Apple has today released version 26.3.1 of the iOS, iPadOS, and macOS platforms, bringing support for the new Studio Display and Studio Display XDR announced yesterday, along with other unspecified bug fixes.
As the 26.3.1 updates were not distributed to external testers prior to their release, we do not have any information on whether they contain any accessibility fixes for blind, deaf blind, or low vision users at the time of writing. However, as version 26.4 is on the way and in public testing, we do not expect today's releases to contain any such fixes. If you spot any changes in your own use of these releases, please do let us know by posting a comment below.
Release Notes
iOS 26.3.1
This update expands external display support to include Studio Display (2026) and Studio Display XDR along with bug fixes for your iPhone
For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/100100
macOS Tahoe 26.3.1
This update expands external display support to include Studio Display (2026) and Studio Display XDR along with bug fixes for your Mac
For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/100100
How to Update
iOS and iPadOS 26.3.1 are available via Over-the-Air Update (Settings > General > Software Update), via Finder on a Mac with macOS Catalina or later, or via iTunes on a PC or Mac with macOS Mojave or earlier.
To install macOS Tahoe 26.3.1, choose System Settings from the Apple menu, select General in the table, click Software Update in the scroll area, and click the Update Now button to begin the update process. If other updates are available, you can click the Info button to see details about them and select specific updates to install.
Comments
Everything looks good here for my iPhone SE and iPhone 15
Everything looks good here for my iPhone SE third generation as well as my iPhone 15. I realize that this is just a security update, but I just thought I’d report back here to let everybody know that things are stable for me with iOS 26.3.1 and my iPhone SE with Samantha enhanced and my iPhone 15 with Karen premium. I haven’t seen any changes with this update. I hope everybody else is updates are successful for them and that they’ve possibly fixed any bugs you may have been experiencing. I just said before I realized that this is a security update, but hopefully this will work out for everybody.
Singer Girl
No changes regarding bus. 16 pro max.
I’m sorry. I wish they were.
I’m sorry. I wish there were some changes for you for bugs. Especially with the one that everybody keeps talking about on here with reading notifications. Yeah that’s actually really annoying. I hope that gets fixed really soon.
Singer Girl
To this point I do not see it happening within my life time. Long live cats.
Hopefully that will change.
Well, I guess we can just hope that things will get better. And yes, cats are amazing.
Notifications bug
I wonder if this is related to VoiceOver. Maybe it is the system behaviour for everyone? The delay on the lock screen has always been short according to me.
Lag while switching between voices
The bug which voiceover lagged while switching between voices I guess hasn't been fixed, because even though I haven't updated yet, I use IOS 26 and the bug hasn't been fixed yet. I still experience lag while switching between voices.
Notifications bug
When Siri reads notification, no issues but when VO it does. Go figure and long live kitties.