iOS 17.3 Beta 2 Released with Stolen Device Protection and Collaborative Playlists
The update also introduces additional Journal app settings and is expected to include important security fixes.
- iOS 17.3 beta 2 introduces Stolen Device Protection, a feature designed to safeguard user data in case of device theft, requiring Face ID authentication for viewing passwords or passkeys, turning off Lost Mode, and erasing all contents.
- Collaborative Playlists in Apple Music, which allow friends to add, reorder, and remove songs, are re-enabled in iOS 17.3 beta 2, now with the ability to react with an emoji to a song someone added.
- Additional options are added to the Journal app settings, such as enabling media and Apple Music suggestions, and cellular data usage.
- Alongside iOS 17.3 beta 2, Apple is also releasing the second beta versions of iPadOS 17.3, watchOS 10.3, macOS 14.3, and tvOS 17.3.
- iOS 17.3 is expected to include important security fixes, following a series of security updates from Apple addressing flaws used in real-life attacks.