{"id":405271,"date":"2026-01-13T21:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405271\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T21:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:14:10","slug":"public-beta-2-for-macos-tahoe-26-3-ipados-26-3-more-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405271\/","title":{"rendered":"Public beta 2 for macOS Tahoe 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, more now available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/macOS-26.3-public-beta.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"macOS 26.3 public beta\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Following an extended software hiatus over the holidays, Apple has returned to shipping beta updates. Today the company has released public beta 2 for macOS Tahoe 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Latest 26.3 public betas arrive following holiday hiatus<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s next wave of public betas has arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday the company shipped developer beta 2 for macOS Tahoe 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Now, those same software builds have been released for public beta users too.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the 26.3 software cycle is shaping up to be light on new features and changes.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 26.3 has the most noteworthy additions, and even that release <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/12\/23\/ios-26-3-new-features-for-iphone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is fairly limited<\/a>. There\u2019s a new tool for easily transferring from iPhone to Android, some updates to the wallpaper gallery, and fresh settings for EU users.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from bug fixes and performance improvements, we haven\u2019t discovered any noteworthy changes in Apple\u2019s other 26.3 OS updates so far.<\/p>\n<p>That might always change as the beta cycle proceeds. But if Apple follows its typical pattern, the 26.3 updates will likely <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/12\/22\/ios-26-3-release-date-heres-when-the-next-iphone-update-will-arrive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ship soon<\/a> and give way to a <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/01\/05\/new-siri-is-coming-this-year-heres-the-expected-release-date\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">much more exciting 26.4 cycle<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>So aside from a couple potential surprises when these 26.3 updates ship, we\u2019re unlikely to see much in the way of big new features during the beta cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Have you discovered anything new in beta 2 for iPadOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3, or another update? 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