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Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 to Developers

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Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple provided the second beta to developers.

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Registered developers 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, but the first beta contained no sign of new Siri capabilities.

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.

Apple is testing end-to-end encryption for RCS, which will eventually bring full encryption to text conversations between Android and iPhone users. Apple is testing RCS with iPhone-to-iPhone conversations and iPhone-to-Android conversations.

The first two betas didn't include new emojis, but we saw signs of them in the code so we might get them in the third beta. The new update is also expected to new emoji characters will include trombone, treasure chest, orca, landslide, and Bigfoot.

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 Third Betas of iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 to Developers
 
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What’s with these file sizes? It says 12gb, but it’s a delta update. And it seems like it’s downloading a little to quickly to actually be 12gb.
 
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Well, I’m thinking maybe Siri, but probably not. But I do hope they fix the music playground. It’s been really bad trying to figure out playlist.
 
michsu said:
Why bother if there’s no Siri update? That’s the most important thing. Apple is also using Google servers, might as well just use Gemini.
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Because not everything revolves around Siri. And it literally is not "the most important thing". I actually have Siri turned off because I never use it. Same with Apple Intelligence. And I am sure I am not alone in having these things disabled and that others do as well, I know my partner is the same as me.

26.4 adds and improves quite a few things that make 26.x better than it previously was even without the new Siri. Thinking that this update is pointless because it doesn’t add the new Siri is very much odd and doesn't make much sense.
Crickster said:
So far, it looks like the network issue has been resolved.
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By network issue I am guessing you mean the one where it would take ages for the App Store, Apple Games, etc to communicate with Apple's servers and refresh the apps with new data. Unless there's another network issue I'm missing. If there is then at least that one appears to be fixed.
 
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New screen after update to confirm you're over 18 in the UK to enable some "stuff".

After confirming my AppleID and password I was informed that the duration I've had my AppleID for has confirmed I'm over 18.

Assume there's other methods like the usual photo of a driving licence of passport.
 
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