Release appearance
iPadOS 16.3 Public
Recorded context
About this appearance
iPadOS 16.3 strengthened Apple ID sign-in, added second-generation HomePod support, and fixed Freeform and Siri problems.
- Date
- Jan 23, 2023
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Chronology evidence
Appearance sources
These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.
- About iPadOS 16 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 16.3 — fixes
- About iPadOS 16 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 16.3 — HomePod
- About iPadOS 16 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 16.3 — Security Keys for Apple ID
- About iPadOS 16 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 16.3
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
compatibility · introduced
Second-generation HomePod support
The release added support for the second-generation HomePod.
- [1] About iPadOS 16 Updates · iPadOS 16.3 — HomePod
bugFix · fixed
Siri music-request fix
The update fixed cases in which Siri did not respond correctly to music requests.
- [1] About iPadOS 16 Updates · iPadOS 16.3 — fixes
security · introduced
Security Keys for Apple ID
Apple ID gained optional physical Security Keys for stronger two-factor sign-in.
- [1] About iPadOS 16 Updates · iPadOS 16.3 — Security Keys for Apple ID
bugFix · fixed
Freeform shared-drawing visibility fix
Apple corrected strokes that could disappear from shared Freeform boards.
- [1] About iPadOS 16 Updates · iPadOS 16.3 — fixes