Apple has finally released iOS 10.3 after several betas. This brings Find My AirPods support using Find my iPhone, CarPlay improvements, Apple’s new Apple File System (APFS) which may free up some space, and more. Find my iPods and cricket sports scores and stats for Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council for Siri was introduced in iOS 10.3 beta earlier this year.
Apple also released watchOS 3.2 for Apple Watch that brings Theater Mode which disables raise-to-wake and mutes alerts, SiriKit for Apple Watch that lets developers integrate their apps with Siri for select uses.
Apple says that Theater Mode lets users quickly mute the sound on their Apple Watch and avoid waking the screen on wrist raise. Users still receive notifications (including haptics) while in Theater Mode, which they can view by tapping the screen or pressing the Digital Crown.
Apple also released macOS 10.12.4 that brings Night Shift to the Mac. This feature was introduced for iPhone with iOS 9.3 last year. Night Shift adjusts the color of your display after sunset. After sunset, Night Shift will shift your display colors to the warmer end of the spectrum, making the display easier on your eyes. In the morning display returns to its regular settings.
It also released tvOS 10.2 for Apple TV that brings new features such as Accelerated Scrolling support for UIKit and TVMLKit apps, Device Enrollment Program support, Expanded Mobile Device Management support, Support for the VideoToolbox framework, bug fixes, and improvements. Apple TV Remote app also got updated with iPad support, enhanced Now Playing, performance and stability improvements.
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