iOS 26.4 Beta 1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[john991]

All messages are gone for me, mine is 100% completely downloaded, chatgpt active, everything is done.

does writing tools, image playground and other ai stuff work?

 

[IceCool]

They fixed a bug in the Music app under "Library" where the search bar and navigation title would tweak out during movement.

 

[iOSBry]

Am I hallucinating or was the “Switching between an App & Home Screen via App Switcher causes Stutter” issue fixed too?

Update - is not fixed. 😢

 

[Simacca]

All messages are gone for me, mine is 100% completely downloaded, chatgpt active, everything is done.

What version of Siri do you have when you hold the power button down. New or old?

 

[Broken Hope]

Apple Intelligence downloaded fine on my iPad but is having issues on my iPhone and Mac.

 

[Artemiz]

Any change in Apple Intelligence size in the storage section?

 

[nortonandreev]

 

[drak22]

Honestly, I'm surprised by how few new features are in this first beta. I was expecting more, but oh well, they still have time to add some new functions.

 

[GregJohn]

Was excited for 26.4 until the usual delay rumours.

And the rumours were true of course… wooo 🫩

 

[Dust-by-Monday]

Thread 'iOS 26 visual glitch megathread'
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-26-visual-glitch-megathread.2474573/

How many of these visual bugs have been fixed in this beta?

Anyone care to test??

 

[deeeny85]

Is it usable? I know it’s a beta, but it enables Wi-Fi calling in Italy, so I’m tempted to install it.

 

[Kylo83]

why have they made it harder to check app updates, I always check for them now its another step

 

[jdavid_rp]

why have they made it harder to check app updates, I always check for them now its another step

Getting even more hidden. Seems that Apple just wants you to have auto updates on and maybe in the future even disable manual updating.

 

[TheCart]

Redesigned section under iCloud? Didn't check this for a while and I must say I'm not sure what "allow devices to provide search results" even means.

 

[Simacca]

why have they made it harder to check app updates, I always check for them now its another step

Just hold your finger down on the AppStore icon until the menu pops up, and choose updates. Same amount of steps for me.

 

[meepdarby]

We are starting to see the first changes made by Steve Lemay to apples liquid glass ui. Incorporating the separate search button into the navigation bar rather than having a dependent button. I agree with it even though I preferred the original design aesthetically.

 

[mariuskv]

Just hold your finger down on the AppStore icon until the menu pops up, and choose updates. Same amount of steps for me.

That’s what I do. Best way to do it

 

[Brettka7]

I saw a Reddit comment stating Liquid Glass is glassier in light mode. I see absolutely zero difference on my iPad. Does anyone see any general differences in Liquid Glass?

 

[Kylo83]

no Liquid Glass tweaks unfortunately

 

[one more]

Getting even more hidden. Seems that Apple just wants you to have auto updates on and maybe in the future even disable manual updating.

The problem is that auto updates don’t work for me and others around me most of the time (iPhone 15-16-17, all on iOS 26). With auto updates enabled, whenever I check for updates I always end up with a long list, so I have disabled them and prefer to check manually. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[Kylo83]

The problem is that auto updates don’t work for me and others around me most of the time (iPhone 15-16-17, all on iOS 26). With auto updates enabled, whenever I check for updates I always end up with a long list, so I have disabled them and prefer to check manually. 🤷🏻‍♂️

yeah I check it like every hour lol I miss it being at the bottom before they replaced it with Apple Arcade

 

[drak22]

Since it has so few new features, I suppose it will run just as well as iOS 26.3, right?

 

[IceCool]

Thread 'iOS 26 visual glitch megathread'
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-26-visual-glitch-megathread.2474573/

How many of these visual bugs have been fixed in this beta?

Anyone care to test??

Note that some of these may have been fixed in iOS 26.3. I tested using on 26.4 beta 1 and won't verify 26.3 - someone else can do that if they want.

I also only tested on my iPhone 16 Pro Max which is not my daily, so some of these may never have been issues for me.

Fixed (5)
• Apple Music Segmented Picker
• App Store Search Bar
• Apple Music Navigation Title Scroll (I mentioned this earlier in the thread)
• Contact Photo Bug
• Home Screen Widget Resolution

Remaining (3)
• Apple Music Tab Bar Symbol Size
• Navigation Title Alignment in Files
• Notifications

Other (3)
• Specular Highlight Reset: Could not test as I am not sure what you mean in your post
• Apple Music MiniPlayer: Could not test as this never affected me. Instead it just temporarily becomes solid before reverting back to glass
• Navigation Bar Back Button Outline: Not fixed, but I do believe this is intentional behavior

 

[Dave.Inwood1988]

So my Siri is telling me it’s downloading additional data required nice seen some of you saying how much / how do you actually see how much it needs to download

 

[internet rabbit]

Siri is still downloading a full hour later… has anyone successfully downloaded the support files yet?