After a month of Betas, the final version of iOS 16.3 is now available for download on our iPhone, as well as on iPadOS 16.3, also watchOS 9.3 for Apple Watch. What changes in these new updates? There are quite a few new features, some important, and we detail them here.
What’s new in iOS 16.3
- New unity wallpaper to celebrate Black History Month, both on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
- Ability to activate the Advanced data protection in other countries, including USA
- Security keys for Apple ID increase the security of our account by being able to use a physical security key to add our account on new devices. These security keys replace the security codes sent to trusted devices when accessing your account from a new device. To use this option, you must enter Settings and in your account menu, click on the “Add security keys” option. FIDO security keys such as Yubikey can be used.
- compatibility with new second-generation HomePods released a few days ago
- To make emergency calls, we now need to press and hold the power button together with the volume up or down button and then release themthus avoiding inadvertent calls.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Fixes an issue that caused the wallpaper to appear completely black on the lock screen
- Fixes an issue that caused horizontal lines to appear on the screen when turning on the screen on the iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Fixes a bug in the Freeform app that prevented drawings created with Apple Pencil or your finger from appearing on other shared screens
- Fixes an issue that prevented the Home app widget from displaying correctly
- Fixes an issue that caused Siri to not respond correctly to music requests
- Improves Siri response when using CarPlay
- Solutions to security vulnerabilities with Safari, Time, Mail, Time of use, etc.
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