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Apple Releases First iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 Public Betas

Apple today provided beta testers with the first releases of upcoming iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, and watchOS 26.3 updates for testing purposes. The public betas come a couple of days after Apple provided the betas to developers.

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Anyone can download and install public betas, and all that's required is to sign up on Apple's beta site. Once you've opted in, the software can be downloaded through the Software Update section in the Settings app on each device.

iOS 26.3 introduces a simpler way for iPhone users to transfer their data to an Android device when switching platforms, plus it includes a Notification Forwarding feature for third-party wearables in the European Union. It will allow notifications to be forwarded from the iPhone to a third-party device.

No new features have been found in the other beta updates as of yet.

We're expecting iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, and the other software to come out somewhere around the end of January.

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Top Rated Comments

AndyUnderscoreR Avatar
8 months ago

Battery life can’t be optimised more, cuz liquid glass takes a lot of calculations from the graphics processor, which in turn loads the battery
Well there's an obvious way to optimise that - Let us turn the damn thing off!
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Abydos Avatar
8 months ago
no free beer yet, I'm bummed out
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Eurisko2 Avatar
8 months ago

Most boring beta since a long time 😕
I feel that. We know we are all waiting for 26.4 betas to hit.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
N0ughtsAndCr0sses Avatar
8 months ago
Nice. At least they’re moving fast.

Can’t complain there 🤣🤣
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Amazing Iceman Avatar
8 months ago
Nothing significantly new, so it's basically an update to pacify the EUdiots...

Hopefully they also fix some bugs.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Black_Mage Avatar
8 months ago

Nice. At least they’re moving fast.
I don't know that's good thing. When people move fast they break things.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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