After a period of beta testing, Apple is releasing iOS 16.3 to iPhone users everyplace today. This update includes a caller mode to secure your Apple ID, changes to Emergency SOS, and more. There’s besides a brand caller wallpaper that Apple has designed successful grant of Black History Month.

Head beneath for the afloat merchandise notes with everything caller successful iOS 16.3…

How to instal iOS 16.3

iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3 are disposable to each iPhone and iPad models starting today. You tin update by heading to the Settings app, choosing General, and past choosing Software Update. If you don’t spot the update close away, beryllium definite to support checking arsenic it tin sometimes instrumentality a fewer minutes to deed each iPhone and iPad. The updates are expected to beryllium disposable to everyone wrong the hour. 

Once you statesman the installation process, your iPhone oregon iPad volition download the update, past punctual you to reboot your instrumentality to decorativeness the process. Keep successful caput your instrumentality volition beryllium unusable portion it reboots to instal the update. 

Apple is besides rolling retired iOS 15.7.3 for older iPhones that bash not enactment iOS 16, arsenic good arsenic iOS 12.5.7 for devices that bash not enactment iOS 13 oregon newer.

What’s caller successful iOS 16.3?

Here are the caller features successful iOS 16.3:

• New Unity wallpaper honors Black past and civilization successful solemnisation of Black History Month
• Security Keys for Apple ID let users to fortify the information of their relationship by requiring a carnal information cardinal arsenic portion of the 2 origin authentication motion successful process connected caller devices
• Support for HomePod (2nd generation)
• Emergency SOS calls present necessitate holding the broadside fastener with the up oregon down measurement fastener and past releasing successful bid to forestall inadvertent exigency calls

The update besides includes immoderate bug fixes and improvements for iPhone users:

• Fixes an contented successful Freeform wherever immoderate drafting strokes created with Apple Pencil oregon your digit whitethorn not look connected shared boards
• Addresses an contented wherever the wallpaper whitethorn look achromatic connected the Lock Screen
• Fixes an contented wherever horizontal lines whitethorn temporarily look portion waking up iPhone 14 Pro Max
• Fixes an contented wherever the Home Lock Screen widget does not accurately show Home app status
• Addresses an contented wherever Siri whitethorn not respond decently to euphony requests
• Resolves issues wherever Siri requests successful CarPlay whitethorn not beryllium understood correctly

What are you astir looking guardant to trying with iOS 16.3? Let america cognize down successful the comments.

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