Apple Releases watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3 and visionOS 26.3 Release Candidates

[MacRumors]

Apple today provided developers with the release candidate versions of upcoming watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, and visionOS 26.3 updates for testing purposes. The software comes a week after Apple provided the third betas. The release candidates are the final version of the updates that will be provided to the public as long as no bugs are found.

The software updates are available through the Settings app on each device, and because these are developer betas, a free developer account is required.

We don't know what new features might be added in watchOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, and tvOS 26.3, and nothing new has been discovered so far. Apple doesn't typically provide release notes for betas, so we might not know what's new until the software updates see a public launch unless there are outward-facing changes.

The software updates will likely launch next week now that RCs are available.

Article Link: Apple Releases watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3 and visionOS 26.3 Release Candidates

 

[Rychiar]

be nice if someone cared enough to drop some new visionOS environments at least... or just let the third party ones be usable whenever...

 

[jole]

Feels like Apple has pretty much dropped the ball releasing anything new in minor releases of these secondary OS's.

 

[Kissmo1980]

TV OS took a very long time to update.

 

[ELman]

TV OS took a very long time to update.

That's because they want you to buy the new one if it's ever announced.

 

[Kissmo1980]

That's because they want you to buy the new one if it's ever announced.

Yeah I would. 🙂
Mine is the first get 4k….

 

[Jay Bly]

Mine’s been preparing for over two hours. I think something is in disarray.

 

[iLuddite]

Mine’s been preparing for over two hours. I think something is in disarray.

Took forever for the watch to prepare but it finally updated

 

[johnsawyercjs]

Mine’s been preparing for over two hours. I think something is in disarray.

Lots of other people trying to update at the same time might be overloading the servers, which can lead to molten puddles of metal and glass if it goes on for too long. Might be best to wait.

 

[SFjohn]

I’ll wait for the official release before updating everything… 👍🏻

 

[srbNYC]

Lots of other people trying to update at the same time might be overloading the servers

It's a lag in preparing not downloading.

 

[johnsawyercjs]

It's a lag in preparing not downloading.

I often see that too, but the time spent for preparing seems to vary significantly from one update to another. Today for the current update on my iPhone 16 Pro Max, it seemed to take a little longer than usual, maybe about 20-25 minutes.

 

[Crom!]

Pass through audio????

 

[danano]

The release candidates are the final version of the updates that will be provided to the public as long as no bugs are found.

It is offensive that you repeat such nonsense. In each release Apple knows many bugs remain.