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iPadOS 17.3

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
5
Beta cycle
41d
Average interval
10d
Public release
Jan 22, 2024

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

Release overview

iPadOS 17.3 was publicly released on January 22, 2024. iPadOS 17.3 added collaborative Apple Music playlists, a Unity wallpaper, selected hotel AirPlay support, warranty visibility, and security fixes.[1][2]

Participants could add, reorder, and remove playlist tracks and respond with emoji. Unlike iOS 17.3, Apple’s iPadOS notes do not list Stolen Device Protection.[1][2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About the security content of iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-06-12T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 — Released January 22, 2024

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  2. About iPadOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 17.3

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Documented & observed

Changes in this version

Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

feature · introduced

Collaborative Apple Music playlists

documentedconfirmed

The release enabled shared playlist editing and track reactions on iPad.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 17 Updates · iPadOS 17.3 — Music

feature · introduced

Unity wallpaper

documentedconfirmed

A new Unity wallpaper became available with the public update.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 17 Updates · iPadOS 17.3 — Lock Screen

feature · introduced

AirPlay in supported hotels

documentedconfirmed

The update added hotel AirPlay support where participating hardware and properties were available.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 17 Updates · iPadOS 17.3 — improvements

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  2. +22 days

    Developer beta

    Beta 2

    Timeline onlyLegacy record

    Pulled for both iOS and iPadOS

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    Awaiting claim-level sources
    Open this appearance
  3. +6 days
  4. +8 days
  5. +5 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iPadOS 17.3 reached the public release channel on January 22, 2024. The public event records only the iPad-specific Apple note and shared security advisory, avoiding an incorrect carryover of iPhone-only features.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    6 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .3 releases

41 days, 5.0 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .3 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

41d (avg: 51d)

10 days shorter than the iPadOS average

Duration ranking

#28 of 46

Middle of the pack iPadOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

22 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Previous .3 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iPadOS 26.3202658d515d
iPadOS 18.3202542d511d
iPadOS 16.3202340d510d
iPadOS 15.3202240d413d
iPadOS 14.3202032d66d
iPadOS 13.3201935d59d

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Official release notes