Public beta 3 for iPadOS 27 and more available now, here’s what’s new

One day after shipping beta 5 for developers, Apple has just released public beta 3 for iPadOS 27 and several other OS 27 updates.

Apple releases iPadOS 27 public beta 3 and more

It’s been a few weeks since the last wave of public betas shipped. But today the wait is over.

iPadOS 27 public beta 3 is rolling out now, alongside new betas for tvOS 27, HomePod 27, and more.

We’re now only a month away from the public launch of these major new software versions. And public beta 3 brings a more stable, smoother round of updates.

New in iPadOS 27 public beta 3:

• Redesigned app icons for Siri, Safari, Preview, and more.
• Additional Siri voice customization options
• Settings gains new Search options
• iCloud+ details on AI feature limits
• and more

Apple’s public beta 3 updates are the exact same builds that shipped to developers yesterday under the ‘beta 5’ label.

And after a day of use so far, they seem in much better shape than the previous betas.

You’ll still encounter bugs here and there. But Apple has clearly made a lot of progress in the last few weeks getting these updates ready to ship next month.

Have you found anything new in the latest betas? Let us know in the comments.

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