Apple Releases iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 26.4.1 With Bug Fixes

[MacRumors]

Apple today released minor iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 26.4.1 software updates for the iPhone and iPad, respectively. The updates have a build number of 23E254, and they arrive a little more than two weeks after Apple released iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4.

According to Apple's release notes, the software updates contain unspecified "bug fixes."

The updates do not include any security fixes, according to Apple's website.

The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings → General → Software Update.

Apple is already beta testing iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, the next versions of iOS 26 that will likely launch later in April or in May.

Article Link: Apple Releases iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 26.4.1 With Bug Fixes

 

[jml12286]

1st. Installing now, wish me luck...

 

[kid1230]

my 17 pro max has been laggy and slow since RC

EDIT: App store is blazing fast like before RC, hope it doesn't go to *hit in a few days.

 

[vertsix]

1st. Installing now, wish me luck...

We appreciate your sacrifice.

 

[gank41]

No sign of macOS 26.4.1 yet

 

[jml12286]

My Air has survived the update 🥳 Not sure if Safari is snappier yet....

 

[joelovesapple]

No sign of macOS 26.4.1 yet

Which device are you trying it on? It's iPhone and iPad only, not Macs 🙂

 

[Populus]

Maybe there’s a fix for the Safari extension menu on iPadOS when using the compact tab bar view.

 

[skiguy45]

Maybe they removed liquid glass 🤞

 

[dominiongamma]

Maybe they removed liquid glass 🤞

People need to move on from it, it’s getting old now, people are focusing on iOS 27, it’s not going away whether people want it or not

 

[skiguy45]

People need to move on from it, it’s getting old now, people are focusing on iOS 27, it’s not going away whether people want it or not

Sorry ... not moving on. People will continue to make noise as long as it's as bad as it is.

 

[Zenman12]

People need to move on from it, it’s getting old now, people are focusing on iOS 27, it’s not going away whether people want it or not

The irony is they can turn it off with “reduce transparency” setting (besides other ways with customize Home Screen and tinted). But they won’t stop whinging.

 

[SparklyApple]

Does it fix the ****** lag in Safari when opening websites? I was convinced I had a DNS issue but I’ve tried a bunch and the lag persists.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Maybe they removed liquid glass 🤞

Keep dreaming baby

 

[WarmWinterHat]

The irony is they can turn it off with reduce transparency (besides other ways with customize Home Screen and tinted). But they won’t stop whinging.

No, reducing transparency is not turning it off. Turning it off would be a switch to disable transparency, completely. That also does nothing for the horrible shape-shifting borders around icons and widgets.

..and until then, I'm sticking with iOS 18.

 

[polyphenol]

The irony is they can turn it off with reduce transparency (besides other ways with customize Home Screen and tinted).But they won’t stop whinging.

Sure the transparency can be reduced somewhat - but there are other aspects of liquid glass which I find horrible. Like excessively rounded corners.

 

[klasma]

People need to move on from it

I agree that we need to move on from Liquid Glass, but we can’t unless Apple does.

 

[recurringdream]

It fixed the CoreData/CloudKit bug that prevented many apps from receiving data updates while in the foreground. No macOS 26.4.1 because that bug was iOS only.

 

[skiguy45]

The irony is they can turn it off with reduce transparency (besides other ways with customize Home Screen and tinted). But they won’t stop whinging.

You're talking about 10% of the issues.

 

[sw1tcher]

The irony is they can turn it off with reduce transparency (besides other ways with customize Home Screen and tinted). But they won’t stop whinging.

Reducing transparency (and all the other available settings like Increase Contrast, Tinted Liquid Glass, etc) isn't the same as turning it off.

 

[Adam089]

Any change notes?

 

[mretondo]

This is good news, now I need Mac OS 26.4 updated to fix bug on Intel Macs that stop custom icons from being displayed.

 

[rumorm1ll]

Does it fix the ****** lag in Safari when opening websites? I was convinced I had a DNS issue but I’ve tried a bunch and the lag persists.

Nope, still busted. A trillion dollar company can’t figure out the most basic thing expected from a phone — what a clown show.

 

[jgleigh]

The updates do not include any security fixes, according to Apple's website.

Why does 26.4.1 even exist? Couldn't they just wait until 26.5? Getting tired of these constant x.x.1 releases.

 

[B4U]

Why does 26.4.1 even exist? Couldn't they just wait until 26.5? Getting tired of these constant x.x.1 releases.

Because there are bugs that needs to be fixed. (And more importantly, I do not want the ads in Apple Maps from 26.5? 🤣)