[HN Gopher] iOS 16.3 Is Out
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       iOS 16.3 Is Out
        
       Author : ludovicianul
       Score  : 64 points
       Date   : 2023-01-23 19:06 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | bluetidepro wrote:
       | Here are the new features in iOS 16.3:
       | 
       | - New Unity wallpaper honors Black history and culture in
       | celebration of Black History Month
       | 
       | - Security Keys for Apple ID allow users to strengthen the
       | security of their account by requiring a physical security key as
       | part of the two factor authentication sign in process on new
       | devices
       | 
       | - Support for HomePod (2nd generation)
       | 
       | - Emergency SOS calls now require holding the side button with
       | the up or down volume button and then releasing in order to
       | prevent inadvertent emergency calls
       | 
       | The update also includes some bug fixes and improvements for
       | iPhone users:
       | 
       | - Fixes an issue in Freeform where some drawing strokes created
       | with Apple Pencil or your finger may not appear on shared boards
       | 
       | - Addresses an issue where the wallpaper may appear black on the
       | Lock Screen
       | 
       | - Fixes an issue where horizontal lines may temporarily appear
       | while waking up iPhone 14 Pro Max
       | 
       | - Fixes an issue where the Home Lock Screen widget does not
       | accurately display Home app status
       | 
       | - Addresses an issue where Siri may not respond properly to music
       | requests
       | 
       | - Resolves issues where Siri requests in CarPlay may not be
       | understood correctly
        
         | bangonkeyboard wrote:
         | Something I've wondered when writing my own changelogs: What
         | determines whether an issue is categorized as "fixed,"
         | "addressed," or "resolved"?
        
           | wrldos wrote:
           | I only ever write it as defect / feature prefixed.
           | 
           | I never write the resolution as I am fallible!
        
           | labria wrote:
           | I'm pretty sure all of them mean the exact same thing, they
           | just alternate for the notes to be less repetitive.
        
           | savoytruffle wrote:
           | In recent years the terminology on Apple update notes is very
           | inconsistent so I wouldn't read much into it except that
           | nobody is paying much attention to it.
        
           | culturestate wrote:
           | _> What determines whether an issue is categorized as
           | "fixed," "addressed," or "resolved"?_
           | 
           | I _mostly_ use them interchangeably and just pick whichever
           | one feels better in that particular sentence at that
           | particular part of the changelog.
           | 
           | The only real exception is when I've fixed one specific
           | expression of a problem but I think there are probably still
           | edge cases where it might pop up again. I deliberately mark
           | those as "addressed" for my own sanity.
        
           | koen_hendriks wrote:
           | [dead]
        
           | layer8 wrote:
           | You use "addressed" when you're not entirely sure that it's
           | completely fixed. You use "resolved" when you removed the
           | feature instead of fixing it. ;)
        
           | memco wrote:
           | These days I gravitate towards "improved" or "enhanced"
           | handling or support for something to avoid unbounded
           | certainty about the issue.
        
         | bena wrote:
         | I've seen the Freeform issue. Someone was trying to share a
         | board with me and it was pretty much garbage. It looked like
         | parts of strokes were missing or misplaced.
         | 
         | He eventually exported it to PDF and sent _that_ to me, but
         | yeah, you could do that with any drawing app.
        
         | baxtr wrote:
         | [flagged]
        
           | [deleted]
        
           | _Algernon_ wrote:
           | In contrast, your comment could have been better expressed as
           | just an upvote, as the comment does not contribute anything
           | to the conversations.
           | 
           | Yes, I am aware of the irony.
        
         | drcongo wrote:
         | _Emergency SOS calls now require holding the side button with
         | the up or down volume button and then releasing in order to
         | prevent inadvertent emergency calls_
         | 
         | Isn't that a screenshot?
        
           | Kirby64 wrote:
           | Probably the difference between a press and release and a
           | hold.
        
         | treeman79 wrote:
         | Siri activated in my car other day. "Sorry didn't get that" it
         | was muffled so wide asked what that was. Off hand I joked And
         | said. "Oh car is going to blow up"
         | 
         | Siri "working on that" Wife and kids give me a look. Siri
         | "Sorry. Something went wrong"
         | 
         | Wife now panicking "kids get out of car now!!"
         | 
         | Kids totally busting up.
        
         | [deleted]
        
         | dmonitor wrote:
         | Fixing Siri issues (especially the CarPlay ones) is a godsend
        
       | tunesmith wrote:
       | watchOS update as well, hopefully they have fixed the battery-
       | draining bug. Prior to the most recent update, my watch would
       | still have 50% battery at the end of a long day; now it drains
       | after eight hours.
        
         | vuln wrote:
         | I hope so. My battery life is terrible and I can't get apple to
         | do anything about it because "Battery health is above 80%".
         | I've tried everything, turned off almost all notifications,
         | turned off LTE when not needed, turned on every power saving
         | thing I could and it still dies 5 hours earlier than it use to.
         | I'm over it.
        
           | pohl wrote:
           | I've found that a complete restart of the watch alleviates
           | the symptoms for a while, so there must be some process that
           | gets into a bad state.
        
             | vuln wrote:
             | The watch restarts with every update, right? It seems like
             | my watch updates at minimum once every 1-2 months. How long
             | is a while; days, weeks?
        
               | pohl wrote:
               | Yes, I'm referring to me manually restarting, not the
               | ones that already happen when updates come out. I do it
               | when I notice it's draining faster than it should for my
               | normal day of use. It gives me relief for weeks --
               | usually until the next update comes out.
        
         | sroussey wrote:
         | This occasionally happens to me, and a restart fixes it for a
         | long time.
        
           | vuln wrote:
           | The watch restarts with every update, right? It seems like my
           | watch updates at minimum once every 1-2 months. How long is a
           | long time; days, weeks?
        
         | Turing_Machine wrote:
         | Also macOS. Updates for Ventura (to 13.2), Monterey, and Big
         | Sur.
        
         | TravelPiglet wrote:
         | Hope they fix the temperature widget as well. Temperatures
         | below zero are common outside Cupertino.
        
       | ddmma wrote:
       | Was expecting Siri to ChatGTP but instead is silently killing
       | battery lifetime with every update until next iPhone version must
       | buy.
        
         | chewmieser wrote:
         | I just setup a Shortcut the other day for this (I based this
         | off of the shortcut here:
         | https://matemarschalko.medium.com/chatgpt-in-an-ios-shortcut...
         | - just ripped out the smart home stuff from it).
         | 
         | Gives some much needed intelligence to Siri! Just need to speak
         | "Hey Siri, GPT (or name of shortcut)" and then your query.
        
       | diebeforei485 wrote:
       | I usually update my iDevices as soon as the update is out, but
       | this time around I'm going to let automatic updates do its thing.
       | I'm curious to see how long it actually takes for updates to be
       | automatically installed. I assume the vast majority of people
       | aren't keeping track of the latest iOS news.
        
       | gruez wrote:
       | There's also security updates for iOS 15/12 devices as well:
       | 
       | iOS 15.7.3: iPhone 6s (all models), iPhone 7 (all models), iPhone
       | SE (1st generation), iPad Air 2, iPad mini (4th generation), and
       | iPod touch (7th generation)
       | 
       | iOS 12.5.7: iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad
       | mini 2, iPad mini 3, and iPod touch (6th generation)
       | 
       | https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
        
         | mig39 wrote:
         | iPhone 5s still receiving updates. Almost 10 years old.
        
       | chrizel wrote:
       | Advanced Data Protection now for the rest of the world. Any
       | experience how well it works? I'm currently in the process of
       | updating all my devices and activating it as soon as possible.
        
         | kylehotchkiss wrote:
         | I've had no issues with it, but you're ultimately trusting
         | Apple to delete the private key from their servers. The best
         | way to verify it works is logging into icloud.com. It will show
         | that you cannot access the tools there since advanced
         | protection is enabled.
        
           | lost_tourist wrote:
           | what incentive does apple have to keep it? If anyone finds
           | out they're lying then their whole privacy schtick goes out
           | the window.
        
             | kylehotchkiss wrote:
             | My worry is more being compelled to keep a key by
             | government agencies.
        
           | radicaldreamer wrote:
           | There is a setting to enable iCloud access on web by
           | verifying on a trusted device. I think the way this works is
           | by temporarily sending your decryption key up to Apple to
           | allow the active session access to data.
        
         | rtldg wrote:
         | It threw an error when trying to turn it on which required me
         | to logout of my Apple ID and then log back in to fix.
        
         | voisin wrote:
         | Anyone else see it in Canada? I upgraded and get the "Not
         | available in your region" message.
        
           | h4waii wrote:
           | Yep, already updated all of devices in my household; 12 Mini
           | (work), SE (dev), iPad (dev), and 14 Pro (daily).
        
       | italicize wrote:
       | Since iOS 16, the alarm of the Clock app is not working properly
       | on my iPhone.
       | 
       | It either won't sound at all, or won't sound again after a
       | snooze. I can see in the alarm notification that the snooze
       | 9-minute timer only starts counting down after I pick up the
       | phone (turning on the screen).
       | 
       | It's taking so long for this to be fixed that I'm starting to
       | think that something is wrong with my device, not the OS.
        
         | Ephil012 wrote:
         | You might want to do this
         | 
         | iOS settings => Sounds and Haptics => Drag the Ringtone and
         | Alert Volume slider up higher and turn off change with buttons
         | 
         | The alarm clock volume on iOS is separate from your normal
         | volume. So if it accidentally got lowered then your alarm clock
         | will never make any sound. It can get accidentally lowered if
         | you have change with buttons on so I turn that off. Turning off
         | change with buttons just fixes your alarm and ringer volume, it
         | won't prevent you from changing your volume normally when
         | listening to music
        
         | lost_tourist wrote:
         | that should work, as I have no issue with alarms. Have you
         | uninstalled the clock app and reinstalled?
        
         | rumblerock wrote:
         | I've had alarm issues as well recently, and I think in my case
         | it may have something to do with either (1) "Attention Aware
         | Features" that will silence alarms if it thinks you're using /
         | looking at the phone, or (2) wearing my watch and having it
         | think that I was silencing alarms by covering or touching the
         | screen.
         | 
         | I turned off the attention aware features and also flipped off
         | "Push Alerts from iPhone" for the Clock app on my watch. My
         | distrust at this point is so bad that I just don't wear the
         | watch to sleep even though I love the sleep tracking features.
         | 
         | It's ridiculous that a bug with alarms is even a thing, and
         | also something that's hard to troubleshoot when I'm half-awake.
        
         | lwansbrough wrote:
         | I have the same issue.
        
       | j1elo wrote:
       | Will this arbitrarily break compatibility with some XCode version
       | that ends up forcing me to buy a new Mac just to be able to build
       | my code? (asking for a friend)
        
         | akmarinov wrote:
         | Not if you have a Mac from the past decade
        
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