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Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 to Developers

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Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after the release of the second betas.

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Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting the Software Update option.

iOS 26.3 adds a new tool for transitioning from an iPhone to an Android device. Transfers can be initiated during the device setup process, and moving data from one device to another can now be done without having to download a specific app.

Apple's transfer process supports moving photos, messages, notes, apps, passwords, phone number, and more.

The update also includes a Notification Forwarding setting for third-party wearables in the European Union, and there are some minor changes to the Weather wallpaper. More information on what's changed can be found in our iOS 26.3 beta 1 feature list.

Apple is expected to release the iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 to the public at the end of January.

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nortonandreev
8 months ago

For me, beta 2 seemed to be the least stable of all of the iOS 26 betas. I kept getting random re-springs, even with simple tasks like opening the app store.
Haven’t had any issues on my 17PM.
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Love-hate 🍏 relationship
8 months ago
they took their sweet time, I sure hope it's good. ios 26 is an abomination when it comes to efficiency, they even capped some parts of the UI at 80fps it seems.

it's sad to think that while 27 will be focused on bug fixing and underlying improvements, the best we'll get is probably something on par with ios18
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Crickster Avatar
Crickster
8 months ago
For me, beta 2 seemed to be the least stable of all of the iOS 26 betas. I kept getting random re-springs, even with simple tasks like opening the app store.

Beta 3 on my 16PM was just over 12gb
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Reeneman Avatar
Reeneman
8 months ago
OTA updated again showed with more than 11 Gb but the OTA update is just 1,33 Gb.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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ronno
8 months ago
My 2 hour use of beta 3 - it feels better than beta 2.
If feels smoother, music app has not weirdly stopped scrolling, battery life is not draining quickly, etc.
Check in with me again tomorrow 🤣.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TFrank2 Avatar
TFrank2
8 months ago

One of the videos says this was also an issue in iOS 18
And yes, I've been thinking that my thumb typing skills have just gotten worse.
I didn’t have an issues with 18, but the shift to 26 was immediately noticeable. My wife kept getting so frustrated and thought she was going insane after she updated 🤣. Things have seemingly improved after a bit of time, but every now and again I’ll run into clear input issues
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