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Apple Seeds 26.4 Release Candidates Across Platforms as Public Release Nears

Siri’s generative‑AI revamp will arrive in a later 26.5 beta.

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Apple took an important step toward the iOS 26.4 release date.

Overview

  • RC builds for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS and HomePod are now available to developers and public testers, with a public rollout typically following within about a week.
  • iOS 26.4’s notes list new Apple Music tools including Playlist Playground (beta), Concerts, offline song recognition via Control Center, an Ambient Music widget, full‑screen album art, plus eight new emoji and accessibility refinements.
  • macOS Tahoe 26.4 adds a Charge Limit slider (80%–100%), restores Safari’s compact tab bar, shows warnings for apps relying on Rosetta 2 ahead of its future removal, and includes the new emoji set.
  • Platform updates include visionOS support for HLS video podcasts and foveated streaming, tvOS removal of legacy iTunes Movies/TV Shows apps and a new Continuous Audio Connection toggle, and watchOS with the new emoji set.
  • Coverage notes that RCS end‑to‑end encryption and other experiments appeared during the beta cycle, while Apple’s RC cadence points to a likely public release next week barring last‑minute issues.