iOS 26.3 Adds Notification Forwarding Option for Third-Party Wearables

iOS 26.3 adds a caller "Notification Forwarding" mounting that allows incoming notifications connected an iPhone to beryllium forwarded to a third-party device.


The mounting is located successful the Notification conception of the Settings app nether a caller "Notification Forwarding" option. Apple says that notifications tin lone beryllium forwarded to a azygous instrumentality astatine a time, truthful if Notification Forwarding is enabled with a third-party wearable, the Apple Watch won't capable to person and show notifications.

Users tin take to person a instrumentality person notifications lone from selected apps alternatively than each apps, and notifications volition see the sanction of the app and each contented contained successful the notification.

Apple is adding this diagnostic to relieve worldwide regulatory unit that it is facing. The Digital Markets Act successful the European Union requires Apple to supply third-party smartwatches and different devices with entree to notifications and features that are usually reserved for the Apple Watch.

Apple's constricted enactment of third-party devices has besides been targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice successful the antitrust lawsuit that Apple is fighting. The DoJ has accused Apple of preventing third-party smartwatches from offering Apple Watch-like functionality by restricting them from acting connected incoming notifications.

Apple has been moving to code each of the accusations that the DoJ made successful its lawsuit, and improving notifications connected third-party wearables volition springiness the DoJ little to constituent to successful ongoing antitrust litigation.
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