iOS 17.3 Released - What's New?

Summary

The transcript covers the new features in Apple's iOS 17.3 update, including stolen device protection to add security if someone steals your phone, collaborative Apple Music playlists to edit playlists with friends, a new Unity Bloom wallpaper, AirPlay compatibility with hotel TVs, a fix for a bug that crashed iPhones, optimizations for crash detection, and small tweaks like improved device icons. It notes good performance and battery life with the update and recommends installing it for the stolen device protection feature, concluding that iOS 17.4 will likely release end of February.

Takeaways

• 😀 Apple released iOS 17.3 with stolen device protection, collaborative playlists, and other features
• 🔒 Enable stolen device protection to secure your iPhone if stolen
• 🎵 iOS 17.3 adds collaborative playlists to Apple Music
• 📱 AirPlay 2 now works with hotel TVs in supported hotels
• 💡 iOS 17.3 fixes bugs like the app library freeze bug
• 🔋 Battery life is slightly improved in iOS 17.3
• 📈 Performance is great on iOS 17.3
• ⏳ iOS 17.4 beta coming soon, public release likely March
• 🔜 Expect iOS 17.3.1 bug fix update in February
• 👍 iOS 17.3 is recommended to upgrade for most users

Q & A

What is the new stolen device protection feature in iOS 17.3?

The stolen device protection feature adds an extra layer of security if someone who knows your passcode steals your phone. It requires biometric authentication like Face ID or Touch ID with no passcode fallback for certain functions when you are away from familiar locations.

How does the stolen device protection feature work?

It is based on location. When you are away from home or work, it will force biometric authentication with no passcode fallback for things like viewing saved passwords or changing your Apple ID password. It also requires a 1 hour security delay for more sensitive actions.

What new collaboration features are in iOS 17.3?

iOS 17.3 allows Apple Music subscribers to create collaborative playlists. You can invite others to edit the playlist by adding, removing or reordering songs. There is also a new reactions feature to react to songs.

What is the new Unity Bloom wallpaper in iOS 17.3?

Unity Bloom is a new animated wallpaper option with several color variants like red, green, multicolor and black. It has a cool transition animation from lock screen to home screen.

What is the new AirPlay for hotels feature?

iOS 17.3 enables you to connect to a hotel TV via QR code and AirPlay content from your iPhone. This allows you to wirelessly stream content versus connecting cables.

What other small changes are in iOS 17.3?

The AppleCare section now shows all devices on your Apple ID. Glyph icons have been updated to look more realistic. A bug involving the app library freezing iPhones has also been fixed.

How is the performance in iOS 17.3?

Performance seems stable with no major issues reported. Some minor battery life improvements were noted as well.

Should you update to iOS 17.3?

Yes, it is recommended to update for the stolen device protection feature and other enhancements. Collaborative playlists are also a nice bonus for Apple Music users.

When will iOS 17.4 be released?

iOS 17.4 beta testing recently started. The public release will likely be end of February or sometime in March 2024.

What other versions can we expect before iOS 18?

A smaller iOS 17.3.1 update could arrive in February for bugs and security. iOS 17.4 will be a bigger update with new emoji and features.

Outlines

00:00

👀 Introducing stolen device protection in iOS 17.3

Paragraph 1 introduces and describes the new stolen device protection feature in iOS 17.3. It requires biometric authentication like Face ID when away from familiar locations, eliminating passcode fallback. This prevents access to passwords, Apple Pay, etc. if someone steals your phone.

05:01

🤝 Collaborative playlists come to Apple Music

Paragraph 2 talks about the new Apple Music collaborative playlists in iOS 17.3. You can now invite others to join and edit playlists. People can add, remove, or reorder songs. There are also new reactions and profile icons for collaborators.

10:01

🌈 New Unity Bloom wallpaper in iOS 17.3

Paragraph 3 covers the new Unity Bloom wallpaper option in iOS 17.3. It has different color variants and flows nicely between lock and home screens. The wallpaper glyph icons have also been updated to look more realistic.

15:03

📺 AirPlay 2 support coming to hotel TVs

Paragraph 4 mentions upcoming AirPlay 2 support for hotel TVs through QR codes. This will allow casting content easily versus using Chromecast. It will take time to roll out fully as hotels upgrade.

💻 All devices now shown under Apple Care

Paragraph 5 talks about a settings change in iOS 17.3. The Apple Care section now shows all devices on your Apple ID, not just paired ones. The icons are also updated to look more realistic.

🛠️ iOS 17.3 fixes the viral iPhone freezing bug

Paragraph 6 covers how iOS 17.3 fixes the viral bug that would freeze iPhones through the App Library. Tapping in a certain way no longer causes freezes and requires force restarts.

⚡️ Minor performance and battery life improvements

Paragraph 7 discusses performance and battery life in iOS 17.3. There are minor improvements over 17.2 and 17.21 with no major issues reported. Geekbench scores are similar.

👍 Update recommendation and what's next from Apple

The final paragraph provides an update recommendation for most users to install iOS 17.3. It also mentions the upcoming iOS 17.4 beta and potentially 17.3.1 release from Apple.

Keywords

💡iOS 17.3

iOS 17.3 is the latest software update for iPhones released by Apple. It contains new features like stolen device protection, collaborative playlists in Apple Music, and AirPlay compatibility with hotel TVs. The video is focused on providing an overview of the changes and improvements in iOS 17.3 to help users decide if they should install the update.

💡stolen device protection

Stolen device protection is a major new security feature introduced in iOS 17.3. It requires biometrics like Face ID or Touch ID when accessing sensitive info or making account changes, and adds a 1 hour security delay for certain functions if the phone is away from familiar locations. This protects against thieves who steal the phone and know the passcode.

💡collaborative playlists

The iOS 17.3 update adds collaborative playlists to Apple Music, allowing multiple people to edit and reorder songs in a shared playlist. Users can also react to songs and see who added each track. This makes it easier to curate playlists with friends or family members.

💡AirPlay hotel rooms

iOS 17.3 enables using AirPlay to stream content from an iPhone to hotel room TVs via a QR code. This replaces the need to connect with Chromecast or HDMI cables. However, the feature will take time to rollout as hotels upgrade to AirPlay compatible TVs.

💡battery life

According to the video, battery life is slightly better in iOS 17.3 compared to previous versions. The increase is small, about 20 additional minutes, but it helps resolve battery drain issues some users faced before.

💡performance

The video mentions iOS 17.3 has excellent performance with no bugs or issues based on testing. Performance is as good or better than iOS 17.2 and 17.2.1 according to benchmarks and real world usage.

💡iOS 17.4

iOS 17.4 is the next major update after 17.3, likely releasing end of February or March. It will add new emoji and more significant changes compared to 17.3 which focused on security. iOS 17.4 beta testing will start soon.

💡bug fixes

The video says a minor iOS 17.3.1 update will probably arrive in February for bug fixes and security patches. So iOS 17.3.1 will be a smaller update focused on minor improvements.

💡update recommendation

The video recommends most users update to iOS 17.3 primarily for the stolen device protection security feature. Collaborative playlists and small battery life gains are additional reasons to update for some users.

💡development timeline

The video outlines the expected development timeline - iOS 17.4 betas starting soon, iOS 17.3.1 in February for bug fixes, and iOS 17.4 final version by end of February or March with more significant changes.

Highlights

iOS 17.3 adds stolen device protection, requiring biometrics when away from familiar locations.

Stolen device protection forces face/touch ID and prevents passcode fallback for sensitive actions like changing passwords.

With stolen device protection, a 1 hour security delay is required for certain functions after biometrics when away from familiar locations.

iOS 17.3 includes collaborative Apple Music playlists where multiple people can edit, reorder songs, and react.

iOS 17.3 adds a new Unity Bloom wallpaper with colorful transition animations.

iOS 17.3 enables AirPlay from iPhones to hotel TVs via QR codes for the first time.

The Apple Care and warranty section now shows all devices associated with your Apple ID.

iOS 17.3 fixes an iPhone-freezing bug caused by interacting with the app library in a specific way.

Performance and battery life are improved slightly in iOS 17.3 over previous versions.

The stolen device protection feature alone makes iOS 17.3 worth installing for added security.

Collaborative Apple Music playlists give apple music subscribers a major new feature in iOS 17.3.

iOS 17.4 beta 1 with new features is expected soon, with public release likely end of Feb or March.

A smaller iOS 17.3.1 update could come in Feb before 17.4 for bug fixes and security patches.

iOS 17.4 will likely contain new emoji, major changes, and many updates as a point release.

For stolen device protection and collaborative playlists, iOS 17.3 is worth installing for most.

Transcripts

Apple just released iOS 17.3 and it

includes a major new feature that you

need to enable as soon as possible so in

this video you're going to see that new

feature along with every other change

we'll also discuss the performance the

battery life and if you should install

this update or wait okay so let's start

with the most important feature in iOS

17.3 and that is stolen device

protection so you access this by going

into settings face ID and passcode and

then put in your pass code and if you

scroll down a little bit you will see we

have a brand new section here that says

stolen device protection and this is off

by default now what this feature does is

it adds an additional layer of security

to your iPhone in case somebody who

knows your passcode steals your iPhone

and if you think that this is uncommon

it is not there has been a loophole in

iOS for years that would allow anybody

with access to your four to six-digit

passcode to see your save passwords to

change your Apple ID password to set a

new recovery key to pay for things with

Apple pay to disable fine my you name it

they could pretty much do anything just

by having that passcode on your device

but now with this new feature you are

more protected from those Bad actors and

it's pretty much going to eliminate the

threat of a snatch and go you know theft

of your iPhone okay so all of that

sounds great but how does this actually

work and the first thing you need to

understand is that this is based on

location and it actually says it if you

read the small text below there that

this only works when you are away from

your home or your work or whatever you

know your iPhone deems as a familiar

location so it's really you know

targeting when you're out and about and

again it's called stolen device

protection you're unlikely to get your

device stolen from your home or your

work so basically how this works is that

when you're away from one of those two

areas or one of the familiar locations

your phone will now force you to put in

your face ID or touch ID and there will

no longer be a passcode fallback so like

if your face ID or touch ID fails in the

past you would just be able to put in

your passcode and access whatever you

needed to access but now with 17.3 that

is no longer the case for certain

functions so let me give you a great

example so I have IOS 17.21 on the left

17.3 on the right so if I wanted to go

in and see the passwords and I hide my

face ID you can see instantly it pops up

where I can put in my passcode and then

I can access all of those Sav passwords

in the iCloud keychain now with

17.3 and with the stolen device

protection feature turned on if I go

into passwords and hide my face ID you

can see that it's not going to give me a

fallback it's going to require me to put

in my biometric as in face ID or touch

ID and you can see it says stolen device

protection is turned on so face ID is

required and that is just one scenario

where this can really save you if

somebody stole your phone who had access

to your passcode as well but that's not

it because if we do input face ID

correctly so we're going to go ahead and

scan our face and it does do it

correctly you can see that that is still

not all we need it says security delay

required to change password so if you

are away from a familiar location like

your home or your workplace you will

have to do two separate face ID scans or

touch ID scans one hour apart so you can

see it says a security delay is required

because stolen device protection is

turned on it will last 1 hour you will

still be able to use your iPhone during

this delay and the location of this

iPhone will not be visible until the

delay has ended so now you can start

security delay and it will show you how

much time is remaining in that DeLay So

if a thief were to steal your phone and

they were going to try to change your

Apple ID or disable fine my or you know

set a security key to completely lock

you out of your Apple ID account they

would not be able to unless they

literally had you and your phone for an

hour in between which is highly unlikely

unless they're holding you hostage or

something you know extremely rare like

that but if somebody's trying to just do

a a quick snatch and go you know they're

not going to be very successful because

again you are going to have this

additional layer of security here so

here's a list of all of these settings

and functions where Biometrics are

required and there's no passcode

fallback and also all the functions

where Biometrics Plus plus a 1hour delay

are required and again you need to keep

in mind that this only applies to when

you're not in a familiar location like

for example my iPhone my main iPhone

here knows I'm at home right now so if I

were to go to try to you know turn a

passcode off or turn off you know stolen

device protection it's going to allow me

to do that without any type of delay and

I could also put in my passcode as you

can see there however if I were to try

to do that on my other phone here if I

were to try to turn off you know stolen

device protection on a phone where it

doesn't recognize my familiar location

right now it would not let me it would

show up with that security DeLay So if I

were you I would turn on the stolen

device protection feature right away

after installing iOS 17.3 because we've

seen stories of people who have stolen

you know $ 300,000 plus dollars from

victims by you know taking advantage of

the loophole that's been in iOS for a

very long time now and that is what

stolen device protection pretty much

patches okay so that was a serious

feature now let's move on to some more

fun features and we're going to start

with apple music collaborative playlists

so these are here finally in iOS 17.3

and if you go into the library and go to

playlists you will not notice anything

new at first glance however when you go

into a playlist and you take a look up

top you will see we have a new icon up

there next to the download button with a

little guy with a plus and if you tap on

that it says that you can now invite

people to join the playlist so it says

anyone with a link will be able to edit

and reorder songs okay so here's a look

at one of my collaborative playlists so

you can see up top we now have a new

glyph icon with two people up there and

if you tap on that it will take you to

this view where you can see a share

invite link so you can now send a link

to people or you can populate a QR code

and have people scan that QR Code by you

know screenshotting it and sending it to

them and they can join that way and then

right here we do also have all of our

collaborators along with the username on

Apple music so that is cool but what's

even more cool is that when you get into

here not only can anybody in the

playlist add music remove music or also

sort the music in here but you can also

react to music so if I were to play a

song you can see that we have this

little icon right here to the left of

the favorite button and that is a react

button so now you can react with these

really cool you know fluid animations if

I do this right here you can see we have

a cool fire anim that comes out of there

and that pops up every time you go into

the now playing view so everybody will

see that and if you tap on that you can

see who it is that left that reaction so

if you have multiple people in a

collaborative playlist you can see who

reacted to that it's very similar to

what you see in iMessage and then you do

also have the name of the person right

up here and also to the left of all the

songs you can see the profile picture

for the person who added that song and

also when you go to add a song to a

playlist you will now be able to tell

which playlist is a collaborative

playlist because we have these two

little gray glyph icons all the way to

the right to indicate that it is a

collaborative playlist iOS 17.3 also

includes a brand new wallpaper called

Unity Bloom so here is what that looks

like so if you go into your plus button

right here if you tap on plus when you

go to create a new lock screen you will

see that right here under featured there

is a new little collection there called

Unity Bloom and if you tap on that you

can see we do have several different

styles so this is Unity we have red we

have green we have multicolor which is

really nice and then we have a black as

well you can add widgets in there but it

does look pretty good without the

widgets in my opinion so we're going to

stick with the we'll go with the

multicolor for this one we'll tap on ADD

we'll set as a wallpaper pair we'll go

to this wallpaper and then when you

swipe up you can see a really cool fancy

little animation there going from lock

screen to home screen it looks really

good it flows very well now the next new

feature in iOS 17.3 is somewhat of a

game Cher but it's probably going to

take a while for it to fully roll out

and that is airPlay and hotel rooms and

this does exactly what it sounds like it

allows you to connect your iPhone to a

hotel TV via a QR code and then AirPlay

content to that TV so no more janky

chomecast or you know no hardwiring your

iPhone to the hotel TV just to watch

something worthwhile so this could be a

real game changer once it eventually

rolls out but we all know how outdated

hotels are so it's probably not going to

be in all Hotel TVs until 2029 anyways

LG is the first company to create a line

of commercial TVs that are compatible

with AirPlay for hotels so expect those

to roll out pretty soon but again

they're probably not going to be in

every hotel for quite a while this

update also includes a pretty small but

noteworthy change inside of our settings

if we go into General and then to the

Apple Care and warranty section we have

a change here because now it's going to

show all of the devices that we have on

our Apple ID account so before in iOS

17.21 and previous versions of iOS it

would only show the paired devices Under

The Apple Care and warranty section so

it only show the devices that were

paired via Bluetooth so you can see my

Apple watch my airpods things like that

that would be the only way I can see my

Apple Care and warranty but now in 17.3

three you can see every device even if

it has not been connected via Bluetooth

so it shows like your MacBooks other you

know older Apple watches other phones

you can see pretty much everything here

and the glyph icons for all of these

have been updated as well so they look a

lot more realistic especially the

airpods look a lot more realistic so

there are my airpods Max they are the

correct color now and they also just

look more lifelike instead of more like

a glyph over here so all the icons the

airpods pro also look much better as you

can see right there they used to be

these gray glyphs now they are realistic

looking airpods Pros even the Apple

watch Ultra looks a lot better so every

glyph icon it looks like has changed and

then we do also have some changes here

it used to say paired devices now it

says more devices and the sentence at

the bottom has been expanded as well it

now says coverage is shown for devices

connected to your Apple ID and select

Bluetooth paired devices iOS 17.3 also

patches a bug that's gone viral a couple

of times that would basically freeze any

iPhone and that has to do with the app

Library so if you went into the app

Library here and then you tapped and

held on the space bar and got to this

section right here and then swiped over

in the middle of doing that and then you

let go and go back into the app library

and tap right here you can see it will

freeze up the device and you will have

to force restart it nothing will fix it

so that worked all the way up until

17.21 but now that's been fixed with

17.3 so we're going to try the same

thing so we're going to tap on the app

library and then hold on the space bar

we're going to keep holding and then

swipe over to that screen let go go back

and then tap in the app library and you

can see it no longer works everything

works properly now so for those who got

a lot of views showing how to crash an

iPhone you're not going to get views

anymore because it has been patched here

with 17.3 oh and also included in this

update are crash detection optimizations

so this is likely just in an effort to

prevent any future F false triggers like

we've seen from roller coasters and

snowmobiles and other things in the past

now as far as the performance goes

performance is actually really great

here on 17.3 I've had no complaints

really ever since the first beta and now

with 17.3 the final release I've really

not noticed any bugs I've had no hiccups

with the software everything has just

run really well I mean better than 17.2

better than

17.21 I've just had no issues here and

everything seems to be running just fine

you can see the latest geekbench six

scores here as well nothing too crazy

nothing too different from 17.2 or 17.21

but I can tell you right now performance

feels great everything on the device

feels great and it has been you know the

same situation everybody has said the

same thing here in the comments on

YouTube as well and then when it comes

to the battery life battery life has

improved a tiny bit over 17.2 and

17.21 but it's not going to be anything

major so if I had to average it out I

maybe averaged 20 additional minutes

over the previous version so again it's

nothing major but if you were having any

type of you know battery draining or any

type of weird issues with your battery

life those could be resolved here with

17.3 and you might find yourself getting

better battery life on 17.3 so with that

being said should you update to iOS 17.3

or should you hold off and maybe just

skip this update Al together so I would

say that for stolen device protection

alone for that feature alone I would go

ahead and update to 17.3 that feature

could quite literally save you from

losing your accounts your passwords your

data and even money like if somebody

drained your bank account because they

saw you know your password saved in

iCloud you know and the keychain there

that's you're going to really be kicking

yourself for not installing 17.3 and

having stolen device protection turned

on so for that feature alone I say yes

it is worth updating to 17.3 not to

mention if you're an apple music

subscriber you're going to have access

to the collaborative playlist feature

which is a major feature especially if

you have friends who also have apple

music I know a lot of people have been

waiting on this for a very long time now

so that is also a big reason to go ahead

and update if you are in that camp so

yes I think for most people it is worth

updating to 17.3 not to mention I have

noticed a change in performance and

battery life for the better although

slightly it does seem to be a bit better

than the previous build as well which is

always nice to see and then finally

let's discuss what to expect next from

Apple and also what to expect next from

my channel in the near future in terms

of videos so next up is going to be iOS

17.4 beta 1 so we should see those betas

dropping very soon for both developers

and for public beta testers but as far

as the final release for iOS 17.4 the

next you know major public release that

likely will not be coming until the end

of February or even into early March

however in the meantime I would expect

to see a

17.31 at some point in February just for

bug fixes and security patches so I

would anticipate 17.4 being a relatively

large update we should see new emoji and

usually the point4 updates from Apple

contain some major changes and quite a

few of them so I would not be surprised

to see that get pushed into March which

gives us more time to see a double Point

update like I said 1.3.1 but who knows

apple is you know all over the place

these days so that's why you guys keep

it locked to the channel here so you are

in the know of everything going on in

the world of Apple but anyways I hope

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