About iOS 10 Updates
iOS 10 brings performance improvements and exciting new features to iPhone and iPad.
iOS 10.3.4
iOS 10.3.4 addresses an issue that could impact GPS location performance and could cause system date and time to be incorrect. This update is recommended for all users.
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iOS 10.3.3
iOS 10.3.3 includes bug fixes and improves the security of your iPhone or iPad.
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iOS 10.3.2
iOS 10.3.2 includes bug fixes and improves the security of your iPhone or iPad.
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iOS 10.3.1
iOS 10.3.1 includes bug fixes and improves the security of your iPhone or iPad.
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iOS 10.3
iOS 10.3 introduces new features including the ability to locate AirPods using Find My iPhone and more ways to use Siri with payment, ride booking and automaker apps.
Find My iPhone
View the current or last known location of your AirPods
Play a sound on one or both AirPods to help you find them
Siri
Support for paying and checking status of bills with payment apps
Support for scheduling with ride booking apps
Support for checking car fuel level, lock status, turning on lights and activating horn with automaker apps
Cricket sports scores and statistics for Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council
CarPlay
Shortcuts in the status bar for easy access to last used apps
Apple Music Now Playing screen gives access to Up Next and the currently playing song’s album
Daily curated playlists and new music categories in Apple Music
Other improvements and fixes
Rent once and watch your iTunes movies across your devices
New Settings unified view for your Apple ID account information, settings and devices
Hourly weather in Maps using 3D Touch on the displayed current temperature
Support for searching “parked car" in Maps
Calendar adds the ability to delete an unwanted invite and report it as junk
Home app support to trigger scenes using accessories with switches and buttons
Home app support for accessory battery level status
Podcasts support for 3D Touch and Today widget to access recently updated shows
Podcast shows or episodes are shareable to Messages with full playback support
Fixes an issue that could prevent Maps from displaying your current location after resetting Location & Privacy
VoiceOver stability improvements for Phone, Safari and Mail
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iOS 10.2.1
iOS 10.2.1 includes bug fixes and improves the security of your iPhone or iPad.
It also improves power management during peak workloads to avoid unexpected shutdowns on iPhone.
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iOS 10.2
iOS 10.2 introduces new features including the TV app (US Only), a new and unified experience for accessing your TV shows and movies across multiple video apps. Emoji have been beautifully redesigned to reveal even more detail and over 100 new emoji have been added including new faces, food, animals, sports, and professions. This update also includes stability improvements and bug fixes.
TV
Use Up Next to see the movies and shows you’re currently watching and pick up where you left off
Get recommendations for new movies and TV shows in Watch Now
Discover new apps and the latest iTunes releases in the Store
Access the Library for your iTunes purchases and rentals
Emoji
Beautifully redesigned emoji that reveal even more detail
Over 100 new emoji including new faces, food, animals, sports, and professions
Photos
Improves stabilization and delivers faster frame rate for Live Photos
Improves accuracy of groupings of similar photos of the same person in the People album
Fixes an issue where Memories might generate a memory from photos of screenshots, whiteboards or receipts
Fixes an issue where the camera would stay zoomed in after switching back from the Camera Roll on iPhone 7 Plus
Additional support for RAW digital cameras
Messages
Adds new love and celebration full screen effects in Messages
Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented the keyboard from displaying in Messages
Music
Swipe up the Now Playing screen to more easily access Shuffle, Repeat and Up Next
Choose how to sort Playlists, Albums, and Songs in Library
News
Stories you’ve saved for later now appear in the new Saved section
The best paid stories from channels you subscribe to will now appear in a dedicated section in For You
It’s now easier than ever to get to the next story, just swipe left or tap Next Story while reading
Fixes an issue that caused the Move sheet to persist after filing a Mail message
Addresses an issue with long press activating copy and paste in Mail
Fixes an issue in which the wrong message would be selected after deleting a Mail conversation
Accessibility
Adds BraillePen14 support to VoiceOver
Fixes an issue where the braille table could switch unexpectedly with VoiceOver
Fixes an issue where sometimes Siri enhanced voices were unavailable to VoiceOver
Fixes an issue where VoiceOver users could not re-order items in lists
Fixes an issue where Switch Control was sometimes unable to delete Voicemails
Other improvements and fixes
Adds notification support for HomeKit accessories including window coverings, occupancy, motion, door/window, smoke, carbon monoxide, and water leak sensors
Adds notification support for HomeKit accessories when software updates are available to HomeKit accessories
Improves Bluetooth performance and connectivity with 3rd party accessories
Fixes an issue that could cause FaceTime participants to appear out of focus
Fixes an issue that could cause FaceTime calls to appear with incorrect aspect ratio and orientation
Fixes an issue that prevented some Visual Voicemail from completing playback
Fixes a Safari Reader issue that could cause articles to open as empty pages
Fixes an issue that could cause Safari to quit unexpectedly after marking an item as read in Reading List
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iOS 10.1.1
This update fixes bugs including an issue where Health data could not be viewed for some users.
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iOS 10.1
This update includes Portrait Camera for iPhone 7 Plus (beta), transit directions for Japan, stability improvements and bug fixes.
Camera and Photos
Introduces Portrait Camera for iPhone 7 Plus that creates a depth effect that keeps your subject sharp while creating a beautifully blurred background (beta)
People names in the Photos app are saved in iCloud backups
Improved the display of wide color gamut photos in the grid views of the Photos app
Fixes an issue where opening the Camera app would show a blurred or flashing screen for some users
Fixes an issue that caused Photos to quit for some users when turning on iCloud Photo Library
Maps
Transit support for every major train, subway, ferry, and national bus line, as well as local bus systems for Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya
Sign-based transit navigation including layouts of all underground structures and walkways that connect large transit stations
Transit fare comparison when viewing alternative transit routes
Messages
New option to replay bubble and full screen effects
Messages effects can play with Reduce Motion enabled
Fixes an issue that could lead to contact names appearing incorrectly in Messages
Addresses an issue where Messages could open to a white screen
Addresses an issue that could prevent the report junk option from displaying with unknown senders
Fixes an issue where videos captured and sent in the Messages app could be missing audio
Apple Watch
Adds distance and average pace to workout summaries in the Activity app for outdoor wheelchair run pace and outdoor wheelchair walk pace
Fixes issues that may have prevented Music playlists from syncing to Apple Watch
Addresses an issue that was preventing invitations and data to appear in Activity Sharing
Fixes an issue that was allowing Activity Sharing to update over cellular when manually disabled
Resolves an issue that was causing some third-party apps to crash when inputting text
Other improvements and fixes
Improves Bluetooth connectivity with 3rd party accessories
Improves AirPlay Mirroring performance when waking a device from sleep
Fixes an issue where playback would not work for iTunes purchased content when the “Show iTunes Purchases” setting is turned off
Fixes an issue where certain selfie apps and face filters used with the FaceTime HD Camera on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus did not display a live preview
Fixes an issue in Health where individual strokes are converted to separate characters when using the Chinese handwriting keyboard
Improves performance of sharing websites from Safari to Messages
Fixes an issue in Safari that caused web previews in tab view to not display correctly
Fixes an issue that caused certain Mail messages to be reformatted with very small text
Fixes an issue that caused some HTML email to be formatted incorrectly
Fixes an issue that in some cases caused the search field to disappear in Mail
Fixes an issue that could prevent Today View Widgets from updating when launched
Fixes an issue where Weather widget sometimes failed to load data
Fixes an issue on iPhone 7 where Home Button click settings would not appear in search results
Fixes an issue that prevented spam alert extensions from blocking calls
Resolves an issue that could prevent alarm sounds from going off
Fixes an issue where audio playback via Bluetooth would cause the Taptic engine to stop providing feedback for some users
Resolves an issue preventing some users from restoring from iCloud Backup
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iOS 10.0.3
iOS 10.0.3 fixes bugs including an issue where some users could temporarily lose cellular connectivity.
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iOS 10.0.2
iOS 10.0.2 fixes bugs and improves the stability of your iPhone or iPad. This update:
Addresses an issue that could prevent headphone audio controls from temporarily not working
Resolves an issue that caused Photos to quit for some users when turning on iCloud Photo Library
Fixes an issue that prevented enabling some app extensions
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iOS 10 - iOS 10.0.1
Messages
Expressive Messaging
Bubble effects let you send messages loudly, gently, slam or with invisible ink
Full-screen effects to celebrate special moments
Tapback for quick replies to messages, links, and photos
Handwritten messages animate like ink on paper
Digital Touch lets you send sketches, taps, and heartbeats
Tap to replace can emojify your text with just a tap
Rich links show a preview of web pages you share
iMessage apps
New App Store for iMessage
Use the power of apps in Messages to share and collaborate with friends
Download stickers to send and place on text bubbles and photos
Siri
Siri now works with the following types of apps
Messaging apps to send, search and read back text messages
VoIP apps to place phone calls
Photos apps to search for images and photos
Ride service apps to book rides
Payment apps to make personal payments
Fitness apps to start, stop, and pause workouts
CarPlay automaker apps to adjust climate, radio, seat, and personal settings
Maps
All new look
Proactive suggestions for places you’re likely to go next, based on your routine or appointments in Calendar
Improved search with new callout design, clustered results and category filters
Home, work, favorite locations, and locations from upcoming Calendar events are displayed on the map
Displays where your car is parked via CarPlay or Bluetooth
Weather for the currently viewed area
Extensions
Make a reservation within Maps using extensions from participating reservations apps
Book a ride to a destination within Maps using extensions from participating ride service apps
Turn-by-turn navigation improvements
Search along route for gas stations, food, and coffee shops
Automatic view adjustment of the road ahead
Use pan and zoom during navigation
Option to avoid tolls and highways
Photos
Advanced face recognition designed with deep learning to automatically group similar faces together
Object and scene recognition to intelligently search for photos by what’s in them using advanced computer vision that scans your library locally on device
Places album to see all your photos, videos and Live Photos on a map
Memories
Intelligently highlights forgotten events, trips, and people, and presents them in a beautiful collection
Memory movies automatically edited with theme music, titles, and cinematic transitions
Related memories make it easy to rediscover even more photos in your collection, based on location, time, people, scenes and objects
Easily share with family and friends
Brilliance control applies region-specific adjustments to brightness, highlights and contrast
Home
New Home app to securely manage and control HomeKit enabled accessories
Scenes to control groups of accessories with just a tap
Rich Notifications with quick actions to control accessories
Optionally share home access with family and friends
Remote access and automation of accessories with Apple TV or iPad
Apple Music
An all-new design for Apple Music brings greater clarity and simplicity to every aspect of the experience
Navigate your Library with an improved menu and see all of the Downloaded Music that you can play on your device while offline
See recommendations in For You that highlight mixes, playlists, albums, and Connect posts—selected for you based on the music and artists you love
Visit Browse to more easily see exclusive releases, find curated playlists, and discover the most important new releases—picked by our editors each week
Listen to Radio more easily—clearly see what’s live on Beats 1, hear your favorite shows on-demand, or choose a curated station for any genre of music
Play music with an improved Now Playing experience—swipe up to view available lyrics and quickly see or edit songs that are coming up next
Apple News
An all-new design in For You adds bold typography, vibrant color, and distinct sections that make it easier to find stories on specific topics
See the most important stories of the day within Top Stories—updated by our editors throughout the day
Find the most popular stories right now within Trending Stories—selected based on what others are reading
See all of your stories grouped into easy-to-understand sections on the topics you follow or read
Discover the best and most interesting stories of the week within Featured Stories—selected by our editors
Share stories more easily—just tap the icon on any story to send it to a friend right from For You
Receive breaking news notifications from some of your most trusted sources
Subscribe to your favorite magazines and newspapers directly in News
New personalized Today View widget lets you keep up with the latest stories throughout the day
Experience
Raise to Wake automatically wakes the screen as you raise your iPhone
Rich notifications that support real time information, audio, photos and videos
Today view is redesigned and supports all new widgets for apps like Weather, Up Next, Maps, Stocks and more
Control Center is redesigned with easier to access controls including dedicated cards for music playback and Home
Expanded use of 3D Touch
Lock screen notifications to support an expanded view and access to quick actions
New quick actions for built in apps like Weather, Stocks, Reminders, Health, Home, FaceTime, iCloud Drive and Settings
Home Screen widgets
Control Center for access to quick actions for Flashlight, Timer, Calculator and Camera
Clear all in Notification Center
QuickType
New emoji, including gender diverse options to existing characters, single parent family variations, rainbow flag and beautiful redesigns of popular emoji
Contextual predictions for current location, recent addresses, contact information and calendar availability using deep neural network technology
Emoji predictions
Calendar events are intelligently populated using deep learning technology with information from your conversations in Mail and Messages
Multi-lingual typing now lets you type in two languages at once without having to switch keyboards
Rest & Type on iPad intelligently adapts to your unique typing patterns
Predictive typing now uses deep neural network technology for greater prediction accuracy
Phone
Voicemail transcription (beta)
Spam call alerts with spam call identification apps
Support for third party VoIP apps receiving calls on the Lock screen, including support for Call Waiting, Mute and Do Not Disturb
Other improvements
Apple Pay in Safari
View two pages at once using Split View in Safari on iPad
Notes collaboration lets you invite people to work on your notes together
Markup support in Messages, Photos and PDFs stored in Notes
Bedtime Alarm in the Clock app lets you set a regular sleep schedule and receive bedtime reminders
Health adds support for health records and organ donation (US Only)
Stabilization support for Live Photos for improved camera capture
Live Filters support when capturing Live Photos
iCloud Drive now supports Desktop and Documents folders from macOS
Live search results in Spotlight for Chinese and Japanese
Siri support for Spanish (Chile), Chinese (Cantonese - China mainland), English (Ireland), English (South Africa)
Ling Wai and Kaiti Black document fonts for Chinese
Yu Kyokasho and Toppan Bunkyu fonts for Japanese
New definition dictionaries in Traditional Chinese and Danish and bilingual dictionaries in Dutch and Italian
New keyboard for Spanish (Latin America)
Accessibility
Magnifier now uses the camera on your iPhone or iPad like a digital magnifying glass for real-life objects
New range of display color filters to support different forms of color blindness or other vision challenges
VoiceOver adds a Pronunciation Editor to customize the way words are pronounced, additional voices, and support for multiple audio sources
Additional text highlighting options in Speak Screen and Speak Selection, as well as the ability to speak keyboard letters and predictive typing suggestions to support multi-modal learning
Switch control now lets you control iOS, macOS and tvOS all from the same iPhone or iPad, so you don’t need to configure switches for the secondary device
Software TTY allows you to place and receive TTY calls without the need for traditional hardware teletypewriter accessories
Some features may not be available for all countries or regions or all areas, for more information visit: http://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability and http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new
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