Apple today confirmed that iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 will be available to the public as soon as next week. The company revealed its plans today as part of its 2024 Black Unity Collection, which includes new wallpapers and an Apple Watch band.
Priced at $49, the new Black Unity Sport Band for the Apple Watch is now available to order online with shipping to begin on Tuesday, January 23. The new band, available in S/M and M/L sizes for both 41mm and 45mm casings, depicts simple illustrations of flowers in various colors, a theme that Apple is incorporating across the new Unity Bloom watch face and wallpaper on iPhone and iPad.
The Unity Bloom collection will be available on Apple Watch as part of watchOS 10.3, whereas iOS 17.3 will enable the new wallpaper on iPhone and iPad. In a footnote, Apple confirmed that iOS 17.3 and other updates will become publicly available next week without naming an exact date.
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The Unity Bloom watch face will be available next week, and requires Apple Watch Series 4 or later running watchOS 10.3.
The new Unity Bloom iPhone and iPad wallpaper for the Lock Screen will be also be available next week, and requires iPhone XS or later running iOS 17.3 and iPad (6th generation and later), iPad mini (5th generation and later), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation and later), 10.5-inch iPad Pro, and 11-inch iPad Pro (1st generation and later) running iPadOS 17.3.
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iOS 17.3 is also set to introduce a new “Stolen Device Protection” feature, which should make it harder for thieves to access data and change settings on your iPhone if they are able to unlock your device after stealing it.
iOS 17.3 will introduce smaller features to the iPhone experience, including collaborative playlists on Apple Music and AirPlay’s expansion to hotel rooms. Both of these features didn’t make the cut with the public release of iOS 17.2 despite appearing in earlier betas.
Apple could also begin rolling out app sideloading in Europe with the forthcoming update as a result of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, which will force the company to open up its platforms to accept app downloads from outside the App Store and more.
