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iOS 26.4.1 Includes These Two Changes for iPhones

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Apple has released a minor iOS 26.4.1 update for the iPhone 11 and newer. While the release notes for the update only mention unspecified "bug fixes," we have since learned about two specific changes that are included in it.

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First, 9to5Mac spotted an Apple Developer Forums thread suggesting that iOS 26.4.1 fixes an iOS 26.4 bug that affected iCloud syncing in some apps.

Second, an enterprise-focused Apple support document indicates that Stolen Device Protection will be automatically enabled on iPhones that update from iOS 26.4 to iOS 26.4.1. This likely applies to devices that are managed by a workplace/organization, as iOS 26.4 already turned on the feature by default for regular users.

Introduced in iOS 17.3, Stolen Device Protection adds an additional layer of security in the event someone has stolen your iPhone and also knows the device's passcode. The feature is designed to reduce instances of thieves spying on an iPhone user's passcode before stealing the device, often in public places like bars.

When the feature is turned on, Face ID or Touch ID authentication is required for more actions than usual on an iPhone, including viewing passwords or passkeys stored in iCloud Keychain, applying for a new Apple Card, turning off Lost Mode, erasing all content and settings, using payment methods saved in Safari, and more. No passcode fallback is available in the event that the user is unable to complete Face ID or Touch ID authentication.

For especially sensitive actions, including changing the password of the Apple ID account associated with the iPhone, the feature adds a security delay on top of biometric authentication. In these cases, the user must authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID, wait one hour, and authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID again. However, there is no delay when the iPhone is in familiar locations, such as at home or work.

Prior to iOS 26.4, Stolen Device Protection was turned off by default on all iPhones. It can be turned on in the Settings app under Face ID & Passcode.

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So does this make the Resident evil games playable again?

Quick update: Not it doesn’t. At least Resident Evil 4 Remake continues getting stuck in a black screen. And yet they wonder why folks don’t want to invest in IOS AAA games?
 
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Calendar syncing has been glitchy for me lately. Deleted events would randomly show up again, hours after they’d been deleted. Hopefully this fixes that.

**Edit 4/10/26** Nope, doesn’t fix calendar syncing. I had flights listed on my calendar that I deleted yesterday and they’ve showed up again twice today. I’ve seen it both on iOS devices and my Mac….all of which are on the latest 26.4.1. 🤦‍♂️
 
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MacRumors said:
thread suggesting that iOS 26.4.1 fixes an iOS 26.4 bug that affected iCloud syncing in some apps.
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Hmm, this could actually be a fix for what's been going on since 26.4 for me:
forums.macrumors.com

Something (negative) i just discovered today

Namely, that this (M4) Air's battery is ****. That about covers it. - 100% charged; i unplugged it just to test, had never checked this. - (not including background processes), only two programs left open: Firefox, on an empty, blank tab, nothing open, no downloading, nothing at all, minimised...
forums.macrumors.com forums.macrumors.com

Not the only one encountering this, but also needs be mentioned that it isn't widespread.
 
losthismarbles said:
Hmm, this could actually be a fix for what's been going on since 26.4 for me:
forums.macrumors.com

Something (negative) i just discovered today

Namely, that this (M4) Air's battery is ****. That about covers it. - 100% charged; i unplugged it just to test, had never checked this. - (not including background processes), only two programs left open: Firefox, on an empty, blank tab, nothing open, no downloading, nothing at all, minimised...
forums.macrumors.com forums.macrumors.com

Not the only one encountering this, but also needs be mentioned that it isn't widespread.
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The sync issue is only on iOS and iPadOS 26.4 so it’s very unlikely to be related to anything going on with your MacBook.
 
I wish not just Apple, but all companies and all devs when doing software updates would provide more details in the patch notes. What in the hell does “bug fixes” mean to me? What bug fixes christ sake, security bugs, a software bug, an issue with Mail or iMessage, etc.?

Annoys the bloody hell out of me. And for any devs that do that, I’d love to know why. I don’t need a massive paragraph in the notes for each bug fix; just a simple sentence would do, like we fixed an issue with mail not syncing properly. That’s certainly more understandable than “bug fixes”.
 
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Radeon85 said:
I wish not just Apple, but all companies and all devs when doing software updates would provide more details in the patch notes. What in the hell does “bug fixes” mean to me? What bug fixes christ sake, security bugs, a software bug, an issue with Mail or iMessage, etc.?

Annoys the bloody hell out of me. And for any devs that do that, I’d love to know why. I don’t need a massive paragraph in the notes for each bug fix; just a simple sentence would do, like we fixed an issue with mail not syncing properly. That’s certainly more understandable than “bug fixes”.
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Not to terrify you how many of the fixes there are, and that sometimes there is a fix to a fix to a fix.
 
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Radeon85 said:
I wish not just Apple, but all companies and all devs when doing software updates would provide more details in the patch notes. What in the hell does “bug fixes” mean to me? What bug fixes christ sake, security bugs, a software bug, an issue with Mail or iMessage, etc.?

Annoys the bloody hell out of me. And for any devs that do that, I’d love to know why. I don’t need a massive paragraph in the notes for each bug fix; just a simple sentence would do, like we fixed an issue with mail not syncing properly. That’s certainly more understandable than “bug fixes”.
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apple doesn't want to help people create jailbreaks and they don't want acknowledge they aren't perfect (they don't have a public bug tracker, when almost all tech software companies do).
 
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JCCL said:
So does this make the Resident evil games playable again?

Quick update: Not it doesn’t. At least Resident Evil 4 Remake continues getting stuck in a black screen. And yet they wonder why folks don’t want to invest in IOS AAA games?
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It’s Bioshock all over again. I recommend getting a refund on the games, Capcom might fix them if they are suddenly losing money. I remember 2K lied and said they would fix Bioshock but never did to stop people requesting refunds. So we should all request refunds regardless of what Capcom says and re-buy if they fix them.
 
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My iPad doesn’t open the keyboard to type the passcode to start the update. Anyone else having this issue? Already tried restarting the device.
 
I’m still on 26.1 for that reason and was about to update last week. I started getting all those mentioned “bugs” last week even on 26.1.
 
JCCL said:
So does this make the Resident evil games playable again?

Quick update: Not it doesn’t. At least Resident Evil 4 Remake continues getting stuck in a black screen. And yet they wonder why folks don’t want to invest in IOS AAA games?
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Where are you getting a black screen? At startup? I upgraded to 26.4.1, downloaded the game to give it a try, and everything worked just fine.

Have you contacted the developer for troubleshooting? Developers, not Apple, are the ones who manage app-specific issues like this.
 
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Radeon85 said:
I wish not just Apple, but all companies and all devs when doing software updates would provide more details in the patch notes. What in the hell does “bug fixes” mean to me? What bug fixes christ sake, security bugs, a software bug, an issue with Mail or iMessage, etc.?

Annoys the bloody hell out of me. And for any devs that do that, I’d love to know why. I don’t need a massive paragraph in the notes for each bug fix; just a simple sentence would do, like we fixed an issue with mail not syncing properly. That’s certainly more understandable than “bug fixes”.
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The reason they don't, and this is absolutely ridiculous, is that their software division is siloed and doesn't talk to each other so even Apple doesn't know. Thats the only coherent reason they would do this. The link for more information states that they don't give details until software is released...which it currently is, so that isn't accurate either.

What is infuriating is they don't tell us the reason, and then we get a press release in a day or two yelling at us for being idiots for not updating because of the problem they fixed. Its also a bit ironic they push updates so quickly on us when they've literally taken that ability away from us with some of their products.
 
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Where are you getting a black screen? At startup? I upgraded to 26.4.1, downloaded the game to give it a try, and everything worked just fine.

Have you contacted the developer for troubleshooting? Developers, not Apple, are the ones who manage app-specific issues like this.
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Have you bought it? It’s a known issue that 26.4 broke the game. It boots and lets you download the rest but if you bought it gets stuck in in a black screen before the menu.
 
palmujukka said:
My iPad doesn’t open the keyboard to type the passcode to start the update. Anyone else having this issue? Already tried restarting the device.
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The keyboard came up for me, but there was a warning of one failed passcode attempt before I even tried. Something buggy there...

Edit to add: I also had to restart to get that far.
 
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