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Apple Releases iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 With Stolen Device Protection, Collaborative Apple Music Playlists and More

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Apple today released iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, the third major updates to the iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 operating system updates that initially came out in September 2023. The software comes more than a month after Apple released iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 with the Journal app.
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I got a little excited for a few moments, as I hoped in vain that Apple backtracked their stance on Journal being on iPad.

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I'll be installing this soon.

Other than the "stolen phone protection" is there anything else of value in this 17.3 Update for iPad users?
 
nickelro said:
I am on 16.6.1 and wondering if I can update to 16.7.5.
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🤷‍♂️ Do you see 16.7.5 under Software Update?

I'm on 16.7.2 and ever since Apple released iOS 17.1, I've not been able to get any further iOS 16 updates -- no 16.7.3, no 16.7.4, no 16.7.5. I only see iOS 17 updates because Apple wants me (us?) to upgrade to iOS 17 so they will have good iOS 17 usage stats.
 
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Future MR readers will reminisce about the old days when we had to mess with updates for all of our devices, all in one day sometimes. “Remember the HomePod? I still have one in the garage somewhere.” “Remember how big iPhones used to be back then?“
 
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Is Stolen Device Protection only on iOS? I can see it in search results when I search for it in Settings in iPadOS, however the actual SDP setting is not present on my iPad.
 
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So with Stolen Device Protection it's now a race between the victim realizing their phone is gone and getting to a different device they can report it through as stolen / lock it up, and the thief checking the owner'a Contact information for where they live and getting there first.

That's definitely an improvement over the situation before, but I guess.. don't have your device stolen within a couple of blocks of your home or work..?

Is it documented anywhere how close the phone needs to be to a known location for the SDP to disengage?
 
Puonti said:
So with Stolen Device Protection it's now a race between the victim realizing their phone is gone and getting to a different device they can report it through as stolen / lock it up, and the thief checking the owner'a Contact information for where they live and getting there first.

That's definitely an improvement over the situation before, but I guess.. don't have your device stolen within a couple of blocks of your home or work..?

Is it documented anywhere how close the phone needs to be to a known location for the SDP to disengage?
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Not so much a race. I think the idea is that if someone steals your phone and forces/tricks you to unlock it with your face/finger, they still will have to wait an hour and have you do it again, which is unlikely to happen.
 
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EedyBeedyBeeps said:
Is Stolen Device Protection only on iOS? I can see it in search results when I search for it in Settings in iPadOS, however the actual SDP setting is not present on my iPad.
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Same for my iphone se 2022. I just bought it in the fall 2023. Stolen device protection option isnt showing up on it either. Weird. Maybe theres a glitch. Also, you said it shows up in the search results, it doesnt show up for me either. Definitely a bug somewhere in ios 17.3 I bet
 
Created a shared playlist, but unlike my other playlist it doesn’t have a collage of albums for its icon, but some random, ugly AI looking 90’s artwork. How come?
 
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