Apple has released Io 16.3 to all users with several new features , fix , and security updates for all iPhones incline iOS 16 . exploiter can update to the latest version on their iPhone and iPad in theSoftware Updatetab in theGeneralsection of the preferences app .
iOS 16.3 is n’t a huge release but it does bring a few notable features , including accompaniment for security paint for Apple Gem State and the expansion ofAdvanced Data Protectionto user outside the U.S. It also adds support for the new2nd - generation HomePodcoming February 3 , as well as a fewnew featuresfor the first - gen HomePod and HomePod miniskirt , such as temperature sensor readings ( mini only ) , remastered ambient phone , a Modern Siri confirmation speech sound , and new audio recording tuning for spoken Word of God content such as podcasts . And in conjunction with watchOS 9.3 , it adds the new Unity lookout man face and wallpaper incelebration of Black History Month .
It also bringsanticipated bug fixes . One major one will repair whatever causing horizontal lines to come along when some iPhone 14 equipment re-start , and it should rejuvenate the family app upgrade that was pulled in December . The latter fix may not appear ab initio but should roll out to users over the coming weeks as Apple was try out it in the in style genus Beta .
According to the liberation distinction , several other smaller features and hole are also part of the update :
The update also includes adozen security fixes , including a serious Kernel bug that could allow for an app to “ execute arbitrary code with kernel privilege ” and a Screen Time flaw that could allow an app “ to access selective information about a exploiter ’s inter-group communication . ”
