Overview
- Apple released the first 26.3 developer betas across iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS a few days after the 26.2 public updates.
- iOS 26.3 adds a Transfer to Android tool that can move photos, messages, notes, apps, passwords and more, with exclusions such as health data, paired Bluetooth devices and locked notes.
- A new Notification Forwarding setting lets iPhone alerts go to a single third‑party wearable, disabling Apple Watch notification mirroring when enabled.
- Early testers also found a separate Weather wallpaper section for the Lock Screen, and iOS/iPadOS beta 1 carries build 23D5089e.
- Given the holiday schedule, this cycle is expected to prioritize fixes and performance, with public betas expected within days and a general release likely in late January or February.