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 has released iOS 26.3.1 for iPhone and iPadOS 26.3.1 for iPad. The new software updates include support for the new ...

The shiny Liquid Glass look in iOS 26 hasn’t been everyone’s favorite. With iOS 26.4, Apple is adding another option that reduces bright flashes and highlights when you interact with buttons or ...

Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming less than a week after Apple released iOS 26.3 and iPadOS ...

There’s a ton of nuance to these numbers that’s important to keep in mind. First, iOS 26 dropped three iPhone models this year. The update is not available on the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone ...

The iOS 26.4 update that Apple is beta testing includes a new "Playlist Playground" feature in the Apple Music app that's designed to let users create a playlist with a text-based prompt. In the ...

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Apple has released the first iOS 26.4 beta for iPhone. While we originally expected iOS 26.4 to include upgraded Siri, it sounds like we won’t see those changes just yet. What we know is that Apple ...

The first developer beta of iOS 26.4 is here, offering a new video experience for Apple Podcasts, support for testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging, and much more. Monday's iOS 26.4 developer ...

Apple has taken a small step toward securing cross-platform messaging, with early RCS encryption support now appearing in the iOS 26.4 beta. Just don't expect to get that much testing done right now.

Samsung will unveil its next flagship smartphone lineup on February 25 at its Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco. The company sent out invites earlier this week. The event will begin at 10 am ...

You may think you've seen everything iOS 26 has to offer, but there's so much more to discover. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and ...