Apple is set to release the latest iOS 16.3 update for iPhone users next week. The new update is coming with a major security feature for global users. It includes end-to-end encryption for many additional iCloud data categories, including Photos, Notes, Voice Memos, Messages backups, device backups and more.

The latest iOS 16.3 update also includes a few other changes and features – Security Keys for Apple ID, Advanced Data Protection, support for the new second-generation HomePod, a new Unity wallpaper and more. With Security Keys for Apple ID feature, You can now use a physical hardware security key to serve as the second layer of authentication for your Apple ID, 9to5mac reported. Also, iPhone will now wait until you release the buttons to call emergency services, even after the countdown.

Apple iOS 16.3 Update: Advanced Data Protection On iCloud

iCloud Advanced Data Protection feature was rolled out at the end of last year with iOS 16.2 in the United States. Now, Apple is expanding this feature beyond the United States. Starting with iOS 16.3, the security feature will be available globally.

As per the report, all users will be able to activate iCloud Advanced Data Protection, an end-to-end encryption feature for almost all data stored in iCloud, including messages, photos, and device backups. iCloud already provides end-to-end encryption for 14 data categories without Advanced Data Protection turned on. Now, Advanced Data Protection expands this protection to the vast majority of iCloud categories, with major exceptions including the Mail, Contacts, and Calendar apps.

How To Enable iCloud Advanced Data Protection

If you want to enable iCloud Advanced Data Protection, open Settings -> [your name] -> iCloud -> Advanced Data Protection and follow the steps to turn it on.

Apple is also fixing the big display issue on iPhone 14 Pro Max with the iOS 16.3. The company recently acknowledged the issue in an internal memo last week and said a fix was incoming. As per MacRumors, the bug fix indicates it’s a software issue, rather than a hardware defect.

Only iPhone 15 Pro Max May Come With Periscope Camera Lens

The US-based tech giant Apple is likely planning to bring the periscope camera lens system to the iPhone 15 Pro Max models only. According to a new report, the Pro Max variant will be the sole Apple smartphone of 2023 to get a periscope camera. A periscope lens offers optical zoom capabilities. Apple intends a ‘Folded Zoom’ periscope telephoto lens to be an exclusive feature in the iPhone 15 Pro Max this year, The Elec, a South Korean publication, reported. The report corroborates the earlier predictions by the analyst Ming Chi-Kuo who had previously suggested that the periscope camera would remain exclusive to the bigger of the two Pro iPhone models this year. The US-based tech giant is tapping new suppliers for the OIS actuators that will be used in the periscope lens destined for this year’s iPhone 15 Pro Max. The brand will rely on Korean companies LG Innotek and Jahwa Electronics to supply the actuators. The report also claimed that Apple will then make the periscope lens system a feature of both iPhone 16 Pro models in 2024.

In a periscope system, light entering the telephoto lens is reflected by an angled mirror towards the camera’s image sensor. The change in direction in which the light travels allows for a longer “folded” telephoto setup inside phones, enabling users to zoom in further without any blurriness. Reports have suggested that there will be increased differentiation between the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has said the iPhone 15 Pro Max could potentially be renamed the iPhone 15 Ultra, like the Apple Watch Ultra.    Source: News18