Two weeks after the second developer beta, Apple has released iOS 11.3 beta 3 for registered developers to test on iPhone and iPad. We’ll dig in to the new version and detail changes below.

New in iOS 11.3

4 new Animoji on iPhone X: Lion, Skull, Bear, and Dragon

ARKit 1.5 with support for vertical surfaces like walls, irregular shaped surfaces like circular tables, support for auto-focus, and 50% higher resolution

Business Chat for iMessage in beta with Discover, Hilton, Lowe’s and Wells Fargo on board

Health Records in Health app automatically updated from select partners

More prominent music video features in Apple Music

HomeKit software authentication without chip certification

Advanced Mobile Location for sending your location to emergency services when calling from iPhone

Messages in iCloud

New privacy page during setup (photo incoming) and a new Privacy icon in Settings (gray becomes blue)

Splash screen for Messages in the Cloud, backup can be disabled in Settings

iBooks is now just Books

App Store lists version number and update size on Updates screen

App Store following text size

Hello, Feedback app…

Apple TV shows up in Home app with tvOS 11.3, doesn’t work as hub for automation and remote access without tvOS 11.3 on iOS 11.3, AirPlay 2 also working

New ‘Confirm with Side Button’ prompt for purchases on iPhone X

No iOS 11.3 beta 2 for iPod touch yet, Apple says a future beta will add support (possibly related to battery management)

Battery management settings now visible on certain iPhones (H/T Chris!) The new section is found under Settings → Battery → Battery Health (Beta) iOS details maximum battery capacity and peak performance capability iPhones affected by performance throttling due to aging batteries should be able to disable throttling at the risk of experiencing unexpected shutdowns As discovered by 9to5Mac’s Rambo, this text appears on affected batteries: Your battery’s health is significantly degraded. An Apple Authorized Service Provider can replace the battery to restore full performance and capacity. Apple links to its battery explainer article for more information

New splash screen for App Store

Podcasts app now plays episodes with one tap, hyperlinks episode pages (H/T Ryan!)

Messages in iCloud now includes a confirmation dialogue when deleting message threads

VoLTE support for Vodafone contract customers in the UK (H/T Tom!)

See our hands-on video with the original beta below:

New in Beta 3

iPod touch support returns with iOS 11.3 beta 3

No more signs of AirPlay 2 for now

iOS 11.3 beta no longer attempts to pair HomePods in stereo mode

Deleting Messages now have a finished warning dialogue (H/T Duy)

Notes and Known Issues General New Issues After updating a device to iOS 11.3 beta 3 the host computer may not recognize the device. Workaround: Restart the the iOS device and reconnect to the host computer. Resolved Issues iOS 11.3 beta 3 now supports iPod touch (6th generation). iBooks Resolved Issues Managed books now open reliably in iBooks. (37124818) MediaPlayer Resolved Issues The startItem property of MPMusicPlayerMediaItemQueueDescriptorAPI isno longer ignored. (33567879) Messages Resolved Issues Messages threads should no longer have a delay when opened. (35394897) Music Resolved Issues Using Music with VoiceOver or Switch Control should now work as expected. (36998727) WiFi Resolved Issues If you experienced any issues on iOS 11.3 beta 2 or earlier of Wi-Fi not connecting automatically, dropping off, or disconnecting unexpectedly, please go to Settings -> WiFi, tap the Information button (i) next to the network name, and verify that the Auto-Join switch is on. (36559685) Refresh for updates. Also share tips at tips@9to5mac or zac@9to5mac.com and on Twitter @9to5mac and @apollozac.

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