This week the likes of iOS 7.0.3 has appeared in the wild, working on Apple employee and partner iPhone devices in what very well may be the last update before iOS 7.1, the version headed for the first iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 release.

This week the likes of iOS 7.0.3 has appeared in the wild, working on Apple employee and partner iPhone devices in what very well may be the last update before iOS 7.1, the version headed for the first iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 release. This release has been suggested to be taking place later this month, with an Apple event likely set for closer to the 15th of October. What you’ll find for iOS 7.0.3 is likely bug fixes, with the public release headed for the middle of next week.
Word from BGR suggests that build 11B491 will be hitting the likes of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c devices this week for Apple partners and employees, while the iPhone 4 and 4S along with the iPhone 5, iPad 2, iPad mini, and original iPad will be seeing the update along with the public by next week. This update also hits the 5th generation iPod touch for good measure – even the Space Gray version.
This update follows iOS 7.0.1 and 7.0.2 (believe it or not) which brought on – largely – bug fix suites on the whole. One possibility for iOS 7.0.3 is a “fix” for early jailbreaking efforts that’ve begun to surface just this week. Meanwhile an iMessage bug fix is in the works as well, though it’s unclear whether this fix will need a full iOS update to complete, or if just the app itself will need to be kicked in the bud.