iOS 17.3: Release date, features, iPhone compatibility

Apple Music Collaborative playlists iOS 17.2

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With the beta cycle of iOS 17.3 over, there are several new features available to iPhone users. BGR compiled everything we know about this software update.

iOS 17.3 release date

Apple released iOS 17.3 on January 22, 2024.

Features and release notes

The new Stolen Device Protection feature coming via iOS 17.3. Image source: Apple Inc.

Stolen Device Protection: This new layer of protection helps you keep your data safe if your iPhone is stolen. Face ID authentication is required for viewing passwords or passkeys, turning off Lost Mode, erasing all contents, and more.

Apple Music Collaborative Playlists: Invite friends to collaborate on playlists. They can add, reorder, and remove songs.

React to Collaborative Playlists: Unavailable with the iOS 17.2 beta, iOS 17.3 adds the ability to react with an emoji to a song someone added to a collaborative playlist.

Journal app settings: With the new testing version, Apple is adding more options to the Journal app settings, such as enabling media and Apple Music suggestions, cellular data usage, and more.

New Unity Bloom iPhone wallpaper: Apple says iPhone and iPad users can also show their support to the Black community with the new Unity Bloom wallpaper for their Lock Screen, which presents an outline of flowers that fill with color when the display is active.

More features available with iOS 17.3

Besides these changes, Apple announced three other features for iOS 17.3 devices, including an iOS 17 delayed function:

AirPlay hotel support lets you stream content directly to the TV in your room in select hotels
AppleCare & Warranty in Settings shows your coverage for all devices signed in with your Apple ID
Crash detection optimizations (all iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 models)

Compatible iPhone models

With iOS 17.3 now out, it’s compatible with the following iPhone models:

iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max
iPhone SE (2nd gen)
iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12
iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13
iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone SE (3rd gen)
iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus
iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max

Below, you can learn more about iOS 17, including existing and upcoming features.

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José Adorno Tech News Reporter

José is a Tech News Reporter at BGR. He has previously covered Apple and iPhone news for 9to5Mac, and was a producer and web editor for Latin America broadcaster TV Globo. He is based out of Brazil.