Apple Releases iOS 7.0.3, With iCloud Keychain, Password Generator, and More

Following Apple’s epic press conference earlier today, at which they unveiled the new Mac Pro, released OS X Mavericks, new iWork and iLife apps, and introduced some amazing new iPads, Apple has also released a new update for iOS. iOS 7.0.3 is available now for all eligible iOS devices, adding a number of bug fixes, as well as support for iCloud keychain, and more.

Notably, it also includes a fix for an issue that caused significant compass inaccuracies in the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C.

From the release notes:

iOS 7.0.3

This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:

  • Adds iCloud Keychain to keep track of your account names, passwords, and credit card numbers across all your approved devices
  • Adds Password Generator so Safari can suggest unique, hard-to-guess passwords for your online accounts
  • Updates lock screen to delay display of “slide to unlock” when Touch ID is in use
  • Adds back the ability to search the web and Wikipedia from Spotlight search
  • Fixes an issue where iMessage failed to send for some users
  • Fixes a bug that could prevent iMessage from activating
  • Improves system stability when using iWork apps
  • Fixes an accelerometer calibration issue
  • Addresses an issue that could cause Siri and VoiceOver to use a lower quality voice
  • Fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the Lock screen passcode
  • Enhances the Reduce Motion setting to minimize both motion and animation
  • Fixes an issue that could cause VoiceOver input to be too sensitive
  • Updates the Bold Text setting to also change dial pad text
  • Fixes an issue that could cause supervised devices to become un-supervised when updating software

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Direct download links will be available below as soon as we have them. Happy updating!

UPDATE: Direct download links are now available!

J. Glenn Künzler

Glenn is Managing Editor at MacTrast, and has been using a Mac since he bought his first MacBook Pro in 2006. He lives in a small town in Utah, enjoys bacon more than you can possibly imagine, and is severely addicted to pie.