Apple Released iOS 11.3 to The Public With Battery Health Feature New Animojis Business Chat and more

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As it promised, Apple released iOS 11.3 to eligible devices months after releasing promotional press where highlights some of its main features like new Animojis, battery health feature, business messages and more and this major update came after six bettas and over a month after releasing 11.2.6 a minor update that fixed a bug causing crashes by malfunctioning of a character in Indian language Telugu.

The IOS 11.3 eligible devices include the iPhone 5S and later the iPad mini 2 and later, the iPad Air and later, and the 6th generation iPod touch, the process done over-the-air through the Setting app from there ahead to General section and then Software Update.

IOS 11.3 considering it as a major update including a long list of new features which introduces a battery Heath feature that informs users about their battery following a backlash on implementing of power management that causes iPhones with aged battery to run slowly on peak performance Apple resorted to this solution to avoid unexpected shutdowns on those devices, now there is an option to disable the performance management feature, and the recommendation if your battery needs to be replaced.

The update contains a new Health Record feature in the U.S that aggregate all of your medical records showing them on a well-organized place these records sent by participated providers Apple has outlined the participating medical providers on a press release about Health Records.

The IOS 11.3 includes new four Animojis for iPhone X (dragon, bear, skull, and lion.)

Apple also launched a new version of ARKit, ARKit 5, which provide an accurate mapping in irregular shapes, allows developers to place objects on vertical surfaces like walls and doors in addition to horizontal surfaces.

users with iOS 11.3 are able to interface with businesses like Wells Fargo, Delta, Hilton and Lowe's on Messages app in the U.S to ask questions, schedule an appointment or even make purchases. 

App Store reviews you can sort them into helpful options; most favorable, most critical, and most recent, and more finding info about apps and the update size of a certain app are now available.

App Store new features image via MacRumors 

iOS 11.3 includes many other notable features like Advanced Mobile Location (AML) that offers accurate location for emergency in supported countries, the HomeKit is expanded to support many other makers, a new Privacy screen showed whenever Apple asks you for your information, a new For You section in News app that brings you a handpicked videos, the Apple Music app now includes a video section, and many other features and bug fixes are mentioned in the Apple’s full release notes below.

iOS 11.3 introduces new features including ARKit 1.5 with support for more immersive augmented reality experiences, iPhone Battery Health (Beta), new Animoji for iPhone X users, and more. This update also includes stability improvements and bug fixes.

Augmented Reality
- ARKit 1.5 allows developers to place digital objects on vertical surfaces like walls and doors in addition to horizontal surfaces
- Adds support for detecting and incorporating images like movie posters or artwork into AR experiences
- Supports a higher resolution real-world camera view when using AR experiences

iPhone Battery Health (Beta)
- Displays information on iPhone maximum battery capacity and peak performance capability
- Indicates if the performance management feature that dynamically manages maximum performance to prevent unexpected shutdowns is on and includes the option to disable it
- Recommends if a battery needs to be replaced

iPad charge management
- Maintains battery health when iPad is connected to power for prolonged periods of time, such as when it is used in kiosks, the point of sale systems, or stored in charging carts

Animoji
- Introduces four new Animoji on iPhone X: lion, bear, dragon and skull

Privacy
- When an Apple feature asks to use your personal information, an icon now appears along with a link to detailed information explaining how your data will be used and protected

Business Chat (Beta) - US only - Communicate with companies to easily ask questions, schedule appointments, and make purchases inside the built-in Messages app on iPhone and iPad

Health Records (Beta) - US only
- Access health records and view lab results, immunizations, and more in a consolidated timeline in the Health app

Apple Music
- Features a new music video experience, including an updated Music Videos section with exclusive video playlists
- Find friends that have similar tastes using updated suggestions in Apple Music that reveal genres people enjoy and mutual friends that follow them

News
- Top Stories now always appear first in For You
- Watch Top Videos curated by News editors

App Store
- Adds ability to sort customer reviews on product pages by Most Helpful, Most Favorable, Most Critical, or Most Recent
- Improves Updates tab information with app version and file size

Safari
- Helps protect privacy by only AutoFilling usernames and passwords after selecting them in a web form field
- Includes warnings in the Smart Search Field when interacting with password or credit card forms on non-encrypted web pages
- AutoFill for usernames and passwords is now available in web views within apps
- Articles shared to Mail from Safari are now formatted using Reader mode by default when Reader is available
- Folders in Favorites now show icons for the bookmarks contained within

Keyboards
- Adds two new Shuangpin keyboard layouts
- Adds support for connected hardware keyboards using the Turkish F keyboard layout
- Improves Chinese and Japanese keyboards for better reachability on 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch devices
- Enables switching back to the keyboard after dictation with just one tap
- Addresses an issue where auto-correct could incorrectly capitalize some words
- Fixes an issue on iPad Pro that prevented the iPad Smart Keyboard from working after connecting to a captive Wi-Fi access point
- Fixes an issue that could cause the Thai keyboard to incorrectly switch to the numeric layout when in landscape mode

Accessibility
- App Store adds accessibility support for bold and large text for display customization
- Smart Invert adds support for images on the web and in Mail messages
- Improves RTT experience and adds RTT support for T-Mobile
- Improves app switching on iPad for VoiceOver and Switch Control users
- Addresses an issue where VoiceOver incorrectly described Bluetooth status and badge icons
- Fixes an issue where end call button might not be presented in the Phone app when using VoiceOver
- Fixes an issue where in-app app rating was not accessible with VoiceOver
- Resolves an issue when using Live Listen that could distort audio playback

Other improvements and fixes
- Introduces support for the AML standard which provides more accurate location data to emergency responders when SOS is triggered (in supported countries)
- Adds support for software authentication as a new way for developers to create and enable HomeKit compatible accessories
- Podcasts now plays episodes with a single tap, and you can tap Details to learn more about each episode
- Improves search performance for users with long notes in Contacts
- Improves performance of Handoff and Universal Clipboard when both devices are on the same Wi-Fi network
- Fixes an issue that could prevent incoming calls from waking the display
- Addresses an issue that could delay or prevent playback of Visual Voicemail
- Resolves an issue that prevented opening a web link in Messages
- Fixes an issue that could prevent users from returning to Mail after previewing a message attachment
- Fixes an issue that could cause Mail notifications to reappear on the Lock screen after they had been cleared
- Resolves an issue that could cause time and notifications to disappear from the Lock Screen
- Resolves an issue that prevented parents from using Face ID to approve Ask to Buy requests
- Fixes an issue in Weather where current weather conditions may not have been updated
- Fixes an issue where contacts may not sync with a car's phone book when connected over Bluetooth
- Addresses an issue that could prevent audio apps from playing in cars when the app was in the background.

One of the awaited features showed in some earlier IOS 11.3 betas but now is absent in this official and the revised version is Messages on iCloud that enables you to store your iMessages on the cloud instead of your iPhone or iPad and to be sync across all your devices. Earlier iOS 11.3 beta also includes support for AirPlay 2 but the feature disappeared in beta 3 and not reintroduced, these features might have been pushed back to gain more improvements and refinements.