Apple surprises users with unexpected update, quietly reviving older iPhones and iPads.

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.

Apple has just released iOS 26.3 beta 3 for public beta testers. Here’s what’s new in the latest beta software.

Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, and watchOS 26.3 updates to public beta testers, with the updates coming a day after Apple provided the third beta to developers.

Apple's iOS 26.2.1 Update for iPhones Adds Support for More Precise 2nd Gen AirTags

A new feature called Limited Precise Location is unlikely to work on your device or with your carrier at launch.

OS 26.3 is expected to launch soon, introducing three new ways to customize the iPhone thanks to new settings and wallpaper options.

Apple's upcoming iOS 26.3 update will introduce a setting that limits how precisely carriers can determin your location.

OS 26 adoption now hovers at around 50%, according to StatCounter, but some users are still cautious about updating. New data published by SellCell provides a look at how users have responded to the push to update to iOS 26.

Smarter Siri, expanded emojis, streamlined app features, and more. Beta in February, public release mid-March!