Overview
- Apple’s latest builds add new Unicode 17 emoji such as trombone, treasure chest, orca, Bigfoot, distorted face, landslide, fight cloud and ballet dancers.
- Apple removed the RCS end‑to‑end encryption test from iOS 26.4 beta 4, with the company indicating full RCS encryption will arrive in a later update.
- On macOS Tahoe 26.4, Safari’s compact tabs return, a Charge Limit control debuts, the window‑resize pointer bug is fixed, and users are warned when launching Rosetta‑dependent apps.
- tvOS 26.4 drops the iTunes Movies and iTunes TV Shows apps and adds a Continuous Audio Connection option for HDMI, while visionOS 26.4 brings foveated streaming and backend support for HLS video podcasts.
- watchOS 26.4 introduces an Average Bedtime metric in Sleep, and the steady weekly cadence with a stable “a” build suggests general release is only weeks away.