India, Dec. 29 -- The first developer release of iOS 26.3 has been released, and although it is a fairly minor point release, it has been making the iPhone one step more toward a more open and interoperable future. Instead of flashy features, it will be less focused on and more about useful features, such as making it easier to transfer between iPhones and Android devices, give notifications a way to forward to third-party wearables, and small improvements to the UI, such as updated weather wallpapers. The iOS 26.3 update is a minor but strategic release, focusing on interoperability, notification flexibility, and subtle UI refinements rather than headline-grabbing features.

The new Transfer to Android aspect within the settings (Transfe...