No, it is not the same as the latest beta. The version number in the latest update is: 11.3 (15e216.
> On Mar 30, 2018, at 11:18 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Larry, > > Usually the last beta is the same version as the public release. I am aware > of how you can delete the beta profile, but I don't really want to do this if > my version is the same as what everybody else got yesterday because then if I > want to redownload the next beta for iOS 11.3.1 I have to enroll again and > that is why I asked for somebody who was not on the public beta program and > who has already installed iOS 11.3 to post the full version number. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Larry > Smith > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 3:18 AM > To: 'Ming' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Apple releases iOS 11.3, the biggest update for iPhones since > iOS 11 first launched, Ars Technica > > You need to remove the beta profile. After removing, reboot your phone and > then the update will appear. > >> On Mar 29, 2018, at 10:53 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> I am on the public beta and I had no update. Therefore I assume that public >> beta 6 from almost 2 weeks ago is the same as this public release? Could >> somebody confirm the actual built? Mine is 15E5216A. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> M. Taylor >> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 6:20 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Apple releases iOS 11.3, the biggest update for iPhones since >> iOS 11 first launched, Ars Technica >> >> Apple releases iOS 11.3, the biggest update for iPhones since iOS 11 first >> launched This is a big update, and Apple also released updates to tvOS and >> watchOS. >> by Samuel Axon - Mar 29, 2018 2:39pm PDT >> >> Apple >> Today, Apple released iOS 11.3 to all supported devices, including the iPad >> Air and later, the iPad mini 2 and later, the iPhone 5S and later, and the >> sixth-generation iPod touch. The update is available for download now in >> supported regions. >> With several new features, it's arguably the biggest update to iOS >> since iOS >> 11 first released. iOS 11.3 addresses battery-based performance throttling >> on older devices, adds significant new capabilities for augmented reality, >> adds the ability to chat with customer support reps from companies in >> Messages, and lets users access their personal health records in the Health >> app. >> Apple also released smaller updates for tvOS (tvOS 11.3) on the Apple TV and >> watchOS (watchOS 4.3). Let's dive into what each of these updates adds for >> users. >> Battery Health >> >> You'll find the new Battery Health settings nested under "Battery" in the >> Settings app. Note that it's prominently listed as still in beta. >> As promised, Apple has made it possible to disable performance throttling on >> older iPhones whose batteries have degraded to the point that that they pose >> a risk for unexpected shutdowns resulting from voltage shortages. Apple >> lists this as a beta feature. >> There is now a section in the Settings app, nested under "Battery," called >> "Battery Health." If you visit this on a phone with a battery Apple deems >> healthy, it will simply serve up brief copy explaining some key concerns >> with iPhone batteries, along with a link to a webpage that goes into more >> detail. It will also show a value for "maximum capacity." This value is a >> percentage. >> Apple explains it this way: >> This is a measure of battery capacity relative to when it was new. Lower >> capacity may result in fewer hours of usage between charges. >> There's a section of this settings screen labeled "Peak Performance >> Capacity." If your phone has never experienced an unexpected shutdown due to >> low battery health, it will simply say: "Your battery is currently >> supporting normal peak performance." However, if your battery has dropped to >> a low-enough maximum capacity, you'll be shown this copy instead: >> This iPhone has experienced an unexpected shutdown because the battery was >> unable to deliver the necessary peak power. Performance management has been >> applied to help prevent this from happening again. >> Next to this, you'll see an option to disable the performance-management >> feature that has so irked iPhone owners. It also tells you that you can >> upgrade the battery to solve this problem completely: >> Your battery's health is significantly degraded. An Apple Authorized Service >> Provider can replace the battery to restore full performance and capacity. >> Notably, performance management is disabled until the phone first >> experiences an unexpected shutdown; it's not activated simply by a maximum >> capacity below a certain value, and you can't turn it on unless you've run >> into the problem. >> The note about the Apple Authorized Service Provider is meant to address a >> consumer complaint that Apple was not transparent with users about the >> option to upgrade the battery—that complaint is key in the class-action >> lawsuits that have popped up in response to the performance management >> controversy that began last December when Reddit users and the dev behind >> benchmarking app Geekbench confirmed that iOS throttled performance on >> devices with underperforming batteries. >> Apple does not offer this feature on iPads, but this update does add a new >> iPad feature called "charge management." The update notes say it "maintains >> battery health when iPad is connected to power for prolonged periods of >> time, such as when it is used in kiosks, point-of-sale systems, or stored in >> charging carts." >> >> ARKit 1.5 >> ARKit is Apple's augmented reality application programming interface. Apple >> introduced ARKit at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) last year. >> The framework handles some of the lower-level heavy lifting for augmented >> reality so developers can focus on customization of its experiences and on >> content. >> Previously, ARKit could only accurately place objects on flat, horizontal >> planes, limiting the range of applications developers could make. With ARKit >> 1.5, developers can now place objects on vertical planes like walls, and >> accuracy is improved when mapping objects onto surfaces that aren't >> completely flat. >> It also adds image-recognition capabilities. For example, an AR app could >> show a full-sized robot if a poster for an associated robot movie is seen by >> the phone's camera, or it could provide additional context in a museum when >> a certain painting is seen. Apple touts a "higher-resolution real-world >> camera view when using AR experiences," and auto-focus is now supported in >> AR views as well. >> AR is a major focus for Apple this year; it has been the subject of many of >> the company's top executives' comments about their strategy and new >> initiatives, and many of the major additions and updates in the iPhone 8, >> iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X—all released late last year—were focused on >> laying the ground work for improved AR experiences, either with new sensors >> or improved performance. >> Tim Cook has said he believes AR will be a watershed moment for the app >> store once AR developers find their stride. App intelligence firm Sensor >> Tower recently estimated that apps built on ARKit have been downloaded 13 >> million times since iOS 11's initial release. Half of those apps are games, >> but Pokémon Go and several other popular AR apps are not included in those >> numbers because, for all or some of the reported period, they were not built >> on ARKit. >> >> New Animojis >> This update also adds four new Animoji for the iPhone X: a skeleton, a lion, >> a dragon, and a bear—not to be confused with the existing panda bear >> Animoji. They're pictured below. These new Animoji don't add any new >> functionality; they're just new skins for the TrueDepth sensor-based, iPhone >> X-exclusive feature. >> >> Business Chat >> iOS 11.3 adds the ability to chat with representatives from participating >> companies directly in your Messages app. It's essentially a platform for >> text-message-based customer support. >> The conversation can be triggered by tapping the Messages icon that appears >> in the Safari or Apple Maps apps, as well as in iOS searches. In the course >> of the conversation, you can use Apple Pay for transactions without leaving >> the app. If you need to set an appointment, a menu listing available times >> will swipe up from the bottom of the screen. >> Apple claims no personally identifiable data is shared with the companies >> unless you share it yourself and that businesses cannot start >> conversations—users have to initiate. >> >> You start Business Chat by tapping the Messages icon in Maps or on >> participating Business' websites in Safari. >> The first participating companies include: >> • Apple >> • Discover >> • Hilton >> • The Home Depot >> • Lowe's >> • Marriott International >> • Newegg >> • Ameritrade >> • Wells Fargo >> • 1-800-flowers.com >> Like the Battery Health settings, Business Chat is listed as a beta feature. >> >> Health Records >> Apple's health-related efforts aren't always the most-touted developments by >> tech enthusiasts, but they've been a significant area of focus for the >> company lately. In iOS 11.3, Apple has added Health Records to the Health >> app. This feature allows you to connect to various health records networks >> in which your providers participate, and it collects all those records in >> one place, even though your providers might use completely different >> networks and systems. >> Health Records are located in the Apple Health app under the Health Data tab. >> Health Records supports just shy of 40 systems in the United States, but it >> is not yet comprehensive, and it is not available in all regions. This >> information was available to people before, but it has not always been >> centralized for the user in this way. The data is not really centralized, >> though—it's still coming from those other systems. The user just sees it in >> one place in the app. >> In a way, Apple is looking to do the same thing with the Health app on iOS >> that it does with its TV app—remove the friction inherent in working with a >> plethora of unconnected, unstandardized systems and providers. As with the >> TV app, success hinges on how many providers participate. Health Records >> needs to be nearly comprehensive for the value to be realized. This is a >> starting point, but Apple still has work ahead of it, and this one feature, >> while laudable, will not smooth out the US healthcare system's problematic >> records issues in general. >> This feature is also in beta. >> >> Other features and bug fixes in iOS 11.3 Those are the major features in iOS >> 11.3, but Apple added a few small things as well. >> Software authentication of HomeKit-compatible devices increases the number >> of devices that can support HomeKit. Support for the Advanced Mobile >> Location (AML) standard gives emergency responders in supported countries >> more accurate location information when responding to an emergency call. A >> new "For You" section has been added to Apple News, offering more >> personalized selections, and you can now sort App Store reviews in new ways, >> including "most critical," "most favorable," "most recent," and "most >> helpful." >> There are numerous bug fixes, addressing issues like failed incoming calls >> when waking the display, Mail messages reappearing in notifications after >> they've already been read, and parents' inability to use Face ID to approve >> purchase requests from their children on the iPhone X. >> >> Apple’s privacy play >> Apple has expanded its efforts to loop users in on when and how their >> personal data is being accessed or used by the company's apps and features. >> First off, it has added a new icon to represent user privacy that appears to >> notify users whenever Apple is doing something with their personal >> information. >> Each instance of this comes with a brief explanation of what information is >> being accessed and why, with a small link to a more detailed page that goes >> into greater detail. >> >> You'll see this privacy icon whenever Apple asks to use your personal >> information. >> >> Apple CEO Tim Cook recently took jabs at Facebook and Google about user >> privacy, saying Apple's approach is different. Apple's head of services Eddy >> Cue made similar comments at a SXSW talk this year. Apple has always made >> claims like this to differentiate itself from competitors, but the tone and >> frequency changed as scandals like the Cambridge Analytica controversy hit >> Facebook and others. >> Apple is capitalizing on current controversies by actively seeking to >> position itself as the tech company that cares about your privacy and >> protecting your data, in contrast to other tech giants, and this feature is >> intended to drive that point home to users. >> >> Apple Music Videos >> Music videos have been available in Apple Music for a while now, but they >> were difficult to discover. Apple has now added a section to the Browse tab >> in the Apple Music app to find and watch music videos. >> This section is curated just like other parts of Apple Music. It has >> featured videos, playlists, and genre-based lists. Watching music videos on >> Apple Music requires an active subscription to the service. >> >> "Music Videos" is a new section under the Browse tab. >> We still don't know if Apple plans to add the numerous TV shows it is >> developing to Apple Music, the TV app, or a new app. But if some or all of >> that does end up in Apple Music, we can see this as a sampling of what that >> might eventually look like. >> >> Notably missing: AirPlay 2 and Messages on iCloud AirPlay is Apple's >> protocol for streaming media between devices over your Wi-Fi network. It's >> been around by one name or another since 2004, but Apple announced at WWDC >> 2017 that AirPlay 2 would be part of iOS 11, that it would allow you to >> manage your multi-room speaker setup on your iOS device, that it would >> improve streaming latency, and that it would expand audio buffering so >> streaming could continue in some situations even if devices moved out of >> range. Audio companies like Sonos announced they would support the updated >> protocol. >> At first, it seemed that Apple planned to launch AirPlay 2 alongside the >> HomePod speaker launch in February. It didn't. Then Apple included it in >> early betas of iOS 11.3, suggesting it would launch with this update. It >> didn't. It was removed from later beta releases. Apple clearly intended to >> launch this feature already, but it has faced delays. The company hasn't >> explained those delays, and we still haven't seen AirPlay 2. >> >> Apple also originally intended to include a new feature called Messages on >> iCloud in iOS 11.3, but that feature is missing as well, despite appearing >> in some beta releases of the update. Apple did previously hint it might not >> be coming yet, though. Whenever it launches, Messages on iCloud promises to >> free up space on your iOS device by moving photos and other space-hogging >> items in Messages conversations to the cloud. >> >> watchOS 4.3 >> Alongside iOS 11, Apple also launched watchOS 4.3 for all Apple Watch >> models. The release notes are as follows: >> - Control volume and playback on HomePod from your Apple Watch >> - Restores ability to control music on iPhone >> - Use any orientation for Nightstand charging mode >> - Siri watch face now shows progress toward closing Activity rings and >> when new songs are added to Apple Music mixes >> - Resolves an issue where Activity achievements were incorrectly >> awarded for some users >> - Fixes an issue where Siri music commands were not working for some audio >> devices This is not as significant an update as iOS 11.3, obviously, but >> many users were clamoring for the ability to use the Watch in portrait >> during Nightstand charging mode. In watchOS 4, Apple removed the previously >> available feature that allowed you to use your Watch to manage playback from >> iPhone's Apple Music app. This feature is back now. >> >> tvOS 11.3 >> tvOS 11.3 dropped today for the fourth-generation Apple TV and the Apple TV >> 4K, too. It's an even smaller update. Here are the notes: >> - Apple TV App: Now available in Brazil and Mexico. >> - Siri:* Siri now understands Portuguese in Brazil. >> - Video playback: On Apple TV (4th generation), you can play videos in their >> original frame rate. >> The framerate feature was previously only available on the Apple TV 4K. >> >> Security updates >> As always, there are numerous security updates for all three of these >> releasesthat are not included in the regular patch notes. 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