In case you have installed iOS 17.3, below are the new features that users should enable to use on their iPhone.
Protect your device from theft
Apple has implemented a new security feature called Stolen Device Protection to further protect iPhones. It ensures that even if someone gains access to your passcode and steals your iPhone, it won’t cause significant damage. Once enabled, it forces Face ID to be used for sensitive tasks like resetting your Apple ID password and accessing locally saved passwords. That way, Apple ensures that only the original owner of the device can access their confidential Apple account information by verifying their identity through a facial scan or fingerprint verification.
Lost and Found Protection is not enabled by default in iOS 17.3
The main goal here is to mitigate the potential risks associated with unauthorized access to the iPhone’s passcode and Apple ID credentials being tampered with. Furthermore, the feature introduces a location-based delay when changing Apple ID credentials, with anyone attempting to modify the Apple ID password having to wait a certain amount of time. During this time, users have the option to track their device using the Find My network, remotely wipe iCloud content, and even file a lost device protection request with Apple.
To enable this feature, users go to the Settings app > Face ID & Passcode > Lost and Found Protection and turn it on.
Open your playlist to friends and family
Another cool feature that iOS 17.3 introduces is the ability to create collaborative playlists. As the name suggests, users can create a playlist and then invite friends and family members, who can also add tracks of their choice and even react with emojis. Users can also take an existing playlist and enable collaboration on it. This feature is only available to Apple Music subscribers, both standalone and as part of a bundle like Apple One.
Apple Music users should use the collaborative playlist feature on Apple Music
Here are the settings users need to change to enable playlist collaboration on Apple Music:
- Open the Apple Music app.
- At the bottom of the screen, tap the Library option and select Playlists on the next page.
- Select the playlist that the user wants to enable collaboration on, or create a new playlist.
- On the playlist page, tap the menu button (three dots) in the upper right corner of the screen and select Collaborate.
- On the pop-up that appears at the bottom of the screen, tap the pill-shaped Start Collaboration button.
Control your music listening partner
Once collaborative playlists are enabled in Apple Music, users can start sending invites to others in their circles and no longer have to dig into menu options to add new collaborators.
Partner control when listening to music on Apple Music also needs to be manually enabled on iOS 17.3
All users need to do is tap the share button (a circular icon with silhouettes of two people) at the top of the playlist page. To share a collaboration invite, users can generate a unique QR code or send an invitation link from the many options available in the Share Sheet, just like any other URL on the phone. AirDrop, messages, Mail, cloud drives, notes, or social media… are all available for sharing.
However, if you only want familiar faces to join and contribute to your playlist, you should enable link approvals. When you're about to send a playlist collaboration link, you'll see an Approve Collaborators toggle. Swipe it until it turns green to indicate it's enabled. Collaborative playlists on Apple Music will now only add new members after each individual user approves each request to join.
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