apple Releases iOS 8.3

Apple has just released iOS 8.3 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The new firmware brings a redesigned Emoji keyboard and other improvements.

his release includes improved performance, bug fixes, and a redesigned Emoji keyboard.



What's New:

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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