What to Expect From iOS 26.4

[CarAnalogy]

So to summarize the Friday news,

More fees, more ads, everything is more expensive, and everything is a subscription.

iOS updates are always relatively minor, and new emojis are the standout feature.

Now I'm just waiting for Apple Savings Account APY to be lowered again.

That's the news from every Friday in the last...what five years at least? Ten?

Truly, we live in an age of wonders.

 

[it wasnt me]

Apple is apparently working on a new sports tier for the Apple TV app

That explains the Sports app. Finally.

 

[EricRFMA]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks it's sad when new emojis are listed as "new features" in an OS update.

 

[lazyrighteye]

When will that public beta hit? I suspect to see an up-tick in those joining the pubic beta program.

Edit: to address fat-fingered typos.

 

[Siliconguy]

Apparently, Apple considers the opinion of adolescent Snapchat know-nothings over the adults who make the purchases.

Or the adults are all broke and the basement-dwelling offspring are the only ones with money.

 

[t22design]

What to expect in any iOS update going forward? Subscription services and Ads

 

[Johnny907]

*reads headline*
Further disappointment?
*reads article*
Yup.

 

[HouseLannister]

Still waiting for RCS updates. Announced before iOS 26 was announced and no sign of it.

 

[Arytonsenna]

26.4?! I’m sorry, but when did iOS 26, 26.1, etc. come out? I just have missed those.

 

[PCtoMAC1]

Wow, new emoji. Too bad Steve Jobs died.

How long has the guy been dead? Get over it.

 

[jonnyb098]

Still waiting on 26.3. One month and only 2 betas so far.

 

[Jimmy Bubbles]

Whoa! Pump the brakes. We haven’t even seen 26.3 yet.

 

[MNJohn]

Cannot wait until Cook retires and this nonsense stops.

 

[GermanSuplex]

The bad part is that the delay only will magnify the shortcomings. The features that have been delayed and overhyped sound mediocre at best. Maybe it can and will do far more than what we envision at the moment… but I doubt it. The pace at which Siri is falling behind is accelerating. Even if they nail this version of Siri, I don’t see how it still won’t be two or three years or more behind the competition.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

It would be a truly positive innovation if Apple were to eliminate all emojis except for, say, 10, and then make them all yellow-skinned, just like when it all began!

Nah, we need emojis for lawnmower and things so just having ten is out of the question. Am here for the yellow-indication of emojis however. That is definitely a good idea 👍. A white thumbs up, a black thumbs up… that’s definitely not the best use of software and loses the potency and meaning of the symbolic nature of emojis. It’s not the skin colour that’s the point of that emoji, but the meaning behind the gesture.

 

[svish]

Looking forward to trying out the improved Siri. Treasure chest emoji is a nice one. Checking integrity of device before logging in is a good security measure. Other than that there is nothing else to see with the update. I will update after a few days of release.

 

[dennywilson]

# 1 Request unfulfilled: Delete Liquid Glass

 

[Parowdy]

No thanks. I’ve had enough of new „features“ from Apple.
Just fix what is broke. That’s a long overdue „feature“. But yeah, that’s what iOS 27 will do, so we have to life another 9 months with what we have right now.
Thanks Apple. Luckily I never pay full price for your hardware, I’d be even more disappointed.

 

[fatTribble]

This is just embarrassing by now. I've said it before, and I have no problem saying it again. Fire the entire software department at Apple, including the managers, the department heads, etc...just everyone. And hire an all new clean slate. This is just ridiculous. You know those people get paid huge paychecks at Apple and this is the best they can come up with? They should seriously be ashamed.

The people who write the code don’t typically determine what the new features are. They also often do not do the final testing themselves. There is a huge learning curve to understand someone else’s code. I understand the frustration of bugs, but I don’t think your solution is the correct solution.

Also, this is an article about new features expected to be released. Right now they’re just rumors.

 

[RadMac]

I am not if "much more significant" if your second in list is "New Emoji".

 

[mac-rumorist]

Family woke up to find ios 26 inserted onto their phones. What a cluster. Shame there is little else to choose from. Suck it up and call it better, even if life becomes a little bit worse.

 

[fatTribble]

26.4?! I’m sorry, but when did iOS 26, 26.1, etc. come out? I just have missed those.

You did. We are on 26.2 and expecting 26.3 this month. At least that’s for those of us who upgraded.

 

[roklanhavok]

It's interesting how the big companies, Apple, Google, Microsoft are all cooperating and in emergency mode because of the AI revolution. The next 5 years are going to be amazing.

 

[The Game 161]

the biggest update for a while. new siri or the start of the new siri at least.

 

[capamac]

Looking forward to trying out the improved Siri. Treasure chest emoji is a nice one. Checking integrity of device before logging in is a good security measure. Other than that there is nothing else to see with the update. I will update after a few days of release.

I don't see how Siri can be great any time soon.

Look at all the problems with Gemini and ChatGPT et al. That's as good as anything's gonna get for the near/mid-term future. Siri won't be any better. Keep expectations low.

I think what consumers want out of Siri is human-level intelligence and that's probably gonna be a while.