Subj : Apple accidentally revealed that iOS 17.3 is probably just days a
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Jan 18 2024 10:30:05

Apple accidentally revealed that iOS 17.3 is probably just days away

Date:
Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:14:58 +0000

Description:
iOS 17.3 is probably going to launch next week, according to some small print 
on Apple's site.

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There have been multiple iOS 17.3 betas now, so weve been expecting that this 
update would arrive soon, but now we can get more specific than that, as 
Apple has just revealed that iOS 17.3 will probably land next week. 

This wasnt an intentional announcement, but as spotted by Phone Arena , in 
the small print for an announcement of a new Unity Bloom wallpaper , Apple 
stated that this wallpaper will be landing next week, and that it will 
require iOS 17.3. 

The logical assumption therefore is that iOS 17.3 must also be out next week  
or possibly even this week; though theres not much of the week left. So in 
all likelihood well see iOS 17.3 sometime in the week, commencing January 22. 

There is, of course, an outside chance that the mention of iOS 17.3 is a 
mistake  perhaps it meant to say iOS 17.2 . But with iPadOS 17.3 also 
mentioned in the same block of text, wed think thats unlikely. (Image credit: 
Apple) Better protection and collaborative playlists 

So what can you expect when iOS 17.3 lands? Well, we have a good idea of that 
too thanks to the various betas. 

The headline feature is arguably Stolen Device Protection , which, when 
enabled, will require Face ID or Touch ID for sensitive actions, so that even 
if a thief has your passcode and therefore unlocks your iPhone, they wont be 
able to do things like view your passkeys or turn off Lost Mode. 

Theres also collaborative playlists coming to Apple Music , so that multiple 
Apple Music users can add songs, remove songs, and reorder songs in a shared 
playlist. Its likely that iOS 17.3 will also include various bug fixes and 
security patches, so its worth downloading even if you dont care about the 
features above. 

Of course, for a massive iOS update youll probably have to wait until iOS 18 
, which isnt expected to launch until September  though it will likely be 
announced at WWDC 2024 in June. You might also like iOS 17.3 is launching 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/ios/apple-accidentally-revealed-that-ios-173-
is-probably-just-days-away


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