iOS 10.3 Released: Changes, Security and Bugs

[gwhizkids]

Updated & working fine in my 6s+, better to reset completely & clean install?
Please advise

See this nearby thread in this forum: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/does-restoring-iphone-make-it-faster.2038915/

 

[briankeith513]

Why is beta 7 and final so choppy when beta 6 was smooth someone plz tell me

Yep, this beta has been very choppy and just terrible for me.

 

[Hedo]

Yep, this beta has been very choppy and just terrible for me.

I downgraded to 10.3 beta 6 yesterday with shift+update in iTunes, it's still being signed by Apple and I didn't lose any data.

 

[miragebg]

Can someone tell how 10.3 works on 6S? I'm on 10.2 right now, is it worth to update?

 

[pete480]

There's an issue when swiping down from the lock screen...it used to be you could swipe left or right between notifications and widgets. Now, you can only see both if you're in an app. I preferred swiping down while in the lock screen and on the home screen. Typical Apple...one step forward, two steps back.

Edit: AND it doesn't remember the last thing you viewed (notifications or widgets) like it did in the last version.

 

[LordQ]

I am super sure they tweaked the Music app icon and the Notes app padding for the list view. Also, gained around 2 gigs of storage!

 

[NT1440]

There's an issue when swiping down from the lock screen...it used to be you could swipe left or right between notifications and widgets. Now, you can only see both if you're in an app. I preferred swiping down while in the lock screen and on the home screen. Typical Apple...one step forward, two steps back.

Edit: AND it doesn't remember the last thing you viewed (notifications or widgets) like it did in the last version.

The swipe is still there, I just did it.

 

[C DM]

There's an issue when swiping down from the lock screen...it used to be you could swipe left or right between notifications and widgets. Now, you can only see both if you're in an app. I preferred swiping down while in the lock screen and on the home screen. Typical Apple...one step forward, two steps back.

Edit: AND it doesn't remember the last thing you viewed (notifications or widgets) like it did in the last version.

All that seems to still work fine in 10.3 for me.
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Still getting the random "Setting Time Zone" running bug, even when it is toggled off. Beta 1 to release, and reported multiple times.

Also, closing a resource heavy app results in the return to home screen animation becoming choppy - still happening.

Yeah, I noticed that too with Setting Time Zone even though it has been disabled for a long time.
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No you cannot. And as far as I know, that has never been a feature of iOS. It's not even a feature of Android.

It was, but there wasn't a switch for it. Apple just displayed it that way. I supposed they received enough feedback to change it to sort notifications by day / recent instead.

Those options were there in iOS 9 and 8 if not even 7, as I recall.

 

[sbailey4]

Does anyone have a link to the release notes for iOS 10?

All I can find is the security document but not the actual release notes.

https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1893?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

iOS 10.3

iOS 10.3 introduces new features including the ability to locate AirPods using Find my iPhone and more ways to use Siri with payment, ride booking and automaker apps.

Find My iPhone

• View the current or last known location of your AirPods
• Play a sound on one or both AirPods to help you find them

Siri

• Support for paying and checking status of bills with payment apps
• Support for scheduling with ride booking apps
• Support for checking car fuel level, lock status, turning on lights and activating horn with automaker apps
• Cricket sports scores and statistics for Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council

CarPlay

• Shortcuts in the status bar for easy access to last used apps
• Apple Music Now Playing screen gives access to Up Next and the currently playing song's album
• Daily curated playlists and new music categories in Apple Music

Other improvements and fixes

• Rent once and watch your iTunes movies across your devices
• New Settings unified view for your Apple ID account information, settings and devices
• Hourly weather in Maps using 3D Touch on the displayed current temperature
• Support for searching “parked car” in Maps
• Calendar adds the ability to delete an unwanted invite and report it as junk
• Home app support to trigger scenes using accessories with switches and buttons
• Home app support for accessory battery level status
• Podcasts support for 3D Touch and Today widget to access recently updated shows
• Podcast shows or episodes are shareable to Messages with full playback support
• Fixes an issue that could prevent Maps from displaying your current location after resetting Location & Privacy
• VoiceOver stability improvements for Phone, Safari and Mail

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/HT201222

Updated & working fine in my 6s+, better to reset completely & clean install?
Please advise

no. if no problems no need to.

Can someone tell how 10.3 works on 6S? I'm on 10.2 right now, is it worth to update?

Working great! no problems here on 6s.

There's an issue when swiping down from the lock screen...it used to be you could swipe left or right between notifications and widgets. Now, you can only see both if you're in an app. I preferred swiping down while in the lock screen and on the home screen. Typical Apple...one step forward, two steps back.

Edit: AND it doesn't remember the last thing you viewed (notifications or widgets) like it did in the last version.

No issue here. Still can swipe left and right in both home and lock screens. Also remembers last position.

 

[Rorosbutt]

No you cannot. And as far as I know, that has never been a feature of iOS. It's not even a feature of Android.

Lol it was a feature for a very long time. Basically since the iPhone came out. iOS 10 killed the feature. It's always been there iOS 9, 8, 7, etc.

 

[pete480]

There's an issue when swiping down from the lock screen...it used to be you could swipe left or right between notifications and widgets. Now, you can only see both if you're in an app. I preferred swiping down while in the lock screen and on the home screen. Typical Apple...one step forward, two steps back.

Edit: AND it doesn't remember the last thing you viewed (notifications or widgets) like it did in the last version.

I tried it a bunch of times this morning and it didn't work...seems to be ok now.

 

[Freakonomics101]

With final version of 10.3, I'm seeing slightly more battery usage on final vs beta 7, but still pretty good.

76%

3 hours 37 minutes
14 hours 40 minutes

Same usage every day. Occasional high quality graphic games (War Robots only). Mainly Tapatalk, messaging, calls, Facebook, Twitter, banking apps, occasional FaceTime use. Pretty much all light usage.

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi always on.

 

[poss727]

Just downloaded 10.3 and in the mail app, previous and next is back! I am sure alot of you were missing this.

 

[Mlrollin91]

Wait. That was gone? Clearly I dont use that button.

 

[LordQ]

Is this new?
Yes, I just left a Five-Star Rating to the Power Rangers movie

 

[jonobin]

Is someone experiencing some battery drain and overheating issues? I've done a df update from 9.3.5 and a backup restore and I'm pretty sure yesterday the battery life was a lot better.

Edit: on an iPhone 6

 

[Evelyn Harthbrooke]

Those options were there in iOS 9 and 8 if not even 7, as I recall.

Oh dang, I didn't know that. My bad. Sorry!

 

[OriginalAppleGuy]

Those options were there in iOS 9 and 8 if not even 7, as I recall.

Well I certainly stand corrected. I pulled out my 4S with iOS 9.3.5 and sure enough, in the Notifications section there sits "Notifications View" with:

Sort Order (recent or manual)
Group by App switch.

Wonder why if it was there before, they pulled it? Can't say I ever recall using it though.

 

[C DM]

Well I certainly stand corrected. I pulled out my 4S with iOS 9.3.5 and sure enough, in the Notifications section there sits "Notifications View" with:

Sort Order (recent or manual)
Group by App switch.

Wonder why if it was there before, they pulled it? Can't say I ever recall using it though.

Hard to say why some fairly straightforward things that were already there and for at least a little while just kind of disappear and realistically without a good (if any) reason.

 

[uandme72]

Just downloaded 10.3 and in the mail app, previous and next is back! I am sure alot of you were missing this.

Back where? Can you please clarify.

 

[Shloeb]

On an iPhone 6s. Better battery life than 10.2.1 and overall smooth performance. Looks like a much better release than expected

 

[Easttime]

Just updated my iPad Air and iPhone 6. Very smooth, not as long as I expected. Freed up lot of space.
Free space:
iPad before 11.8 GB, after 17.9 GB.
iPhone before 8.3 GB, after 19.7 GB.

 

[miragebg]

So guys, can you encourage me to update from 10.2 to 10.3 after all? I really don't want to risk any potential performance drop...
I am using 6S 64GB.

 

[CheesePuff]

So guys, can you encourage me to update from 10.2 to 10.3 after all? I really don't want to risk any potential performance drop...
I am using 6S 64GB.

Sure, if you want worse performance, stay on 10.2

 

[OriginalAppleGuy]

So guys, can you encourage me to update from 10.2 to 10.3 after all? I really don't want to risk any potential performance drop...
I am using 6S 64GB.

In addition to performance, there are plenty of security fixes including one for Safari plugging a javascript hole that allowed "people" to throw threatening popups on the screen.