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iOS 8.3 Release, Updates, Fixes; Apps Downloads Without Password, Emojis, Keyboard UI, Siri Languages, CarPlay All-In

| Apr 08, 2015 10:47 PM EDT

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After OS X 10.10.3 release, Apple has also launched the iOS 8.3 for iPod, iPad, and iPhone, ZDNet announced.

A bets for the past months, the update brings more than 300 new diverse emojis and a brand new keyboard for keying-in symbols. The new keyboard has a scrolling UI to better accommodate the updates of emojis.

One of iOS 8.3 features is the new set of SIRI languages to cater to more international users. The update now has Portuguese, Turkish, Swedish, Thai, Dutch, Danish, and Russian languages.

Smaller changes have also been made like Siri's ability to start speakerphone conversations. The iOS 8.3 now includes a new setting for modifying iTunes Store authentication process. This means that users could now prefer, whether to download free apps with a password or not.

The software update also has fixes regarding lengthy change log that includes applications' performance fixes, specifically on responsiveness and launching; Safari tabs; Control Center; Wi-Fi; and Messages.

Among the updates, the Wi-Fi fixes, probably, is the part that interests most Apple users following reports of degrading signals in wireless networks.

Other changes include the wireless CarPlay, allowing users to connect their iPhones to a CarPlay system, support for Apple Pay for the UnionPay China network, Google two-factor authentication support that lets Google accounts to be added even without application specific passwords.

On iPhone 6 Plus, on the other hand, has underline/italics/bold keys for formatting, MacRumors shared. In the previous operating system, it only allowed bold formatting.

iOS 8.3 is the first Apple operating system version to be released as a beta software. iOS 9 is expected to go in the same path in Summer.

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