Apple releases iOS 9.3 with Night Shift, secure Notes, fix for iMessage security hole
After seven beta releases, iOS 9.3 is now available to download by members of the public, bringing the new easy-on-the-eyes Night Shift mode, Touch ID integration with the Notes app, new iPhone 6s 3D Touch functions, and much more.
iOS 9.3 packs in a bevy of new features for iPhone and iPad users, including Night Shift for reduced eye strain, a Touch ID-secured version of Notes, additional 3D Touch Quick Actions and various improvements to existing first-party apps and services.
Apple has also built out specialized offerings for schools and enterprise with the upcoming iOS release. For example, the Classroom app and supporting ecosystem for iPad offers teachers and school administrators granular control over software distribution, per-student device management and remote monitoring.
The update also fixes a potentially critical security hole recently discovered by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
iOS 9.3 will also allow third-party apps to add music to a user's iCloud Music Library.
A total of seven beta releases were issued before Monday's public launch of the update, marking a particularly long beta period for a point-one release from Apple. Alongside the release of iOS 9.3, Xcode 7.3 was also made available.
iOS 9.3 packs in a bevy of new features for iPhone and iPad users, including Night Shift for reduced eye strain, a Touch ID-secured version of Notes, additional 3D Touch Quick Actions and various improvements to existing first-party apps and services.
Apple has also built out specialized offerings for schools and enterprise with the upcoming iOS release. For example, the Classroom app and supporting ecosystem for iPad offers teachers and school administrators granular control over software distribution, per-student device management and remote monitoring.
The update also fixes a potentially critical security hole recently discovered by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
iOS 9.3 will also allow third-party apps to add music to a user's iCloud Music Library.
A total of seven beta releases were issued before Monday's public launch of the update, marking a particularly long beta period for a point-one release from Apple. Alongside the release of iOS 9.3, Xcode 7.3 was also made available.
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Only a tiny fraction of Android device users will ever hear of Android N anyway.
The 3D Touch stuff isn't there for weather app, App Store, and Sertings the way the images portray. Weather does nothing. App Store only has search and redeem. Settings app has battery, wifi, and Bluetooth.
I updated via iPhone. Maybe via iTunes gives the missing functionality? That shouldn't be the case though...
My iPhone 5s demands "activation" after updating to 9.3 (i.e. login with Apple ID). Unfortunately, I receive the message that the activation server is too busy, while offering only a "try again" button, no cancel, no skip. Impossible to escape this loop of try-again, the phone is unusable except for emergency calls. As my iPad didn't ask for such an "activation", I thought is was OK to go ahead with my old and trusty 5s. Not so. Hope this will be resolved soon.
Same deal here. iPad 4 stuck on activation server page.
Edit: I see Apple STILL has NOT fixed text selection in text edit boxes in Safari!!!!
the autocorrect on the first text on new lines in text edit boxes on this forum remain broken (no caps or other corrections on first word on first line).
After a dozen attempts over the last hour, I connected the phone to iTunes on my laptop where the activation succeeded immediately.