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

Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after the release of the second betas. Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting the Software Update option.

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

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.

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

Once iOS 26.3 rolls out, iPhone owners will gain access to a new privacy feature that limits the precision of the location cellular networks can see.

While iOS 26.3 is shaping up to be a modest update, iOS 26.4 is expected to make a significantly larger impact on the iPhone operating system roadmap.

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