Overview
- Registered developers can install the new builds from the Settings app or download them from Apple’s Developer site, with over‑the‑air availability still propagating for some devices.
- iOS 26.3 adds a native Transfer to Android tool that runs during device setup and can move photos, messages, notes, apps, passwords, phone number, and more without a separate app.
- The updates include a Notification Forwarding option for third‑party wearables in the European Union and minor tweaks to the Weather wallpaper experience.
- Apple is expected to make iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 publicly available toward the end of January based on the current beta cadence.
- Apple also issued beta 2 updates across other platforms, including macOS Tahoe 26.3, watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, HomePod 26.3, and visionOS 26.3.