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2w ago

Apple Releases iOS 26.3, Adding Built-In Transfer to Android and EU Interoperability Tweaks

Apple frames 26.3 as groundwork for broader changes, with urgent security fixes responding to an exploited dyld vulnerability.

Stock image: An Apple store in South Korea in the evening.
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iOS 26 adoption rate about the same as iOS 18 in early 2026
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Overview

  • A new Transfer to Android tool in Settings enables wireless migration of photos, messages, apps, passwords, and a phone number during setup, excluding health data, protected items, and Bluetooth pairings.
  • A Limit Precise Location toggle restricts carrier-level accuracy on devices with Apple C1/C1X modems, with support currently on Boost Mobile (US), EE and BT (UK), Telekom (Germany), and AIS and True (Thailand).
  • EU-only updates tied to the Digital Markets Act add APIs for one-at-a-time notification forwarding to third-party wearables and AirPods-style proximity pairing, which the European Commission publicly welcomed.
  • The release patches dozens of flaws; Apple says a dyld vulnerability allowing arbitrary code execution was used in an "extremely sophisticated" attack on pre–iOS 26 versions and urges users to update.
  • iOS 26.3 code is ready for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging pending carrier activation, while some users report unusually large installer sizes compared with typical point releases.