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Apple Seeds Seventh Beta of iOS 10.3 to Developers and Public Beta Testers

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Apple today seeded the seventh beta of an upcoming iOS 10.3 update to developers, just three days after seeding the sixth beta of iOS 10.3 and three months after the release of iOS 10.2, the last major update to the iOS 10 operating system.

Registered developers can download the seventh iOS 10.3 beta from the Apple Developer Center or over-the-air with the proper configuration profile installed.

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iOS 10.3 is a major update, introducing significant new features and changes to the iOS 10 operating system. The biggest consumer-facing feature in iOS 10.3 is "Find My AirPods," which is designed to help AirPods owners locate a lost earphone. Find My AirPods records the last known location of when an AirPod was connected to an iOS device via Bluetooth and can play a sound on a lost AirPod.

Apple's latest update also introduces a new Apple File System (APFS), installed when an iOS device is updated to iOS 10.3. APFS is optimized for flash/SSD storage and includes features like strong encryption.

Apple plans to introduce some App Store changes in iOS 10.3, allowing developers to respond to customer reviews for the first time. iOS users are also able to label reviews in the App Store as "Helpful" or "Not Helpful," which should help surface the most relevant review content.

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Apple also plans to limit the number of times developers can ask for a review, allow customers to leave app reviews without exiting an app, and provide a "master switch" that will let users turn off all app review request prompts.

Also new in iOS 10.3 is a redesigned app open/close animation, an Apple ID profile in Settings, a better breakdown of iCloud storage usage, warnings about outdated apps that won't work with future versions of iOS, HomeKit support for programmable light switches, improvements to SiriKit (bill paying, bill status, and scheduling future rides), CarPlay interface improvements, iCloud analytics options, and more.

For the last few betas, there have been no additional features discovered as Apple focuses instead on bug fixes and refinements ahead of a public release. We are likely nearing the end of the beta testing period, with a release expected in the near future.

Update: The seventh beta is also available for members of Apple's public beta testing program.

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nortonandreev
124 months ago
I think that that the final will be out next week.
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jiggad369
124 months ago
I might be in the minority but I love as many betas as possible.

More ovaltine please!
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andy.ringwood
124 months ago
So far beta 7 is much slower than beta 6 :( beta 6 was lightning fast at opening apps and closing them beta 7 seems much slower wow didnt expect a down grade
Love posts like these. Let's judge a beta shortly after installing it...
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Robert.Walter Avatar
Robert.Walter
124 months ago
Burning thru betas
Trundling down the line
Next week come new iPads
I'm feeling fine!

iPhone 6s: 442MB
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joy.757
124 months ago
Considering that this will change the file system, a large number of betas is good for the final product.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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andy.ringwood
124 months ago
Hm. Hoping for better my battery. No joke. Beta 5 was much better.

And we've had more updates in the past couple of weeks than Android have in one year! Love it.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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