Users may now get iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 from Apple. As this is a little update, don’t expect anything extraordinary. However, a brand-new feature known as “Stolen Device Protection” is available. This is to prevent the criminals from accessing your personal data, not to find a stolen iPhone or iPad.
The functionality was initially visible in the iOS 17.3 developer beta, and it’s genuinely quite useful. If your iPad or iPhone is stolen and you have updated to OS 17.3, you can use Face ID or Touch ID to prevent the intruder from accessing the device. They can’t use their own biometrics to lock you out because this works even if they know your passcode.
The programme detects when the phone or tablet is in an unknown place and automatically requires a security wait of one hour before resetting the passcode. Although it will make things more difficult for thieves, stolen device protection won’t stop them from performing their business. There is an iPad and an iPhone version of the tool.
Along with enhanced crash detection, AirPlay hotel support, collaborative playlists on Apple Music, and new backgrounds in honour of Black History Month, the update also includes these features. Although iOS 17.2 has only been out for a month, it’s not the most feature-rich version ever.
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You must have an iPhone Xs, Xs Max, or XR from 2018 or any version of iPhone 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 in order to use iOS 17, much like previous releases. Second- and third-generation iPhone SE models are compatible with it as well. A wide range of iPad devices, including the iPad Mini fifth-generation and up, the normal iPad sixth-generation and up, the iPad Air third-generation and up, and all iPad Pro models, are compatible with iPadOS 17.3. In order to determine whether the update may be downloaded, check your system settings.
It’s a significant day for Apple operating systems today. The company released macOS Sonoma 14.3, which adds collaborative playlists to Apple Music, along with watchOS 10.3, which features a new watch face.
