What’s New in iOS, iPadOS 13.3
One of the biggest additions to iOS and iPadOS 13.3 is the introduction of Communication Limits support in Screen Time.
Through the feature, users can control who and when they can communicate with others via Phone, Messages or FaceTime. This may be especially useful for parents, since they can set limits barring messaging with anyone other than themselves during a certain time.
Other notable changes include the ability to hide the Memoji and Animoji stickers in the emoji keyboard and Safari support for FIDO2 security keys over Lightning, USB or NFC (something you should definitely take advantage of).
There are also some more minor updates, including new layouts for Apple News stories, the ability to like or dislike stories with a tap, and additional news options in the Stocks app.
Additionally, the update squashes a number of bugs, including the following from Apple’s release notes.
“This update:
- Enables the creation of a new video clip when trimming a video in Photos
- Fixes issues in Mail that may prevent downloading new messages
- Addresses an issue that prevented deleting messages in Gmail accounts
- Resolves issues that could cause incorrect characters to display in messages and duplication of sent messages in Exchange accounts
- Fixes an issue where the cursor may not move after long pressing on the space bar
- Addresses an issue that may cause screenshots to appear blurry when sent via Messages
- Resolves an issue where cropping or using Markup on screenshots may not save to Photos
- Fixes an issue where Voice Memos recordings may not be able to be shared with other audio apps
- Addresses an issue where the missed call badge on the Phone app may not clear
- Resolves an issue where the Cellular Data setting may incorrectly show as off
- Fixes an issue that prevented turning off Dark Mode when Smart Invert was enabled
- Addresses an issue where some wireless chargers may charge more slowly than expected”