iOS 4.3 for iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPad & Some of the Other iOS Devices Now Available to Download

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iOS 4.3 has been officially demoed during last week’s Apple iPad 2 event and Apple decided to launch it a couple of days earlier than expected. The new iOS version has been in the wild for a while now, as Apple released various betas before actually making the final version available to download.

In case you own an iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPod touch 3G and 4G, or plan to buy an iPad 2 on March 11 then you can already start planning to upgrade to the new iOS version. Naturally, if you have a jailbroken and/or unlocked device you should stay away of this new iOS 4.3 version at least until it’ll be perfectly safe to perform the upgrade without losing the iPhone unlock. After all we already know that iOS 4.3 is jailbreakable and it will be only a matter of time until the jailbreak tools out there are properly updated too.

In case you’re wondering what the new iOS version has to offer, then here’s a quick changelog that should be pretty safe explanatory:

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

* Personal Hotspot
- Share iPhone 4 cellular data 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

Have you already installed iOS 4.3 yet?