Apple Seeds iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 Release Candidates

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the release candidate version of upcoming iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to developers and public beta testers, with the software coming a week after Apple provided the fourth betas. The release candidate represents the final version of iOS 26.4 that will be provided to the public if no additional bugs are found.

Registered developers and public beta testers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.

iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 add multiple new features to the iPhone and the iPad. A Playlist Playground feature in Apple Music lets you generate songs for any idea, mood, emotion, or activity using a text-based prompt. There's also a Concerts Near You feature for finding local shows, and a redesigned look for albums and playlists with full-page artwork.

Apple Podcasts is getting native video podcasting capabilities that will make it easier to create, distribute, and monetize video podcast content through the Podcasts app. Video episodes will integrate with existing Apple podcasts features, like personalized recommendations and editorial suggestions.

There are new emoji characters in iOS 26.4, including trombone, treasure chest, distorted face, hairy creature, fight cloud, orca, and landslide.

Stolen Device Protection is enabled by default, there's a new ambient music widget, new average bedtime metrics in the sleep app, and plenty more. All of the features in iOS 26.4 can be found in our iOS 26.4 beta features guide.


Article Link: Apple Seeds iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 Release Candidates

 

[Eorlas]

yay for update day! 8.72gb on my 17pm from the last beta. looking forward to macos later

 

[Wags]

Stolen device protection on by default? Wow. Hope there is a notification and maybe learn more link so people know what they are getting into.

 

[ghostface147]

Stolen device protection by default is a good idea, but does interfere in some things. For example, adding exchange/office 365 to your email.

 

[Lizzard899]

Stolen device protection by default is a good idea, but does interfere in some things. For example, adding exchange/office 365 to your email.

No its a dumb feature. This article needs to say that if u have 2fa off like i do then this stolen device protection will NOT be on by default. It will be off. This article should explain that with more context

 

[Lizzard899]

Stolen device protection on by default? Wow. Hope there is a notification and maybe learn more link so people know what they are getting into.

Its a dumb feature. It is turned off by default if u have 2fa off

 

[firstcitazen]

biggest remaining issue with lag on IOS, with brand new phone, it can be when no app is running or multiple apps, all the same, ui stutters.

 

[Lunarman25]

Most boring .4 update ever!

 

[Artemiz]

Most boring .4 update ever!

Beg to differ. Keyboard accuracy improved apparently.

 

[HouseLannister]

how’s the battery life?

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Beg to differ. Keyboard accuracy improved apparently.

On the beta now - can confirm it has not.

 

[bluecoast]

if this is a bug fixing and optimisation patch, I'm all for it, as iOS 27 needs a lot of both.

 

[MrRom92]

Would love some confirmation on whether or not this is safe to install with Apple Devices!

 

[Artemiz]

On the beta now - can confirm it has not.

Even with fast typing? They wouldn't have listed it as a fix if they didn't change anything.

Could be related to this.

iOS 26.4 Fixes iPhone Keyboard Accuracy Bug

The iOS 26.4 update that Apple plans to release as soon as next week includes improvements for the built-in iOS keyboard. In its notes for the software, Apple says iOS 26.4 offers "improved keyboard accuracy when typing quickly". It's not entirely clear what Apple means by improved keyboard...

www.macrumors.com

 

[Lunarman25]

Beg to differ. Keyboard accuracy improved apparently.

Eye cham cumfuirm itts fixet

 

[EllZ89]

No its a dumb feature. This article needs to say that if u have 2fa off like i do then this stolen device protection will NOT be on by default. It will be off. This article should explain that with more context

do you not like having a secure account?

 

[Jay Bly]

And the way we go

 

[vertsix]

Wait, weren't we supposed to get personalized Siri with 26.4? Timmy, what's going on?

 

[DocMultimedia]

I hear Siri has been updated. Yay. 🙄

 

[DocMultimedia]

Wait, weren't we supposed to get personalized Siri with 26.4? Timmy, what's going on?

That was just a Gurmism. "I say...a billion things of which one might be true."

 

[Artemiz]

Eye cham cumfuirm itts fixet

I don't think the fix is intended to read your mind. Improved accuracy doesn't mean turning random letters put together into a coherent sentence.

 

[jonnyb098]

I don't think the fix is intended to read your mind. Improved accuracy doesn't mean turning random letters put together into a coherent sentence.

One would think it could though based on all the bragging about apple intelligence they do and their "AI" performance of these new chips they put into them. Yet it can't even fix typical grammar or spelling issue based on the millions of words I've typed over time. I can point to daily situations where the keyboard issues lead to sentences that don't make any sense but....here's a useless image playground.

It's well known that since iOS26 people are having tons of typos all over the place. These really aren't that smart of devices and ironically proves that A.I. isn't gonna just take over the world and steal our jobs. A single software update can bust a lot of things.

 

[ericg301]

Wait, weren't we supposed to get personalized Siri with 26.4? Timmy, what's going on?

that was the rumor BEFORE they outsourced it to Gemini. 26.4 was supposed to be the in-house model first shown at WWDC 2024.

 

[P_Watt]

Its a dumb feature. It is turned off by default if u have 2fa off

The choice of having an apple account with an Apple device signed into it without compulsory 2FA is now the privilege of only a few, and AFAIK only in USA.
It would however require biometrics which some users decide not to use. I will be interested to see what happens when my wife updates her SE3 with no TouchID, either no change, or a warning?

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Beg to differ. Keyboard accuracy improved apparently.

Color me skeptical.