Apple iOS 8.3 Full Operating System Specifications

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 keyboardWi-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 speakersOrientation 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 multitaskingMessages fixes - Address 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 contactsFamily 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 notificationsCarPlay 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'tEnterprise 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 truncatedAccessibility 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 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 pausingOther 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 - Address 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 - Fixes an issues that caused the status bar to sometimes appear when it shouldn’t Compatible: iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch (5th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later