Apple Releases Second Public Betas of iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3 updates to public beta testers, providing the new software to the general public. The public betas come one day after Apple provided the beta to developers, and nearly a month after the first public betas.

Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple's free beta testing program can download the ‌iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3‌ betas over the air after installing the proper certificate from the Public Beta website.

So far, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3 appear to be more minor updates than the iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 releases. The software includes support for physical Security Keys for adding an additional layer of protection to an Apple ID.

With this feature, a physical FIDO certified security key can be used in lieu of device authentication when signing into an Apple ID on iCloud or a new device.

The update also includes a more streamlined process for transferring a song to a HomePod from an iPhone and vice versa, with Apple providing additional detail on how it works. No other major changes have been found in the beta as of yet.

Article Link: Apple Releases Second Public Betas of iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3

 

[jakeowens]

Actually debating jumping on this beta since 16.2 just has sooo many bugs in it.

 

[MrRom92]

Betas, but still no stable release to at least fix SOME of the bugs that were introduced with the mess that is 16.2… an entire month ago. Shameful. Priorities, Apple!!!

 

[sorgo †]

Actually debating jumping on this beta since 16.2 just has sooo many bugs in it.

Not to pressure you but if you’re comfortable and want to I say doooo ittt been great thus far on my 13 mini.

 

[joshmcx]

I’ve been using 16.3 Beta 1 since it was released because I was so unhappy with the 16.2 bugs and performance. Apart from a few resprings here and there, 16.3 has been the best iOS 16 release yet, even in Beta 1 form. Snappy and battery life has been fine.

I still hate these square notifications though.

 

[lorca2770]

Betas, but still no stable release to at least fix SOME of the bugs that were introduced with the mess that is 16.2… an entire month ago. Shameful. Priorities, Apple!!!

Hei..., a Beta is a Beta

 

[Realityck]

Hei..., a Beta is a Beta

yes and then it becomes a public release, so now is the time to try it out if earlier iOS/IpadOS release gave you issues. It's the only way we know things are fixed is verifying with each release if it working differently. Online the developers notes normally don't discuss this.

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Still no word on the release of iPhoneOS 16.3?

 

[Vespi]

Makes me wonder why there is no 16.2.1 yet

 

[_Spinn_]

Makes me wonder why there is no 16.2.1 yet

Yeah I thought for sure we would see a bug fix update by now.

 

[BEC60]

I wonder if they’ve solved the ”you can’t play DRM-protected content through the Lightning-HDMI adapter” issue.

It’s kind of ironic that one of the streams I can no longer play to my TV from my iPad Pro is AppleTV+.

 

[brilliantthings]

Has 16.3 beta addressed not being able to AirPlay audio while iPad is connected to external display?

 

[Patryk888]

Did anybody else notice that the playback option of just swiping across the video left or right to revind or forward is gone ? (Infuse app style) Or is it just me ?