by: Jamie Cuevas
Apple has moved on to the Release Candidate phase of the beta cycle for macOS Tahoe 26.3, iOS 26.3, and iPadOS 26.3. The new RC builds are available for users participating in the beta programs.
Release Candidate builds indicate the end of the beta testing period, absent any major bugs or issues, and also serve as a way of determining that a public software update release is close. With the RC build released today, it’s reasonable to expect that the final versions of iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, and macOS Tahoe 26.3, could be released within the next week or two.