Apple's latest developer beta adds AI-generated Apple Music playlists and early testing for encrypted RCS messaging.

The first developer beta of iOS 26.4 is here, offering a new video experience for Apple Podcasts, support for testing ...

iOS 26.4 beta 1 is now available in beta for developers. The update includes a ton of new features and changes for iPhone users. There are new changes to the Music app, Messages, Apple Podcasts, and ...

The next iPhone software is just around the corner, but the first beta is out already and has significant changes.

Apple this week released the first developer and public betas of iOS 26.4. The upcoming software update is a big one, with a ...

Apple has released the first iOS 26.4 beta for iPhone. While we originally expected iOS 26.4 to include upgraded ...

Apple has seeded the first developer beta of iOS 26.4, introducing video podcasts to Apple Podcasts, AI-powered playlist ...

OS 26.4 enables Stolen Device Protection by default, adding biometric verification and security delays to critical iPhone settings, alongside encrypted RCS and Podcasts video support.

Apple has released the iOS 26.2 public beta for iPhones, adding a video podcast support, Prompted Playlist in Apple Music, ...

Macworld After Apple released iOS 26.3 last week, we were anticipating the first beta release of iOS 26.4 with bated breath.

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.

The latest iOS version adds AI-generated playlists to Apple Music.