iOS 16.3 Coming Next Week: Here's What's New

[MacRumors]

Apple announced today that iOS 16.3 will be available for iPhone customers next week, bringing just a few new features and enhancements to iPhone customers around the world.

In a press release today announcing new Apple Watch bands, Apple said iOS 16.3 will be available next week as a requirement for a new iOS 16 wallpaper. Alongside iOS 16.3, we also expect iPadOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3, and presumably tvOS 16.3 and macOS 13.2 to also be released.

The Unity 2023 watch face will be available next week, and requires Apple Watch Series 4 or later running watchOS 9.3, and iPhone 8 or later and iPhone SE (2nd generation) or later running iOS 16.3.

The new Unity iPhone wallpaper for the Lock Screen will be also be available next week and requires iPhone 8 or later running iOS 16.3.

Compared to iOS 16.2, iOS 16.3 has few new features and instead focuses mainly on bug fixes. We've highlighted a few of iOS 16.3's new features below.

• Support for security keys for Apple IDs
• A redesigned HomePod Handoff prompt following the release of a new second-generation HomePod
• Tweaked wording for Emergency SOS in Settings

iOS 16 was released four months ago, and some users continue to experience bugs and system UI glitches on their iPhones. iOS 16.3 is likely to address some of these issues next week. For a full rundown of what's new, see our past coverage.

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[krspkbl]

basically nothing. at a push the security key is cool. i'll stay on 16.2 thanks apple. no doubt this will be a buggy mess.

 

[MacBird]

Is there a new Mac Pro in the near future because macOS 13.2 will be released?

 

[eilavid]

Does this include the enabling of the Temperature and Humidity sensors in the Homepod mini?

 

[ELman]

Nice to see the wallpaper is one of main reasons for the update.

 

[BorisDG]

So no 16.2.1... all will be included "under the hood" in 16.3. Nice!

 

[vertsix]

Well, there goes the hope I had for more bugs to be fixed.

 

[NachoGrande]

Please give the option to turn off video screen scrubbing!!!!

 

[contacos]

How is that not just a 16.2.1 release?

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

i'll stay on 16.2 thanks apple. no doubt this will be a buggy mess.

Well, there goes the hope I had for more bugs to be fixed.

MR users: Apple, please release an update to fix these bugs.
Also MR users: i’m not updating for just bug fixes! Thats boring and lame.

 

[now i see it]

Pretty much everyone by now has developed a 1000 yard stare in regards to iOS updates. Its come to the point that all anyone really cares about is : What’s Not Broken

 

[mjschabow]

Hopefully fix the bugs. That's all I care about.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

I’m just hoping for performance and bugs free release.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

I’m just hoping for performance and bugs free release.

You're asking for a lot!

 

[1557750]

That’s a big pass. No way they’re gonna wrap up the bugs by next week. Not based of last 16.3 Beta 2.

 

[VictoryHighway]

How is that not just a 16.2.1 release?

Anything that changes an API is at least an X.Y update instead of an X.Y.Z. The latter is usually bug fixes only.

 

[EugW]

Let's hope tvOS 16.3 fixes the freezing issues some of us have had with the 2022 Apple TV 4K.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Let's hope tvOS 16.3 fixes freezing issues some of the 2022 Apple TV 4K units have had.

Also how you can't reconnect AirPods to it sometimes without rebooting it

 

[russell_314]

basically nothing. at a push the security key is cool. i'll stay on 16.2 thanks apple. no doubt this will be a buggy mess.

There will likely be security fixes, so this might not be a good decision. Of course everyone’s threat model is different and maybe you don’t have sensitive information on your phone.

 

[NightFox]

In a press release today announcing new Apple Watch bands, Apple said iOS 16.3 will be available next week as a requirement for a new iOS 16 wallpaper.

Apple, you've changed. 😢

 

[EugW]

Also how you can't reconnect AirPods to it sometimes without rebooting it

Is that just with the 2022, or with all the Apple TV 4K models? (I usually don't use AirPods with my 2017 nor my 2022.)

 

[mystery hill]

Hopefully this improves HomeKit. It’s been buggier since the 16.2 architecture update.

 

[1557750]

How is that not just a 16.2.1 release?

Because Apple is trying harder to become unpredictable all while releasing unpolished software.

 

[contacos]

Anything that changes an API is at least an X.Y update instead of an X.Y.Z. The latter is usually bug fixes only.

OK that makes sense. I still remember those days when you had to pay for an X.Y update on the iPod Touch and therefore it usually included new features haha

 

[vertsix]

MR users: Apple, please release an update to fix these bugs.
Also MR users: i’m not updating for just bug fixes! Thats boring and lame.

not sure if youve seen but the latest 16.3 beta is still filled with bugs