{"id":517407,"date":"2026-03-06T04:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/517407\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T04:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:37:10","slug":"apple-releases-second-version-of-ios-26-4-beta-3-for-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/517407\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple releases second version of iOS 26.4 beta 3 for iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772771828_279_iOS-26.4-b3.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"iOS 26.4 beta 3\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apple has released a second version of iOS 26.4 beta 3 for developers. The update comes three days after the first version. It\u2019s unclear what the new build address, but it\u2019s available as an over-the-air update now.<\/p>\n<p>The new iOS 26.4 beta 3 release has build version 23E5223k compared to 23E5223f. Devices running the build from earlier this week will see the new update, and public beta testers should also see the new release.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 26.4 includes a number of exciting new features and changes, including AI-powered Apple Music updates.<\/p>\n<p>Changes that we\u2019ve seen coming in iOS 26.4 so far include:<\/p>\n<p>Apple is also testing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/16\/ios-26-4-beta-adds-support-for-testing-end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging<\/a>\u00a0and an e<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/16\/apple-podcasts-app-gaining-enhanced-video-podcast-experience-in-ios-26-4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nhanced video podcast experience<\/a>. iOS 26.4 enables\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/16\/ios-26-4-will-activate-key-theft-prevention-feature-on-all-iphones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stolen Device Detection by default<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/17\/ios-26-4-preps-for-carplay-video-feature-code-reveals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 26\u2019s CarPlay video support<\/a>\u00a0is seeing progress. iOS 26.4 beta 2 further tweaked some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/23\/ios-26-4-beta-2-heres-whats-new\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">upcoming changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767146409_918_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767146410_539_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/benqurl.biz\/3WZyqpL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1033835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772771830_647_native-banner_750_150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple has released a second version of iOS 26.4 beta 3 for developers. 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