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Apple has officially released iOS 10.3 for everyone the last major update to your iPhone or iPad before the big iOS 11 reveal in June so what new features can you expect from this version of the operating system you'll notice this first one as soon as you open your settings menu at the top you now have a new Apple ID profile section with information about all your Apple accounts iCloud iTunes and family sharing scroll down to see a list of all the Apple devices associated to this account you still need to log into Find My iPhone to locate them all but it's a good shortcut you'll find another much-needed update right here in the settings menu click on iCloud to see a breakdown of how your cloud storage is being used up this is useful especially if you pay for added iCloud storage click on the graph then manage storage for a program and device specific breakdown of where the storage hogs are coming from it's not perfect but it's a step in the right direction in trying to understand the black hole that is iCloud if you haven't activated the two-factor authentication on the account which you should you'll notice a new suggestion at the bottom of your profile now it's not clear what other suggestions Apple may have appeared down here but to make it disappear you'll have to follow directions this will put an added layer of security on your account now let's get out of the settings menu and make our way to maps if you happen to use Apple's own map system you will now see a small weather bug at the bottom right-hand side of the screen that shows you the weather in that specific location which if you're familiar with San Francisco's microclimates can be incredibly helpful 3d touch your long press for an hourly breakdown for that area this one will be a lifesaver if you bought the tiny little ear pods because it's a given that you may have misplaced them at least once this feature pings the last location of where they were paired to your device and makes them ring just make sure you're not wearing them when you ping them if you want to keep your hearing intact now remember there's always a risk involved in updating your phone so make sure to back it up before you take the plunge and make sure to check out see Netcom for the full list of iOS 10.3 features