Overview
- The first iOS 26.3 beta introduces a Notification Forwarding setting under Settings > Notifications to send iPhone alerts to a non‑Apple accessory.
- Only one accessory can receive alerts at a time, and Apple Watch notifications are paused while forwarding is enabled.
- Users can choose which apps may forward alerts, and Apple notes that forwarded notifications include the app name and full message content.
- Apple frames the feature as sensitive for privacy and security, and it is built on a new AccessoryNotifications framework that is present but not yet publicly documented.
- Coverage links the move to compliance with the EU’s DMA and DOJ scrutiny of Apple’s limits on third‑party wearables, with GSMArena reporting the beta access is EU‑only for now.