Apple today seeded the release candidates of its upcoming iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 updates to developers. The release candidates come one week after the third seed of the betas.
The developer beta and release candidate builds are available to developers who opt into the betas by going to “Settings” -> “Software Update,” then tapping on the “Beta Updates” option and turning on the iOS 17 Developer Beta. An Apple ID associated with a developer account is required to download and install the beta.
Full release notes for iOS 17.3 are as follows:
Stolen Device Protection
– Stolen Device Protection increases security of iPhone and Apple ID by requiring Face ID or Touch ID with no passcode fallback to perform certain actions
– Security Delay requires Face ID or Touch ID, an hour wait, and then an additional successful biometric authentication before sensitive operations like changing device passcode or Apple ID password can be performedLock Screen
– New Unity wallpaper honors Black history and culture in celebration of Black History MonthMusic
– Collaborate on playlists allows you to invite friends to join your playlist and everyone can add, reorder, and remove songs
– Emoji reactions can be added to any track in a collaborative playlistThis update also includes the following improvements:
– AirPlay hotel support lets you stream content directly to the TV in your room in select hotels
– AppleCare & Warranty in Settings shows your coverage for all devices signed in with your Apple ID
– Crash detection optimizations (all iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 models)
Release candidate builds of iOS 16.7.5, iPadOS 16.7.5, iOS 15.8.1, and iPadOS 15.8.1 with security fixes for older devices are also available.
Apple is expected to release iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 to the public next week.
As usual, MacTrast and Apple both warn users to not install any betas on their daily driver iPhone or iPad. Instead, only install betas on a device set aside for testing purposes.
