IOS 8.3 is out.

[psydii]

Release notes are long, a huge number of fixes are included. Not seen a web article listing them yet... Only visible through the settings App.:

 

This release includes improved performance, bug fixes, and a redesigned Emoji keyboard. Changes include:

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

[RowlandoGloom]

iOS7.3 has just been released for the Apple TV 3and3A

 

So another 300 iPads and 55 Apple TVs to update..

 

I just so hope the wireless fixes really do help.

[rich_tech]

Seems fine on my phone so far, been trying to get OS X 10.10.3 on my phone since it went live, it's like dialup though downloading the 2 gb

[Arthur]

Only visible through the settings App

... and on Apple's website.

 

• https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1806
  
• https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204661
  

[psydii]

... and on Apple's website.

 

• https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1806
  
• https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204661
  

 

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[Carter]

I'd give the update a week before updating. Many Users Reporting Touch ID Not Working in App Store on iOS 8.3

 

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[ZeroHour]

Release notes are long, a huge number of fixes are included. Not seen a web article listing them yet... Only visible through the settings App.:

 

This release includes improved performance, bug fixes, and a redesigned Emoji keyboard. Changes include:

Improved performance for:

App launch

App responsiveness

 

To me it seems like all they did is reduce the parallax effect duration rather than a real difference, hmm.

 

I'd give the update a week before updating. Many Users Reporting Touch ID Not Working in App Store on iOS 8.3

 

Mine (since 8.2) seems to always ask for a password just to "Update All" but doing them individually doesn't require a password.

[abillybob]

Git's. The lot of em. Just re-imaged 60 iPads with iOS 8.2! Grrrr.

[Carter]

Mine (since 8.2) seems to always ask for a password just to "Update All" but doing them individually doesn't require a password.

 

Only time I've ever had that issue is if I had an app that was installed via my other Apple ID. That would be annoying to get that for updates.

 

If you don't use Touch ID maybe 8.3 is your fix

[Carter]

Git's. The lot of em. Just re-imaged 60 iPads with iOS 8.2! Grrrr.

 

I know your pain on that one.

[elsiegee40]

Mine (since 8.2) seems to always ask for a password just to "Update All" but doing them individually doesn't require a password.

I have auto update swutched on and very rarely do updates manually ... not a problem.

 

As for app s4ore purchases, it's not something I do frequently, so again I wouldn't notice any problems.

[RowlandoGloom]

Git's. The lot of em. Just re-imaged 60 iPads with iOS 8.2! Grrrr.

 

And they'll remain to be so. I bet no sooner 8.4 will be out as they started beta testing it already. They're also supposed to be working on iOS 9....

 

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/09/apple-working-on-ios-8-4-new-music-service/

 

Luckily most of our 300 iPads are given to the students - so they can update them themselves, but it's still great when somebody can't do something, bring it in and it's still got iOS 7 on!

[ZeroHour]

Only time I've ever had that issue is if I had an app that was installed via my other Apple ID. That would be annoying to get that for updates.

 

If you don't use Touch ID maybe 8.3 is your fix

 

It seems to be fixed now in 8.3

Updates appeared and update all finally worked.

 

I like to manually update my phone myself to see what the change logs are for certain apps.

[slancaster]

we have lots of discovery / connectivity issues with our ATVs within a school environment. Fingers crossed for a fix, and a central way of managing / updating the ATVs would be great too...

[RowlandoGloom]

we have lots of discovery / connectivity issues with our ATVs within a school environment. Fingers crossed for a fix, and a central way of managing / updating the ATVs would be great too...

 

Exactly the same problems - plus excessive traffic all the time.

 

Fingers crossed too in two weeks!

[psydii]

@slancaster and @RowlandoGloom: What wireless system are you using? Does it have a bonjour gateway feature?

[slancaster]

Got about 30 ATVs on site. The "reliable" ones seem to be the ones used daily. The others are hit and miss, its almost like they go to sleep and don't "wake" correctly (even though sleep is set to off)

[Zoom7000]

Updated my iPhone 6 Plus with no issues. Noticed quite a few long standing annoying bugs have been fixed! [emoji4]

[slancaster]

@slancaster and @RowlandoGloom: What wireless system are you using? Does it have a bonjour gateway feature?

 

CISCO set up here, I don't believe it has a bonjour gateway feature but i'd have to check...

[psydii]

Bonjour Gateway Deployment Guide 7.4 - Bonjour Deployment [Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers] - Cisco

 

or if you've not got that feature available:

 

Wireless LAN Apple Bonjour Deployment Guide - Cisco

[RowlandoGloom]

@slancaster and @RowlandoGloom: What wireless system are you using? Does it have a bonjour gateway feature?

 

Currently using a Juniper system with no Bonjour gateways / filtering etc. basically can't afford £40k for a decent Meraki system.

 

Management know it won't work unless, but want it to work anyway.

[RowlandoGloom]

Got about 30 ATVs on site. The "reliable" ones seem to be the ones used daily. The others are hit and miss, its almost like they go to sleep and don't "wake" correctly (even though sleep is set to off)

I seem to have exactly the same.

 

Of course lots of staff have lost their remotes....! Then it's a case of physically unplug it and plug it in again.

[psydii]

Well, you may find the Cisco guide useful... It basically tells you how to do it without having support built into the controller. (You do need vlans and inter-vlan routing, but since you have a juniper wireless you probably have that set up on your switches already)

[spc-rocket]

Hello all,

 

Does anyone know what urls are used for apple ios downloads. Since 8.3 is out, most of our devices are are downloading it which we want to be more in control off. I was thinking of blocking the urls so it doesn't work until we're ready to a) support it and 2) deploy it.

 

Thanks,

 

Ash.

[Arthur]

Does anyone know what URLs are used for apple iOS downloads.

Try blocking appldnld.apple.com/ios8.3/.

 

Source: osxdaily.com/2015/04/08/ios-8-3-update-download-ipsw/