{"id":499872,"date":"2026-02-24T00:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/499872\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T00:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:36:12","slug":"everything-new-in-ios-26-4-beta-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/499872\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything New in iOS 26.4 Beta 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Testing on the iOS 26.4 update is continuing, and Apple released the second beta today. The main new feature is an expansion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/rcs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RCS<\/a> encryption testing, but there are a few other small tweaks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iOS-26.4-Feature.jpg\"   alt=\"iOS 26\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1033519\"\/><\/p>\n<p>End-to-End Encryption RCS Testing<\/p>\n<p>With the second beta of iOS 26.4, Apple is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/02\/23\/ios-26-4-beta-2-android-iphone-e2ee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">testing end-to-end encryption<\/a> for text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-994897 lazyload\" alt=\"RCS Feature 1\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RCS-Feature-1.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>End-to-end encrypted messages can now be sent to an Android user, and if encryption is enabled, there will be a lock icon on the message. Encrypted conversations are not available for all devices or carriers during the texting period. iOS users will need to have iOS 26.4, and Android users need the latest version of Google Messages.<\/p>\n<p>Apple does not plan to implement end-to-end \u200cRCS\u200c encryption in iOS 26.4, but it will come later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Home Screen<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Edit&#8221; menu on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/home-screen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Home Screen<\/a> uses more transparent Liquid Glass.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ios 26 4 edit home screen\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1037220 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ios-26-4-edit-home-screen.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Games App<\/p>\n<p>In the Games app, the search bar has moved from the bottom of the display to the top of the display.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ios 26 4 apple games search\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1037221 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ios-26-4-apple-games-search.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>App Store and Apple Music<\/p>\n<p>For the account hub options for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/app-store\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">App Store<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/apple-music\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Music<\/a>, the &#8220;Apple Account&#8221; wording is now left aligned and has the same rainbow logo as the Apple Account in the Settings app<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ios 26 4 apple account\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1037222 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ios-26-4-apple-account.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Accessibility<\/p>\n<p>Under the Display and Text size section of Accessibility, there&#8217;s a new &#8220;Reduce Highlighting Effects&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ios 26 4 reduce highlight\" width=\"2139\" height=\"1203\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1037223 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ios-26-4-reduce-highlight.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Software Build Numbers<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re updating to a new iOS update in iOS 26.4, you can tap on the name to see the build number.<\/p>\n<p>Beta Updates<\/p>\n<p>Apple made a change to how betas work in iOS 26.4. If you are have betas toggled on but don&#8217;t install any betas for a four month period, Apple will automatically switch you to the public release audience.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ios 26 4 beta number\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1037236 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ios-26-4-beta-number.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>No Emoji<\/p>\n<p>There are still no new emoji characters, despite signs of them found in the code in the first beta of iOS 26.4.<\/p>\n<p>Playlist Playground<\/p>\n<p>Playlist Playground is still limited to the U.S. and not available in Europe and other countries.<\/p>\n<p>More New Features<\/p>\n<p>We have a list of all the new features that were found in the first beta in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/ios-26-4-beta-features\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 26.4 feature guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Testing on the iOS 26.4 update is continuing, and Apple released the second beta today. 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