

Apple Pay Cash made its US debut on December 4.The feature is also absent from iOS 11.3. We're also waiting to test out AirPlay 2 with multi-room audio on a pair of Apple HomePod speakers. They're in the iOS 11.4 beta right now, so we expect to see this missing features very soon. Also, when you delete a message, it vanishes on your other devices (like a Mac or iPad).
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Apple has promised to free up space on your phone, which is handy if you text photos and videos to your friends. Here's what you won't find on iOS 11.3: Messages still can't be stored on iCloud in this update.

This was at the heart of the iPhone slowdown scandal that sparked the new for this menu. Older iPhones will also find the ability switch off performance throttling in the battery menu if they favor normal phone speed over battery longevity. Our five-month-old iPhone X can charge up to 99%, for example. Apple is labeling it a beta, but it can already tell your maximum battery capacity, indicating how much it has degraded. You'll find a new battery health menu in iOS 11.3 settings menu. Sadly, you still can't use Animoji outside of the iMessages app yet. There are four new Animoji masks for the iPhone X coming with 11.3: lion, dragon, skull and bear. With iOS 11.3, you can assume new Animoji masks, just in case you think their 15 minutes of Karaoke Animoji fame isn't over yet.
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Everyone else should download the update right away. Some people experienced a disabled touchscreen, which is devastating on an iPhone. You download the iOS 11.3 today and we recommend it – unless you have an iPhone 8 screen that was repaired by a third-party (not Apple). Avoid it if you had a third-party screen replacement.No iMessages in iCloud or AirPlay 2 multi-room audio.New battery health menu and AR improvements.Four new Animoji: lion, dragon, skull and bear.This means you'll free up internal storage, and if you delete a message on one device, happens on every device. It backs up your iMessages and text messages, and syncs them across devices. Messages in the Cloud is the other highlight to iOS 11.4. We also get stereo HomePod support with the new update. You can play music in more than just one room and ask Siri to play songs in certain rooms on command. Specifically, AirPlay 2 brings multi-room audio to your Apple devices and Bluetooth-connected speakers. Multi-room audio, stereo HomePod support and Messages in the Cloud are new to iOS 11.4.
