Refreshing below December 25, estimates of the release date. This post was first published on December 23, 2023.

The next iPhone software release will include something in which all owners will welcome: If your phone is your pass code, an additional security layer to protect you. It can’t come very soon.

Release iOS will be 17.3-unless there is already another amazing bug fix release. Matters may change, but my latest thinking is that it is expected that after the holidays, in mid -January, Tuesday, January 16, or Tuesday, January 23, is expected to land. It can slip next week or if the holidays slow down, things can move. Below beta testing, maybe even early February, though I think it is less likely. He is currently in a public son. One of the new features is something called stolen device protection.

It is bad that your iPhone can be stolen, but thieves who have held the code you have, read it on their shoulders, can work more. They can reset your pass code so they can only access it, turn their face into a facial identification, and then move forward to extract their bank accounts.

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I have written about how to make your iPhone less weak at the beginning of the year, but it will greatly improve new updates.

This is a title on which Joana Stars and Nicole Nigian have covered in depth Wall Street JournalThis includes talking to a convicted iPhone thief how he worked fast to find my iPhone, so that the owner could not find the phone or remove it.

Now, in a feature that is surprising when it was first seen in the developer and public beta for iOS 17.3, a new level of security that you have in, despite access to code, thieves in foil Will provide help.

The protection of the stolen device means that, when it is activated, need to see the passers -to -be, erase content and much more like a Face facial identification or touch ID verification. Unlike right now, you or your thief will not return to the pass code entry to make these changes.

As far as the process that is very important for these thefts, the Apple ID account changes the password, the new system cleverly adds to the top security delays. If the phone is at an unfamiliar location, an hour is waiting for a biometrics (fee ID or Touch ID), after which you have to confirm with biometrics again. The same delay is needed to add a new face ID or find your iPhone.

If the phone is in a familiar place at your home or work, one hour delay will not apply.

A thief who knows your pass code can still buy goods with Apple Pay using the pass code, or find a password for other apps that has no separate protection. But this is a huge step in security.

Note that this feature is opt -in, and if you don’t choose, you are not better than now.

Now, you can create a pass code that is difficult for someone to stand on your shoulder, as combines letters and numbers, and never outset your code. Oh, and make sure you have no password clues in any of your apps. Remember that you can lock individual items in the app, and obviously make sure you have a separate word for it.

Thieves will still try to steal your iPhone, but this new addition should mean that it is difficult for them to steal your digital life.

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Updated December 24. The stolen device is a new feature of the protection market, at least not because it’s surprising. With this, you can’t take some Apple Cash and savings steps in the wallet, cannot use the savings payment methods in Safari, can’t use the iPhone to set up a new device or new Apple Card Apply for.

This iPhone will be available later to all XS iPhones, provided they have been updated to iOS 17, and the user activates it, of course.

The new software will also include other features such as Apple Music Playlists, with mutual cooperation. It seemed that it was about to appear at iOS 17.2, but the son was removed before becoming a general release software. With this feature you can invite friends to add songs to special playlists or listen to your selected songs. It is not yet clear if there is a limit to how many people can share, so it can be a very creative way to share music. It is easily configured by going to a playlist in Apple music and tapping on the person’s icon so that you can send it to others. Partners can then react using emoji. More features will be added before the release date in January.

Updated December 25. IOS 17.3 updates will bring good news beyond the protection of the most desired stolen device. According to YouTuber Brandon BoochThere is something that is not mentioned in the first public beta notes, and it is a better battery life.

Well, the increasing life between charges is always welcomed, but the first review is very positive. He says, “I have been blown away from the performance and the battery life.” And it is in combination with the fact that there has been no understanding of performance, they think. He moves forward, saying that he thinks this week, Christmas Week can be released another son this week. They claim that the watchdog may have the updated to solve the problem that has seen Apple’s Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 away from shelves. I would be happy if that happens, if it means that Apple can start selling its smart watchs, but it seems that it’s a little hurry for me.

For iOS, he thinks the next release will begin in the week starting January 8. This is with Aaron Zulu in his length Zolotic Saying The YouTuber says the next beta release time can be expected until January 9 or 10 or January 10, which has forced me to believe that the normal release will be at the end of the month or even in February – I I’ll keep you aware. These changes.

Back to Brandon Booch: His prediction about the release date is like me, ie Saturday, January 23 or even a week ago. Unlike Zulu, Boch believes it will not slip in February. I think it’s fine but, as usual, things can change.