iOS 10.3.2 beta 5 has also been released for public beta testers

Apple released fifth beta of an upcoming iOS 10.3.2 update to developers on 27 april, just a few days after releasing the fourth iOS 10.3.2 beta and a little over a month after introducing iOS 10.3, which included features like a new Find My AirPods feature and Apple File System. Apple also released a minor iOS 10.3.1 update in early April, which focused on security improvements. 

Registered developers can download the fifth iOS 10.3.2 beta from the Apple Developer Center or over-the-air with the proper configuration profile installed. 

Apple doesn't provide detailed release notes for its beta updates, so we don't yet know what features, improvements, or bug fixes might be coming in iOS 10.3.2. 

As a minor 10.x.x update, we can expect iOS 10.3.2 to offer bug fixes and performance improvements rather than outward-facing features. No notable changes were found in the first four betas.

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Apple iOS 10.3.1

In 2 months apple has issue 7 beta testing iOS 10.3, but 7 days later apple has issued 10.3.1. It is dedicated to bug fixes and security patches.

Who Is iOS 10.3.1 For?

iOs 10.3.1 works on all iOS 10 compatible devices. You can manually trigger the update to iOS 10.3.1 by going to Settings > General > Software Update, but you should be notified automatically.

iOS 10.3.1 has one of the smallest file sizes in recent iOS history coming in at well under 30MB

Jailbreakers, you know the drill: iOS 10.3.1 will break any jailbroken devices. So if you’re passionate about the additional control jailbreaking provides, you’ll have to stay away.

Elsewhere Apple’s official Support Communities website has isolated reports of upgraders suffering Touch ID failures, emails not downloading and that iOS 10.3.1 doesn’t address the 5GHz WiFi bug some users have been experiencing for some time now. But nothing has significant traction at this point.

What Do You Get?

Apple iOS 10.3.1 is a ‘minor point upgrade’ which means no new features. In fact Apple didn’t even include its customary release notes with this upgrade, only going so far as to say: “iOS 10.3.1 includes bug fixes and improves the security of your iPhone or iPad.”

More information can be read from Apple’s iOS 10.3.1 security page, however, which explains a fix for a serious WiFi exploit which could enable a hacker to take control of your phone by executing arbitrary code.

In addition to this AppleInsider notes that iOS 10.3 was pulled shortly after release for iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C handsets, and did not reappear. But given iOS 10.3.1 works well on both devices it appears that whatever the problem was has been addressed. Don’t expect iOS support to continue much longer for these 32-bit iPhones though, as iOS is moving towards a 64-bit only future.

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