Right, we’ve just stepped onto March 11, and to be precise Cupertino should still be sleeping on March 10, but Apple has officially released the much awaited iOS 4.3. Download size is quite bizarre as usual; Apple probably released it earlier to reduce server stress. We’ve installed it into our iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. The iOS 4.3 does seem much smoother compared to iOS 4.2, as menus scroll like butter on both phones. Apple mentioned that ‘Mobile Hotspot’ is only for iPhone 4 (and Verizon’s iPhone 4 CDMA wont’ have it), but we found the ‘Mobile Hotspot’ menu on our 3GS. Not workable though, probably JoJo haven’t found the magic. Also, the so called ‘Multitask Gesture’ which is supposed to be under ‘General’ in ‘Settings’ was missing on both phones. We’re still digging around, so go ahead and download yours now.

About iOS 4.3 Software Update

This update contains new features and improvements, including the following:

• Personal Hotspot*
  Share iPhone 4 cellular data connection with up to 5 devices (combination of up to 3 Wi-Fi, 3 Bluetooth, and 1 USB)
• iTunes Home Sharing
  Play music, movies and TV shows from a shared iTunes library on a Mac or PC (requires iTunes 10.2)
• New AirPlay features**
  Play videos from the Photos app including the Camera Roll album, iTunes previews, enabled third-party apps and websites on Apple TV
  Play slideshows from Photos on Apple TV using transitions available on Apple TV
• Faster Safari performance with Apple Nitro JavaScript engine
• HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter***
  View 720p HD videos from Videos app, iPod app, Photos, YouTube, Safari, Keynote, and enabled third-party apps on an HDMI display
• Ping features
  Push notifications for comments and follow requests
  Post and Like songs directly from the Now Playing screen
  Parental controls
• New Settings
  Messages setting for number of times to repeat an alert
  iPad side switch setting to lock screen rotation or mute audio notifications and sound effects
  Single tap conference call dialing with a pause to send a passcode
• Bug fixes

*Requires iPhone 4 with tethering data plan
**Requires Apple TV (2nd generation) running software version 4.2 or later
***iPhone 4, iPad, iPod touch (4th generation)

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

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

SOURCE via Apple