The final version of iPadOS 26.3 is now available for all iPads running iPadOS 26.
As expected, this is a pretty quiet release, focusing, presumably, on bug fixes and behind-the-scenes improvements.
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New Features
Improved Android Transfer Experience
In a partnership with Google, iPadOS 26.3 brings a more seamless data transfer experience between iPadOS/iOS devices and Android devices.
Notification Forwarding
An EU-only feature, Notification Forwarding allows users to authorize third-party wearables to access their device notifications, helping bring those products closer to parity with the level of access the Apple Watch receives.
Security Improvements
This update comes with the usual smattering of bug fixes. The complete list of fixes can be found on Apple’s security releases page, but spans across multiple product areas like the kernel, lock screen, and the Webkit browser engine.
What’s Next?
Starting with iPadOS 26.4 and iOS 26.4, we should start seeing the pieces of the improved Siri, built on top of Gemini models, start to take shape. A more recent report from Bloomberg suggests this rollout may be slower than previous rumors suggested, but we’ll see in the coming weeks.
iPadOS 26.4 Developer Beta 1 is expected to be released within the next couple of weeks.
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