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Apple Pushes Second 26.3 Betas to Developers and Public Testers

Testing centers on a built‑in iPhone‑to‑Android transfer plus EU wearables support, with iOS 26.2.1 expected as a maintenance stopgap.

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Overview

  • Apple released developer beta 2 for iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS on Jan. 12, followed by public beta 2 on Jan. 13.
  • Builds include iOS/iPadOS 26.3 beta 2 (23D5103d) and macOS Tahoe 26.3 beta 2 (25D5101c), with other platforms updated in parallel.
  • iOS 26.3 testing adds a native Transfer to Android flow that works during setup without a separate app, supporting photos, messages, notes, apps, passwords and phone number.
  • The betas introduce an EU‑only Notification Forwarding option for third‑party wearables, reflecting compliance‑driven interoperability changes.
  • Visitor‑log data shows Apple engineers using iOS 26.2.1, which outlets report is likely imminent as a bug‑fix and security update ahead of an expected late‑January 26.3 public release.