Apple released its new major update for its iPhone and iPad devices, the iOS 11.2. The company launched the software update just a month after it released the iOS 11.1 update. The iOS 11.2 comes with a host of new features, such as Apple Pay Cash, a peer-to-peer money transfer feature which will be available …
Apple released its new major update for its iPhone and iPad devices, the iOS 11.2. The company launched the software update just a month after it released the iOS 11.1 update.
The iOS 11.2 comes with a host of new features, such as Apple Pay Cash, a peer-to-peer money transfer feature which will be available through iMessage or by asking Siri, and allows users to send, request and receive money through Apple Pay. However, do note this feature is currently available only in the US.
Also in the update is a faster 7.5W wireless charging feature for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X. Users will also get to choose from three new Live wallpapers for the iPhone X with compatible third-party accessories. The update also comes with a better video camera stabilization and several bug fixes including for the one that caused continuous crashing in iOS 11.1.2. It also comes with redesigned camera emojis.
iOS 11.2 also adds support in Podcasts which will allow users to automatically advance to the next episode from same show. Apart from that it adds support in HealthKit for downhill snow sports distance as a data type. The update is 430MB in size and is already available on iPhone and iPad devices over-the-air (OTA).
Here is the entire iOS 11.2 changelog:
iOS 11.2 introduces Apple Pay Cash to send, request, and receive money from friends and family with Apple Pay. This update also includes bug fixes and improvements.
Apple Pay Cash (US Only)
– Send, request, and receive money from friends and family with Apple Pay in Messages or by asking Siri
Other improvements and fixes
– Adds support for faster wireless charging on iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X with compatible third-party accessories
– Introduces three new Live wallpapers for iPhone X
– Improves video camera stabilization
– Adds support in Podcasts to automatically advance to the next episode from the same show
– Adds support in HealthKit for downhill snow sports distance as a data type
– Fixes an issue that could cause Mail to appear to be checking for new messages even when a download is complete
– Fixes an issue that could cause cleared Mail notifications from Exchange accounts to reappear
– Improves stability in Calendar
– Resolves an issue where Settings could open to a blank screen
– Fixes an issue that could prevent swiping to Today View or Camera from the Lock Screen
– Addresses an issue that could prevent Music controls from displaying on the Lock Screen
– Fixes an issue that could cause app icons to be arranged incorrectly on the Home Screen
– Addresses an issue that could prevent users from deleting recent photos when iCloud storage is exceeded
– Addresses an issue where Find My iPhone sometimes wouldn’t display a map
– Fixes an issue in Messages where the keyboard could overlap the most recent message
– Fixes an issue in Calculator where typing numbers rapidly could lead to incorrect results
– Addressed an issue where the keyboard could respond slowly
– Adds support for real-time text (RTT) phone calls for the deaf and hard of hearing
– Improves VoiceOver stability in Messages, Settings, App Store, and Music
– Resolves an issue that prevented VoiceOver from announcing incoming Notifications
