Apple is engaged on an iOS 17.3 replace, and has seeded three betas to builders and public beta testers up to now. The replace is not fairly as massive because the prior iOS 17.2 replace by way of new options so the testing interval will not be as lengthy, and we expect it to launch earlier than the tip of January.
When it comes to timing, a launch the week of January twenty second may take advantage of sense. We have had three betas, two of which haven’t added something significantly notable, suggesting there is not a lot testing left. If Apple plans to launch the replace on the twenty second or the twenty third, we are able to anticipate to see the discharge candidate model of the iOS 17.3 replace on the fifteenth, adopted by the launch.
Apple may additionally launch iOS 17.3 on the week of the twenty ninth, however that’s the week that visionOS and the Imaginative and prescient Professional headset might be popping out. Apple does generally tie software program launch updates collectively, however as a completely new working system, visionOS is not prone to be accompanied by another updates.
The final new working system replace that Apple got here out with was watchOS again in 2015. watchOS noticed its official launch on Friday, April 24, 2015, the identical day that the primary Apple Watch fashions launched.
Apple final 12 months launched iOS 16.3 on January 23, and in 2022, Apple launched iOS 15.3 on January 26, so a January 22 launch date for iOS 17.3 can be consistent with Apple’s previous launch timelines.
iOS 17.3’s major new characteristic is Stolen System Safety, a characteristic that forestalls a thief that someway features entry to each your iPhone and your passcode from accessing delicate data. It locks a number of options behind a Face ID scan, stopping a thief from viewing iCloud Keychain passwords, turning off Misplaced Mode, utilizing Safari fee strategies, and extra.
It additionally provides a time-based delay earlier than permitting Face ID, Discover My, or Stolen System Safety to be turned off, and earlier than letting an Apple ID or iPhone passcode be modified.
Together with Stolen System Safety, iOS 17.3 provides Collaborative Apple Music Playlists, a characteristic initially supposed for iOS 17.2. With Collaborative Playlists, a number of individuals can contribute to 1 shared Apple Music playlist.
