Apple releases iOS 9.3 with Night Shift Mode, protected Notes and more[Full Change Log]

Apple has finally released iOS 9.3 for
iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with the launch of iPhone SE and iPad Pro on
Apple’s event after testing it with registered developer and public tester
which includes several new features and improvements such as Night Shift mode,
ability to secure notes with Touch ID, 3D touch shortcuts, News, Health, Apple
Music and lots more. In addition to that iOS 9.3 includes additional
improvements and bug fixes. 
Apple has finally released iOS 9.3 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with the launch of iPhone SE

Here’s a full change log for iOS 9.3
Night Shift
  • When enabled, Night Shift uses your iOS device’s clock and geolocation to
    determine when it’s sunset in your location, then it automatically shifts the
    colors in your display to the warmer end of the spectrum and may even help you
    get a better night’s sleep.


Notes improvements

  • Protect notes that contain your most personal data with Touch ID or a passcode
  • Sort notes alphabetically, by date created, or by date edited
  • When sketching, quickly bring up a fresh canvas with a two finger swipe, or by
    tapping the New Sketch button
  • A new checklist button at the bottom of every note makes it easier to create
    lists
  • Show thumbnails instead of large images and attachments by long-pressing on any
    image or attachment in a note
  • Choose whether photos and videos taken within Notes are stored only in Notes,
    or also added to Photos
  • Long-press on an Evernote Export file to import its contents into Notes


News improvements

  • New Top Stories section in For You highlights the most important stories of the
    day 
  • Discover something great to read in Editors’ Picks, a selection of channels and
    topics handpicked by our Apple News editors
  • Swipe left on stories in For You on iPhone to quickly share or save or swipe
    right for more options
  • Play video stories right from For You — without opening the article
  • Read stories and watch videos in landscape orientation on iPhone
  • Change the text size in articles to make reading easier


Health improvements

  • Related third-party apps for select data types such as weight, workouts and
    sleep are displayed in the Health app
  • Health dashboard adds support for move, exercise, and stand Activity data and
    goals from Apple Watch
  • Easy access to Dashboard and Medical ID using 3D Touch Quick Actions from the
    Home screen
  • Third-party apps now have access to Activity rings and summaries from Apple
    Watch through HealthKit 


Apple Music improvements

  • Add songs from the Apple Music catalog to playlists without having to add them
    to your library
  • Watch music videos on iPad in full screen
  • See what’s playing on Beats 1 directly from the Radio tab — without having to
    tune in
  • Tap the name of the currently playing song in Now Playing to go to the album
  • See which songs are most popular on albums in the Apple Music catalog


Photos improvements

  • Extract the still image from a Live Photo by tapping Duplicate which will give
    you the option to duplicate the Live Photo, or just the still image
  • Improved download performance of full size original photos or videos stored in
    iCloud Photo Library
  • Share Live Photos between iOS and OS X through AirDrop and Messages


iBooks improvements

  • Adds the ability for iBooks to store your PDFs in iCloud, making them available
    across all of your devices
  • Adds support for downloading previously purchased audiobooks from the iBooks
    Store
  • Adds the ability to share your audiobook purchases with any of your family
    members using Family Sharing
  • New controls for reading Manga more comfortably with faster page turns and
    simple controls for enlarging text
  • Adds Apple Pencil support to highlight and save your favorite passages for
    later


Education improvements

  • Introduces a preview of Shared iPad that enables multiple students to use the
    same iPad at different times throughout the day
  • Adds support for signing into iCloud with Managed Apple IDs
  • Adds compatibility for the new Classroom app
  • New configuration options to control the organization of apps on the Home
    Screen
  • New controls to determine which apps to show or hide on the Home Screen 
  • Adds support for new restrictions for iCloud Photo Library and Apple Music


CarPlay improvements

  • Apple Music members now have access to their For You and New content in CarPlay
  • New Nearby screen in Maps to quickly
    find Gas, Parking, Restaurants, Coffee, and other driving essentials 
  • Siri speaks more concisely when reading back and composing messages in CarPlay
  • Equalized sound levels between different audio sources in CarPlay

Dolby Digital Plus
  • Adds support for playing video encoded with Dolby Digital Plus audio streams
    with support for multichannel output using the Apple Lightning Digital AV
    Adapter


Hardware keyboard improvements and fixes

  • Enables the use of arrow keys to navigate through lists in Spotlight, Mail and
    Safari
  • Enables the use of space bar to scroll in Mail
  • Improves performance when using the space bar to scroll in Safari
  • Adds the ability to bring up the software keyboard from the Shortcut Bar when a
    hardware keyboard is connected
  • Fixes an issue that could prevent unlocking an iPad using the hardware keyboard
  • Fixes an issue that caused hardware keyboards to become unresponsive in captive
    login pages
  • Fixes an issue that could cause the Messages input field to disappear behind
    the Shortcut Bar when connected to a hardware keyboard


Other improvements

  • Maps adds support for getting a highlighted view of destinations and stops for
    a specific transit line by tapping on it 
  • Maps now displays whether there are multiple transit line options for each
    route suggestion 
  • Wallet app adds the ability to view the app related to a card or pass in the
    Wallet app by tapping an icon on the card or pass
  • Apple Pay adds support for signing up for store rewards programs with Apple Pay
    at point of sale terminal
  • Podcasts adds support for fullscreen video playback
  • Activity app adds a new Workout tab with monthly summaries of key metrics and
    the ability to filter by workout type
  • Move to iOS now offers app suggestions from the App Store based on apps
    installed on your Android device 
  • iCloud Storage adds proactive status information and in-app notifications to
    let you know before you run out of space 
  • Two-factor authentication is now available for all iCloud accounts
  • Support for Spanish (Latin America) system language
  • Siri support for Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), and Malay (Malaysia)

Enterprise bug fixes

  • Resolves an issue that could prevent some VPP purchased apps from launching
    after being updated
  • Adds iCloud backup support for device-assigned VPP apps
  • Addresses an issue that could prevent certificates from installing correctly
    when updating configuration profiles
  • Fixes an issue for some IPSec VPN configurations that could cause the internet
    connection to be interrupted after a VPN session was ended
  • Fixes an issue to prevent iBooks from emailing enterprise managed PDFs from
    unmanaged accounts
  • Resolves an issue for some Exchange users that caused Calendar to send multiple
    responses to the same invitation
  • Improves reliability for devices connecting to OS X Caching Server


Accessibility bug fixes

  • Improves 3D Touch reliability with Switch Control Accessibility option
  • Fixes an issue where VoiceOver interferes with speech after dictation
  • Fixes an issue where VoiceOver users could not write a review on the App Store
  • Resolves an issue where VoiceOver becomes unresponsive when receiving a phone
    call with a Bluetooth headset
  • Fixes an issue where large text was unreadable in Reminders


Other bug fixes, performance and stability improvements 

  • Fixes an issue where manually changing
    the date to May 1970 or earlier could prevent your iOS device from turning on
    after a restart
  • Fixes issues that could prevent some
    iCloud Backups from completing
  • Fixes an issue for some users where
    Health data was incomplete after restoring from iCloud Backup
  • Fixes an issue where an inaccurate battery percentage could be displayed
  • Addresses an issue that prevented iMessage or FaceTime activation for some users
  • Addresses an issue that could prevent displaying the Phone interface while
    receiving a call
  • Fixes an issue that enabled overriding restrictions applied to cellular data
    toggle 
  • Fixes an issue that caused notification
    settings to appear in the Watch app for apps that were not installed on Apple
    Watch
  • Improves reliability when using 3D Touch
    on the keyboard
  • Improves stability of the Phone app when setting up voicemail
  • Improves stability of the Mail app when your device is low on storage
  • Improves stability in Mail while using Mail Drop to send large
    attachments 

iOS 9.3 is available for download via
OTA(Over the Air) and from iTunes and is compatible with the following devices
like iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c,
iPhone 5, iPhone SE and iPhone 4s, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, iPad Pro, iPad Air
2, iPad Air, iPad 4, iPad 3 and iPad 2, iPad mini 4, iPad mini 3,
Retina iPad mini, 1st gen iPad mini, 6th generation iPod touch, 5th
generation iPod touch.
You can download ipsw firmware for
iPhone, iPad and iPod touch from the download page.
So are you going on iOS 9.3? Let us know
in the comment section.. 
For more visit Apple.com