iOS 11.3 Features

iOS 11.3 Features: The latest update for iPhones and iPads?

Software updates are always cause for a party – if you’re a nerd like us, at least. We’ll never tire of getting free updates to our existing gadgets that add new features and solve problems.iOS 11.3 is the next major version of the iPhone’s operating system.  iOS 11.3 is a big update with a number of interesting features. Let’s take a look at what’s new and what we can look forward to ahead of wwdc 2018 and the launch of ios 12.

iOS 11.3: Release date

iOS 11.3 has been in beta for months now, with the fourth version being released at the beginning of March. A full release is expected soon, but unfortunately the first apple event of the year didn’t bring with it new iOS treats to join the new iPad 2018.

New iOS 11.3 Features: Stop limiting maximum power

The headline feature of the new software is that iOS 11.3 will not only allow users to check to see if the so-called “power management feature” that limits the maximum power output to prevent unexpected shutdowns is enabled, but will also let them to switch it off.

New iOS 11.3 Features: Business chat within Messages

iOS 11.3 also introduces a new Business Chat tool that will allow iOS users to communicate with local businesses within Messages without handing over their contact information.This will work in conjunction with Apple Pay Cash, letting you easily make payments.

New iOS 11.3 Features: Music Videos in Apple Music

Another feature added to Apple Music is support for music videos. This allows you to stream videos inside the app, rather than having to store them inside your videos app.

New iOS 11.3 Features: Four new Animoji

What’s more, the release will bundle a total of four fresh Animoji – a bear, a dragon, a lion and a skull – in addition to a new Health Records section of the Health application and a slew of enhancements for ARKit, Apple’s AR framework.

New iOS 11.3 Features: Enabling Face ID authentication for family purchases

Another recently discovered feature is the ability to use Face ID to allow purchases made by family members. Apple allows you to set up permissions on a child’s device such that you have to give your approval when they want to make a purchase on the App Store. On the iPhone X you’d previously have to enter a password manually, however the new update means that you’ll be able to more easily do so using Face ID.

New iOS 11.3 Features: HomeKit comes to more accessories

Apple’s HomeKit is the company’s smart home ecosystem. As well as tying all your devices together, HomeKit also encrypts their communication, preventing them from making your home network vulnerable to hackers.Initially HomeKit required a physical encryption chip in devices, but with iOS 11.3 a software authentication option has been added, meaning that theoretically HomeKit could come to a host of new accessories.

New iOS 11.3 Features: A host of other minor improvements

In addition to the headline features above, iOS 11.3 will also add some more minor improvements to the software. You’ll be able to organise more health records using the Health app, and ARKit will be upgraded to version 1.5 to allow, amongst other things, virtual objects to be placed on walls or doors in addition to just on the floor.