Apple is rolling out iOS 11.3 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The new version delivers exciting new immersive augmented reality experiences, new Animoji for iPhone X users, access to personal health records in the Health app and offer a lot more than you can expect. The software update is free and offers users more visibility into the battery health and performance of their iPhone.
The latest version brings to life four new Animojis for iPhone X users — a bear, lion, dragon and a skull.
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The update also delivers new AR experiences, thanks to the new ARKit introduced “that use vertical surfaces like walls and doors, in addition to horizontal surfaces like tables and chairs, and more accurately map to irregularly shaped surfaces like circular tables.” Apple’s new update has put augmented reality into the hands of hundreds of millions of iPhone and iPad users, making iOS the world’s biggest AR platform.
The update also delivers new AR experiences, thanks to the new ARKit introduced “that use vertical surfaces like walls and doors, in addition to horizontal surfaces like tables and chairs, and more accurately map to irregularly shaped surfaces like circular tables.” Apple’s new update has put augmented reality into the hands of hundreds of millions of iPhone and iPad users, making iOS the world’s biggest AR platform.
The latest version will bring to life four all-new Animojis for iPhone X users — a lion, bear, dragon or skull along with more than 50 different facial muscle movements. Users in the US and Canada get Beta version of the company’s Business Chat, which is a new way for users to communicate directly with businesses reaching a live person to ask a question or make a purchase using Apple Pay, on the go or at home – all this via Apple’s Messages app on iPhone and iPad.
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The new Health Records feature helps patients of more than 40 health systems including Duke, NYU Langone, Stanford and Yale view their medical records from multiple institutions right from their iPhone. “These new institutions, patients have greater access to their medical information including lab results, medications, conditions and more. Health Records data is encrypted and protected with a passcode,” the iPhone maker said in its press release.
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The battery and performance update adds new features to show battery health of an iPhone and recommend if a battery needs to be serviced. These can be found in Settings -> Battery and are available for iPhone 6 and later.
The tech giant also says iOS 11.3 and macOS 10.13.4 introduce updated data and privacy information that makes it easier than ever for users to understand how their personal data may be used. A new privacy icon and detailed privacy information will appear whenever Apple asks for access to personal information to enable features, secure Apple services or personalize an iOS experience.
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