Hi all,
After a relatively short beta process iOS 8.3 is now available.
Change log below:
This release includes improved performance, bug fixes, and a redesigned
Emoji keyboard. Changes include:
Improved performance for:
App launch
App responsiveness
Messages
Wi-Fi
Control Center
Safari tabs
3rd-party keyboards
Keyboard shortcuts
Simplified Chinese keyboard
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes
Fixes an issue where you could be continuously prompted for login
credentials
Addresses an issue where some devices disconnect intermittently from
Wi-Fi networks
Fixes an issue where hands-free phone calls could become disconnected
Fixes an issue where audio playback could stop working with some
bluetooth speakers
Orientation and rotation fixes
Addresses an issue that sometimes prevented rotating back to portrait
after having rotated to landscape
Improves performance and stability issues that occurred when rotating the
device between portrait and landscape
Fixes an issue where device orientation appeared upside down after
pulling the iPhone 6 Plus from your pocket
Resolves an issue that sometimes prevented apps from rotating to correct
orientation after switching apps in multitasking
Messages fixes
Addresses issues that caused group messages to sometimes split
Fixes an issue that sometimes removed the ability to forward or delete
individual messages
Resolves an issue that sometimes prevented a preview from appearing when
taking a photo in Messages
Adds the ability to report junk messages directly from the Messages app
Adds the ability to filter out iMessages that are not sent by your
contacts
Family Sharing fixes
Fixes a bug where certain apps would not launch or update on family
members' devices
Fixes a bug that prevented family members from downloading certain free
apps
Increased reliability for Ask to Buy notifications
CarPlay fixes
Fixes an issue where Maps could come up as a black screen
Fixes an issue where the UI could be incorrectly rotated
Fixes an issue where the keyboard could appear on the CarPlay screen when
it shouldn't
Enterprise fixes
Improves reliability of installing and updating enterprise apps
Corrects the time zone of Calendar events created in IBM Notes
Fixes a problem that could cause web clip icons to become generic after
restarting
Improves reliability of saving the password for a web proxy
Exchange out-of-office message can now be edited separately for external
replies
Improves recovery of Exchange accounts from temporary connection problems
Improves compatibility of VPN and web proxy solutions
Allows use of physical keyboards to log into Safari web sheets, such as
for joining a public Wi-Fi network
Fixes an issue that caused Exchange meetings with long notes to be
truncated
Accessibility fixes
Fixes an issue where using the back button in Safari causes VoiceOver
gestures to not respond
Fixes an issue where VoiceOver focus becomes unreliable in draft Mail
messages
Fixes an issue where Braille Screen Input cannot be used to type text in
forms on webpages
Fixes an issue where toggling Quick Nav on a Braille Display announces
that Quick Nav is off
Fixes an issue keeping app icons from being moveable on home screen when
VoiceOver is enabled
Fixes an issue in Speak Screen where speech will not start again after
pausing
Other improvements and bug fixes
Introduces a redesigned Emoji keyboard with over 300 new characters
iCloud Photo Library has been optimized to work with the new Photos app
on OS X 10.10.3 and is now out of beta
Improves the pronunciation of street names during turn-by-turn navigation
in Maps
Includes support for Baum VarioUltra 20 and VarioUltra 40 braille
displays
Improves the display of Spotlight results when Reduce Transparency is
turned on
Adds Italic and Underline format options for iPhone 6 Plus landscape
keyboard
Adds the ability to remove shipping and billing addresses used with Apple
Pay
Additional language and country support for Siri: English (India, New
Zealand), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Portuguese (Brazil),
Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)
Additional dictation languages: Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab
Emirates) and Hebrew (Israel)
Improves stability for Phone, Mail, Bluetooth connectivity, Photos,
Safari tabs, Settings, Weather and Genius Playlists in Music
Addresses an issue where Slide to Unlock could fail to work on certain
devices
Addresses an issue that sometimes prevented swiping to answer a phone
call on the Lock screen
Addresses an issue that prevented opening links in Safari PDFs
Fixes an issue where selecting Clear History and Website Data in Safari
Settings did not clear all data
Fixes an issue that prevented autocorrecting "FYI"
Addresses an issue where contextual predictions did not appear in Quick
Reply
Fixes an issue where Maps did not enter night mode from hybrid mode
Resolves an issue that prevented initiating FaceTime calls from a browser
or 3rd-party app using FaceTime URLs
Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented photos from properly exporting to
Digital Camera Image folders on Windows
Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented an iPad backup from completing
with iTunes
Fixes an issue that could cause Podcast downloads to stall when switching
from Wi-Fi to cellular networks
Fixes an issue where remaining time on timer would sometimes incorrectly
display as 00:00 on Lock screen
Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented adjusting call volume
Fixes an issue that caused the status bar to sometimes appear when it
shouldn't
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It's quite obvious that Apple accessibility does listen to feedback.
Any problems or concerns send them to
accessibil...@apple.com.
You can get the update over the air or connect your device to iTunes.
Kind regards,
