iOS 7.0.3 Released
This Tuesday, Apple held an iPad event and all media attention was directed to this event. However, even though it was not announced, an iOS update was also released this Tuesday. The new version of iOS 7, with the number 7.0.3, was released after the iPad event where the iPad Air and the second generation iPad mini were unveiled. The iOS 7.0.3 firmware update for all iDevices (iPads, iPhones and iPod touch) brings many new features (like support for iCloud keychain, a new password generator for Safari and an updated lock screen on the iPhone 5S).
The iOS 7.0.3 firmware update also brings many bugfixes, such as fixing some iMessage issues, the lock screen passcode bypass vulnerability and also remedies the iPhone 5S sensor calibration issues. The iOS 7.0.3 firmware update also features an improved “Reduce Motion” setting, that addresses the motion sickness issues experienced by some users. We reported this problem a while ago and it seems that Apple listened to the fans and fixed it. The new Reduce Motion setting allows animation effects to be drastically reduced. You can see how the iOS 7.0.3 firmware update changes animations in .
This is the complete change log for the iOS 7.0.3 firmware update:
- Adds iCloud Keychain to keep track of your account names, passwords, and credit card numbers across all your approved devices
- Adds Password Generator so Safari can suggest unique, hard-to-guess passwords for your online accounts
- Updates lock screen to delay display of “slide to unlock” when Touch ID is in use
- Adds back the ability to search the web and Wikipedia from Spotlight search
- Fixes an issue where iMessage failed to send for some users
- Fixes a bug that could prevent iMessage from activating
- Improves system stability when using iWork apps
- Fixes an accelerometer calibration issue
- Addresses an issue that could cause Siri and VoiceOver to use a lower quality voice
- Fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the Lock screen passcode
- Enhances the Reduce Motion setting to minimize both motion and animation
- Fixes an issue that could cause VoiceOver input to be too sensitive
- Updates the Bold Text setting to also change dial pad text
- Fixes an issue that could cause supervised devices to become un-supervised when updating software
Downloading iOS 7.0.3
You can find the iOS 7.0.3 firmware update by either syncing you iOS device with iTunes or going to Settings, then to General and to Software Update if you are looking for the OTA (Over the Air) download. If ou want a direct download link to iOS 7.0.3, you can use the links below to get it for all compatible iOS devices (these being: main iPad from 2 through 4, the iPad mini, the iPhone 5s, the iPhone 5c, the iPhone 5, the iPhone 4s, the iPhone 4 and the fifth-generation iPod touch).
iPad And iPad Mini: iPad Air (5th generation WiFi + Cellular), iPad Air (5th generation WiFi), iPad (4th generation CDMA), iPad (4th generation GSM), iPad (4th generation WiFi), iPad mini (CDMA), iPad mini (GSM), iPad mini (WiFi), iPad mini 2 (WiFi + Cellular), iPad mini 2 (WiFi), iPad 3 Wi-Fi (3rd generation), iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for ATT), iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for Verizon), iPad 2 Wi-Fi (Rev A), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (GSM), iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (CDMA)
iPhone: iPhone 5 (CDMA), iPhone 5 (GSM), iPhone 5c (CDMA), iPhone 5c (GSM), iPhone 5s (CDMA), iPhone 5s (GSM), iPhone 4s, iPhone 4 (GSM Rev A), iPhone 4 (GSM), iPhone 4 (CDMA)
iPad Touch: iPod touch (5th generation)
Jailbreak Users
If you like to Jailbreak your iOS device and you are concerned about the iOS 7.0.3 firmware update, you better not download it. The best course of action is to wait for the the evad3rs team to make an announcement. There has been progress towards a jailbreak solution for iOS 7, however there is no estimated time of arrival at the moment.
This Tuesday, iOS jailbreak developer MuscleNerd tweeted the following: “Potential iOS7 jailbreakers should stay away from today’s 7.0.3 for now. Too early to tell if it closes anything important for JB”. Also on Tuesday, Tim Cook (Apple CEO) announced that iOS 7 is now installed in 64% of all iOS devices. The redesigned version of iOS is said to have been installed on 18% of all iOS devices after just a single day of release.
