Apple is preparing to begin seeding builds of iOS 10.3 to developers as soon as next month, according to Sonny Dickson, who has occasionally offered accurate information on Apple’s plans from supply chain sources and other contacts.
It’s unclear for now as to what theatre mode does, but it could possibly be similar to the dark mode that Apple introduced with the tvOS10 update this year. While Apple will probably seed the first beta of iOS 10.3 to developers on January 10th, the final release is likely going to be made available to the public in March when the company is rumored to launch new iPads.
iOS 10.3 to feature a new Theatre mode – will include a new popcorn-shaped Control Center icon.
— Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson) December 30, 2016
iOS 10.3 beta 1 is scheduled to seed on January 10th.
— Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson) December 30, 2016
The most recent significant iOS update was iOS 10.2, which was released to the public earlier this month and included a new TV app and over 70 new emoji, SOS feature, slight updates to the Apple Music app, among other changes. A new iOS 10.2.1 update is currently in beta testing.