Apple Revealed the 'Nasty Surprise' of iOS 10.3: Upgrading Its 19-year Old File System

Apple hit the bandwagon of the world of technology as it released its latest iOS 10.3. In the same way, it caught the attention of all users who are expecting to see what difference this new update will bring.

Mirror reported that the new features included in iOS 10.3 updates are: Tracking lost AirPods, renting movies in iTunes, allowing Siri to check and pay the bill and access car maker's app, accessing the Apple's Weather app through 3D Touch and having a unified view for Apple ID account. However, these features aren't just what surprised the users; the newest update offers more than that.

Renaud Lienhart, Apple iOS Engineer revealed the secret of the newest update on his Twitter account saying, "iOS 10.3 feels 'snappier' because many animations were slightly tweaked & shortened, for the better." But it isn't just the nasty surprise revealed!

The newest update, iOS 10.3 pave the way for its new file system, which is the Apple File System (APFS). This APFS sweeps off the 19-year old HFS+ based on a 35-year old HFS.

The new file system of Apple iOS 10.3 has a solid Solid State Drives (SSDs) optimization, improved backups; there is also an individual file encryption and a cross-platform full disk. But what made it so useful and surprising is that the newest update can also free up a storage space 1-7GB depending on the storage size of the device!

However upgrading to iOS 10.3 will take longer than the usual update. Some reports described it as "unusually slow," and AppleInsider cautioned Apple users that upgrading an iPad Air 2, iPhone 5 and iPhone will take around 50 minutes.

Analyzing the newest update, iOS 10.3 seems to have a lot to offer to its users in the future. The question is, what can users expect when the newest update comes?