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iPadOS 26.3

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
5
Beta cycle
58d
Average interval
15d
Public release
Feb 11, 2026

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

iPadOS 26.3 was a maintenance and security release. Apple’s consumer note provides no itemized feature or bug-fix list, so this article stays within the documented evidence.[1]

Apple’s shared advisory records fixes affecting locked-device privacy, sensitive-data access, media and image processing, the kernel, sandbox boundaries, system frameworks, and WebKit on supported iPads.[2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About iPadOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 26.3

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  2. About the security content of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3; released February 11, 2026

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Documented & observed

Changes in this version

Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

knownIssue · knownIssue

Continuity feature outage on newer devices

documentedconfirmed

The added Beta 3 entry covers iPhone Mirroring, AirPlay mirroring to Apple TV 4K, wireless Continuity Camera, and Sidecar with the named device families.

Recorded at Beta 3

  1. [1] Archived iOS & iPadOS 26.3 Beta 2 Release Notes — Beta 3 baseline · Beta 2 raw snapshot contains no itemized Continuity section; raw payload 20260114134647
  2. [2] Archived iOS & iPadOS 26.3 Beta 3 Release Notes · Continuity — Known Issues; 168555883; raw payload 20260129002238

security · fixed

Kernel, privilege, and network protections

documentedconfirmed

The release addressed kernel stability, root-privilege, and privileged-network interception issues documented for supported devices.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 · iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3; released February 11, 2026

security · fixed

Locked-device privacy protections

documentedconfirmed

Apple corrected multiple paths that could expose sensitive information to someone with physical access to a locked device.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 · iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3; released February 11, 2026

security · fixed

WebKit stability and tracking protections

documentedconfirmed

Apple documented WebKit fixes for denial of service, process crashes, and tracking through Safari web extensions.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 · iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3; released February 11, 2026

security · fixed

Sensitive-data, permission, and sandbox hardening

documentedconfirmed

The advisory documents fixes for inappropriate data access, privacy-preference bypasses, app enumeration, and sandbox escape paths.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 · iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3; released February 11, 2026

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  2. +28 days
  3. +14 days

    Developer beta

    Beta 3

    Full articleEditorially verified

    A sequential comparison of preserved Apple DocC states supports 1 substantive iPadOS 26.3 Beta 3 delta without importing later cumulative notes.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    5 linked
    Open this appearance
  4. +9 days
  5. +7 days

    Public release

    Public

    Source-linked recordEditorially verified

    The public iPadOS 26.3 release was a security-heavy maintenance update with no itemized consumer feature list and a wide shared advisory.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    2 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .3 releases

38 days, 5.0 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .3 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

58d (avg: 50d)

8 days longer than the iPadOS average

Longest gap in this cycle

28 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Previous .3 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iPadOS 18.3202542d511d
iPadOS 17.3202441d510d
iPadOS 16.3202340d510d
iPadOS 15.3202240d413d
iPadOS 14.3202032d66d
iPadOS 13.3201935d59d

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Official release notes