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Apple has just released iOS 26.3 beta 3 for public beta testers. Here’s what’s new in the latest beta software.
Apple's upcoming iOS 26.3 update will introduce a setting that limits how precisely carriers can determin your location.
When Apple stops supporting older iPhones and iPads with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, it usually isn’t the end of the line—Apple keeps releasing new security-only patches for those devices for another year or two, keeping them usable while their hardware is still reasonably capable.
OS 26.3 has been in beta testing for more than a month. The software update is relatively minor, but it does include a couple of new features for iPhones. iOS 15.3 through iOS 18.3 were all released to the general public in late January over the years,
Critical iOS and iPadOS WebKit flaws put millions of iPhones and iPads at risk of silent takeover. Apple urges users to update immediately.
Privacy sounds great, but signal interference doesn't. Luckily, Apple ensures that enabling the setting won't impact signal quality or your experience at all. It also doesn't affect the data you need to use to share your location with loved ones on Find My or what's shared with emergency responders if you make an emergency call.
OS 26 adoption is higher than thought earlier. Find out how Apple's tracking change completely threw off the count.
Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years after the software was first released. iOS 12.5.8 is available for the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 6,