iOS 26.4 Beta 2 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[Stuipdboy1000]

I guess we could see 26.4 beta 3 on Monday with references to new products still obfuscated, and then the beta 4 release the following week will be compatible with new devices as they likely won't be released til later that week.

 

[kmf1]

Ah, that works. 23E5207q is what I currently have. Thank you, Macx69!!

 

[TitanTiger]

I'm getting the feeling that there were too many little issues with the Dev beta 2 so they're holding off on releasing PB2 until Dev beta 3 comes out.

 

[Travis299]

Ah, that works. 23E5207q is what I currently have. Thank you, Macx69!!

iOS 26.4 (23E5218e)

 

[TheCart]

Aside from new calls not appearing in Phone app, the app opens to nothing sometimes. No recent calls, just favorites. Closing the app fixes it.

 

[DNeed]

Everytime I check for the PB2 update on my iPhone, iPadOS or Apple Watch, it won’t find it. I’ve tried Wi-Fi, 5G, with and without a VPN, hard booted my devices and still won’t find the update. Any help is appreciated.

 

[slomtbr]

Everytime I check for the PB2 update on my iPhone, iPadOS or Apple Watch, it won’t find it. I’ve tried Wi-Fi, 5G, with and without a VPN, hard booted my devices and still won’t find the update. Any help is appreciated.

The Public Beta 2 was not released.

 

[Broken Hope]

The Public Beta 2 was not released.

Probably the slow App Store issues that have delayed it.

 

[tim.rand]

Interesting that the Public Beta 2 for TVOS has been released. I have it installed on AppleTV and HomePod mini.

 

[DNeed]

I noticed that too. That’s why I tried to get the iOS and iPadOS updates

 

[Hamsterhjulet]

App Store being incredible slow and not being able to track my AirTags or AirPods in Find is critical. B3 must be Monday to fix those bugs.

 

[drak22]

Just because it has these bugs doesn't mean Apple will have any more priority or urgency to release beta 3. It's important to remember that betas should be installed on devices that aren't your primary device, precisely because of the bugs they might contain.

 

[Broken Hope]

Just because it has these bugs doesn't mean Apple will have any more priority or urgency to release beta 3. It's important to remember that betas should be installed on devices that aren't your primary device, precisely because of the bugs they might contain.

Apple expects people to be using their main device for public betas though, which is why they will sometimes not release a build to the public.

 

[Broken Hope]

I've done an 'option' upgrade back to beta 1, if apple doesn't consider it stable enough for public beta then I don't want to be on it.

Crazy how much faster the App Store is now I'm back on beta 1.

 

[Cobold]

I've done an 'option' upgrade back to beta 1, if apple doesn't consider it stable enough for public beta then I don't want to be on it.

Crazy how much faster the App Store is now I'm back on beta 1.

So why are you (or have been) in the dev beta in the first place? 🤔

 

[Jakimo]

I'm getting the feeling that there were too many little issues with the Dev beta 2 so they're holding off on releasing PB2 until Dev beta 3 comes out.

It's flyin for me.. works very well

It's a beta, but I'm having a solid experience - but yah, I'm waiting on the next beta a few minutes after I install each new one =)

 

[kmichalec]

I've done an 'option' upgrade back to beta 1, if apple doesn't consider it stable enough for public beta then I don't want to be on it.

Crazy how much faster the App Store is now I'm back on beta 1.

How did you roll back?

 

[Broken Hope]

How did you roll back?

Download the beta 1 file from here https://ipsw.dev/product/iPhone

then plug your phone into a computer and then hold option/**** and click update and then browse to the file.

 

[yukari]

Developers beta 2 became beta 1 public and so on …

Please stop spreading false narratives. In 26.4 beta, PB1 and Dev1 are the same.

 

[Macx69]

Please stop spreading false narratives. In 26.4 beta, PB1 and Dev1 are the same.

Sorry my mistake 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[iLuddite]

I've done an 'option' upgrade back to beta 1, if apple doesn't consider it stable enough for public beta then I don't want to be on it.

Sounds like maybe you should just stick with the public beta… 🙂

 

[caeniX8]

With the 26.4 beta, is the App Store working okay for you? I’m finding it much slower than before. I’ve got an iPhone 17 Pro Max

 

[christian.terra]

With the 26.4 beta, is the App Store working okay for you? I’m finding it much slower than before. I’ve got an iPhone 17 Pro Max

It’s slow for everyone on beta 2

 

[robfoll]

Search bar is still placed at the top in App Store but not in any other app. If it’s intentional why is it only for App Store?

I wish they'd revert all the search bars to the top. That's where you see them naturally, and I found them much Easier to access and use. .

 

[robfoll]

Generally, it's pretty okay for me, but 1Password came up completely blank. Then I found an error screen. Quick check on Claude: I deleted the 1p, reinstalled it, and it's been fine ever since.