Apple Releases iOS 4.3, Have You Upgraded?

Apple today releases iOS 4.3, ahead of the 11th March promise. This is actually good news. There are a couple of changes in this iOS 4.3. More information after the break.

Some of the features and improvements. Based on the information, it seems that the older iPad or iPhone 4 can have HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter. That is good news.

This update contains new features and improvements, including the following:

  • Personal Hotspot*
    • Share iPhone 4 cellular data connection with up to 5 devices (combination of up to 3 Wi-Fi, 3 Bluetooth, and 1 USB)
  • iTunes Home Sharing
    • Play music, movies and TV shows from a shared iTunes library on a Mac or PC (requires iTunes 10.2)
  • New AirPlay features**
    • Play videos from the Photos app including the Camera Roll album, iTunes previews, enabled third-party apps and websites on Apple TV
    • Play slideshows from Photos on Apple TV using  transitions available on Apple TV
  • Faster Safari performance with Apple Nitro JavaScript engine
  • HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter***
    • View 720p HD videos from Videos app, iPod app, Photos, YouTube, Safari, Keynote, and enabled third-party apps on an HDMI display
  • Ping features
    • Push notifications for comments and follow requests
    • Post and Like songs directly from the Now Playing screen
    • Parental controls
  • New Settings
    • Messages setting for number of times to repeat an alert
    • iPad side switch setting to lock screen rotation or mute audio notifications and sound effects
  • Single tap conference call dialing with a pause to send a passcode
  • Bug fixes

*Requires iPhone 4 with tethering data plan

**Requires Apple TV (2nd generation) running software version 4.2 or later

***iPhone 4, iPad, iPod touch (4th generation)

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