menu. Now the storage cloud service is shown as a diagram divided by type of occupied space.

11. Expansion of work with Siri for third-party applications. Voice assistant now not only knows about cricket games, but also knows how to pay bills, check payments, book trips, etc.

12. CarPlay has prepared for the invasion of electric vehicles. Now it shows the availability of charging stations for them. Plus - displays the latest running applications.

13. The Diagnostics and Usage menu has been renamed. Now in the privacy section of the settings there is an inscription Analytics. But the functions here remain unchanged.

14. New actions via 3D Touch have appeared in Maps. By pressing firmly on the desired area, you can view information about the weather here.

15. HomeKit was taught to work with new accessories. Now the smart home system can interact with programmable switches. And it’s time for third-party manufacturers.

16. Hidden keyboard for one-handed typing on iPad. IN open access she's not there yet. But we have all been waiting for this feature since the advent of the first Apple tablet back in 2010.

17. Developers can ask for an app to be reviewed. Instead of homemade “requests”, they will be required to use a standard one, which works three times a year for one user.

18. iOS 10.3 does not work with the Yalu jail of hacker Luca Todesco. After the release of the first test version of iOS 10.3, he released a test version of the hack only for iOS 10.2 and without iPhone support 7.

19. iOS release 10.3 will take place in March or April 2017. Last year, the final version of iOS 9.3 came out with the announcement of the 9.7-inch iPad Pro on March 21. But this year the situation is not yet clear.

If the release of new iPads, including frameless model by 10-10.5 inches, will still take place in the spring of 2017, the final iOS 10.3 may be rolled out along with them. But the latest rumors have postponed the tablets to the fall.

20. Some features may change before release. It cannot be ruled out that before the final version of iOS 10.3 this list can be trimmed or supplemented. And this already depends on the test results.

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Than users of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Are you happy with the update? Full list changes, including those not described in the official note accompanying iOS 10.3, have been collected as part of this article.

Full official list of innovations in iOS 10.3

iOS 10.3 introduces new features including finding your AirPods using Find iPhone, and additional ways using Siri with programs for paying for purchases, ordering rides and interacting with cars.

Find iPhone

• View the current or last known location of your AirPods.
• Playing sound on both AirPods headphones to make them easier to detect.

• Support for statuses of settlement transactions and accounts in mobile payment programs.
• Support for travel planning in ride-hailing applications.
• Support checking fuel level, door lock status, light on and activation sound signal car in programs for interacting with cars.
• Supports cricket scores and statistics from the Indian Premier Cricket League (IPL) and the International Cricket Council (ICC).

• Opportunity easy access to the last used programs from the status menu.
• Ability to access “Next” and the album being played in currently songs from the Now Playing screen in Apple Music.
• Playlists and new ones prepared daily by curators music categories on Apple Music.

Further improvements and bug fixes

• Ability to continue watching rentals iTunes movies on any of your devices - iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac.
• New unified view of Settings for your accounts Apple data ID, parameters and devices.
• Hourly weather forecast in Maps using 3D Touch on the current temperature displayed.
• Support for searching for “parked car” in Maps.
• The ability to delete unnecessary invitations and report them as spam has been added to Calendar.
• Support for triggering scenarios using accessories, switches, and buttons in the Home app.
• Support for displaying the battery charge level of an accessory in the Home app.
• Support for 3D Touch and the Today widget in Podcasts to access recently updated shows.
• The ability to share programs and podcast episodes with full support playback via Messages.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent your current location from being displayed after resetting geo settings.
• Improvements to VoiceOver stability when working with Phone, Safari, and Mail.

• New APFS file system.

Main iOS change 10.3 is invisible. It's about about Apple's introduction of the new APFS (Apple File System) file system into its mobile OS. APFS is optimized for the most fast work With solid state drives(Flash/SSD), supports enhanced encryption, supports sharing workspace, copy-on-write metadata, rapid change directories, copying files and directories, as well as quick cataloging.

Everyone will notice the transition to APFS iPhone users and iPad. New file system makes iOS 10.3 much faster previous versions iOS, which was confirmed by the first . At the same time, performance gains are observed both on new devices and on old ones.

• Find my AirPods feature.

• Ratings and Reviews feature.

Since iOS 10.3 Apple company provided developers with the opportunity to show users of their applications a special window that allows them to quickly rate them. Apple thought that some users might not like such pop-up windows. In the “Settings” menu → “ iTunes Store and App Store”, the “Ratings and Reviews” option has become available, which makes it possible to disable the display of such windows.

• New security section in settings.

• Extended iCloud storage statistics.

In iOS 10.3, a new menu of Settings → Apple ID → iCloud options has been added, in which advanced statistics on the distribution of space in the cloud are available iCloud storage. In the same menu you can see the list of applications that use iCloud.

• Added to Maps app new gesture 3D Touch for weather icon. Applying a gesture shows a detailed forecast.

• Web applications in the Safari browser now support the feature universal access“Reduce movement.”
• HomeKit supports more accessories.
• The Podcasts app now has its own widget.

• The animation when launching applications has been slightly changed. When maximizing and minimizing application windows became slightly more rounded.

• The SiriKit toolkit (allowing developers to equip their applications with Siri support) has been supplemented with support for new features, including checking the status of payments, Money transfers etc.
• Developers were able to update their app icons without having to release updates to the App Store.
• CarPlay now has the ability to open recently running applications.

For iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, which includes a number of bug and security fixes affecting Safari browser, Messages and much more. Updated version operating system from Apple iOS 10.3.3, weighs 138.5 MB and is already available for download.

Apple released final version iOS 10.3.3 for iPad and iPhone

I focus my attention on preparing for the release of iOS 11, and the flagship, it is not surprising that the iOS 10.3.3 update introduced a number of major changes to fix errors and improve the security system. So, quickly go to your settings and download iOS update 10.3.3

For the most part, the iOS 10.3.3 update introduced a number of internal and user interface They won’t touch it anymore, because it’s coming.

iOS 10.3.3 introduced a number of fixes related to WebKit, including memory corruption issues that caused the system to behave randomly when working with code and could cause corruption of the system kernel. This could cause a glitch through which hackers could hack and obtain your device data.

In total, there were 24 fixes listed that Apple has addressed in iOS 10.3.3. But, be that as it may, your iPhone or iPad will be correct, up to the new version, to increase the security of your device. In this case, patches 10.3.3 are usually applicable for both iPhone 5 or later, iPad 4th generation or later later version and iPod touch 6.

Apple released iOS 10.3.3

Apple also released updates for macOS 10.12.6, watchOS 3.2.3 and tvOS 10.2.2, which also included fixes for past and new errors. A list of fixes is provided on the Apple website.

Download iOS 10.3.3 update, you can select in your iPhone or iPad, the “Settings” section next, go to “General” and then “Update” software" And there iOS should automatically find latest version and offer to download and install it. Don't forget to charge your battery and find good Wi-Fi.

And for those who want to try out the work, they can download and test iOS 11 by following ours. For security reasons, we recommend installing iOS beta versions not on your main smartphone, as beta versions are in the testing process and may experience firmware glitches.