Apple Releases iOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2, And tvOS 14.3

Apple has today released iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3 to the general public today. The update is available for download on iPhones and iPads, users can locate the update through the Settings app, then General - Software Update.


iOS 14.3 includes support for Apple Fitness+, a new fitness subscription service, support for PlayStation 5 DualSense Wireless Controller or an Amazon Luna controller, support for setting Ecosia as the default search engine, pregnancy section in the Health app, support for scanning App Clips QR codes with the camera app, and third-party app suggestions in countries where required by regulations and introduced the ProRAW camera format to the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max.

Here are the release notes: 
Apple Fitness+
- A new fitness experience powered by Apple Watch with studio-style workouts available on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV (Apple Watch Series 3 and later)
- New Fitness app on ‌iPhone‌, ‌iPad‌, and ‌Apple TV‌ to browse Fitness+ workouts, trainers, and personalized recommendations
- Video workouts added each week in ten popular workout types: High Intensity Interval Training, Indoor Cycling, Yoga, Core, Strength, Dance, Rowing, Treadmill Walking, Treadmill Running, and Mindful Cooldown
- Playlists curated by Fitness+ trainers to complement your workout
- Fitness+ subscription available in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States

AirPods Max
Support for AirPods Max, new over-ear headphones
- High fidelity audio for rich sound
- Adaptive EQ adapts sound in real time to the personal fit of ear cushions
- Active Noise Cancellation to block out environmental noise
- Transparency mode to hear the environment around you
- Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking for a theater-like listening experience

Photos
- Apple ProRAW photos can be captured on ‌iPhone 12 Pro‌ and iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Apple ProRAW photos can be edited in the Photos app
- Option to record video at 25 fps
- Mirror the front facing camera for still photos on ‌iPhone‌ 6s, ‌iPhone‌ 6s Plus, iPhone SE, ‌iPhone‌ 7, ‌iPhone‌ 7 Plus, ‌iPhone‌ 8, ‌iPhone‌ 8 Plus, and ‌iPhone‌ X

Privacy
- New privacy information section on App Store pages that includes a developer-reported summary of the app’s privacy practices

TV app
- An all-new ‌Apple TV+‌ tab makes it easy to discover and watch Apple Original shows and movies
- Enhanced search so you can browse by category such as genre, and see recent searches and suggestions as you type
- Top search results shown with the most relevant matches across movies, TV shows, cast, channels, and sports

App Clips
- Support for launching App Clips by scanning Apple-designed App Clip Codes via Camera or from Control Center

Health
- Ability to indicate pregnancy, lactation, or contraceptive use in Cycle Tracking in the Health app in order to better manage period and fertile window predictions

Weather
- Air quality data is now available in Weather, Maps, and Siri for locations in China mainland
- Air quality health recommendations are provided in Weather and ‌Siri‌ for the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, and Mexico at certain air quality levels
- Air quality data in Weather, Maps, and ‌Siri‌ reflects updated national scales for Germany and Mexico

Safari
Ecosia search engine option in Safari

This release also addresses the following issues:
- Some MMS messages may not be received
- Contact groups failed to display members when composing a message
- Some videos would not appear correctly when shared from the ‌Photos‌ app
- App folders may fail to open
- Spotlight search results, and opening apps from Spotlight may not work
- Bluetooth could be unavailable in Settings
- MagSafe Duo Charger could wirelessly charge your ‌iPhone‌ at less than the maximum power
- Wireless accessories and peripherals using the WAC protocol could fail to complete setup
- The keyboard would dismiss when adding a list in Reminders while using VoiceOver

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
In addition to iOS 14.3, Apple today also released watchOS 7.2 that adds support for the Cardio Fitness feature. The update also brings Atrial fibrillation classification at heart rates above 100 BPM in the ECG app in most regions where the app is available, support for the ECG app on Apple Watch Series 4 or later in Taiwan, braille displays with VoiceOver, and Family Setup in Bahrain, Canada, Norway, and Spain.

tvOS 14.3 is also available today, however, it's unclear what new features and changes it includes.
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