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Apple Rolls Out 26.3 Beta 2 to Developers and Public Testers

Visitor logs suggest Apple will ship iOS 26.2.1 shortly as a stopgap bug‑fix update.

Overview

  • Apple released beta 2 of iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS 26.3 to developers, with the same builds now available to public beta testers.
  • Builds include iOS/iPadOS 23D5103d and macOS Tahoe 25D5101c, accessible over the air in Settings and via the Apple Developer site.
  • iOS 26.3 features a native Transfer to Android setup flow, EU‑only Notification Forwarding for third‑party wearables plus proximity pairing, and minor wallpaper tweaks, with health data and locked notes excluded from transfers.
  • Multiple outlets describe the 26.3 cycle as light on new user features and focused on fixes, performance, and refinement across platforms.
  • Reporting points to a late‑January public release for 26.3, while site telemetry indicates iOS 26.2.1 is being tested internally and could be released to all users in the near term.