Apple's fourth beta means the stable release is close. From smarter security to AI-powered music tools, iOS 26.4 has a surprising amount worth caring about.

Apple's iOS 26.4 beta adds AI-generated Apple Music playlists, early testing for encrypted RCS messaging and a new setting to tone down iOS 26's brighter visual effects. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about ...

OS 26.4 is right around the corner! We’re breaking down the official release date rumors and the 5 biggest features coming to your iPhone.

Apple is now on its third round for its current generation of developer betas, testing new builds of iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, tvOS 18.5, watchOS 11.5, and visionOS 2.5. The third round of testing for iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, tvOS 18.5 ...

Apple seeded the iOS 26.4 Release Candidate on March 18, 2026, delivering build 23E244 to developers and testers after weeks of iterative beta testing. The update targets a stubborn iPhone keyboard bug that has frustrated users for years,

Apple is moving on from iOS 26.3. After several rounds of developer betas, the company has now released iOS 26.4 release candidate, the final prerelease version before a public rollout. The RC build, which developers can download now, is typically ...

The second developer beta of iOS 18.4 brings Visual Intelligence to the iPhone 15 Pro, and introduces an Apple Vision Pro app along with new Emoji characters. This means that owners of these devices will be able to activate Visual Intelligence by pressing ...