Overview
- iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, which Apple released Tuesday, add Playlist Playground in beta to build Apple Music playlists from a text prompt.
- Music and Podcasts upgrades include offline song identification in Control Center, concert discovery in Apple Music, an ambient music widget, full‑screen album and playlist pages, and an enhanced video podcast experience with seamless audio‑video switching.
- Everyday changes add eight new emoji, a Family Sharing payment option that lets adult members use their own cards, and a fix that improves keyboard accuracy when typing quickly.
- Accessibility updates introduce a Reduce Bright Effects toggle to tone down flashes and make the Reduce Motion setting more consistent for Apple’s Liquid Glass animations.
- Apple patched 36 security flaws on iPhone and now enables Stolen Device Protection by default, which requires Face ID or Touch ID for sensitive actions when the phone is away from familiar locations.