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Apple has released the first iOS 26.4 RC build<\/a>, highlighting 13 enhancements coming to your iPhone, and that means three things.<\/p>\n First, iOS 26.4 will likely be released to the public next week. Second, iOS 26.5 with the first Gemini-powered Siri and Apple Intelligence features<\/a> is next in the beta cycle. And third, Apple has shared detailed release notes about what\u2019s new in iOS 26.4.<\/p>\n iOS 26.4 release notes<\/p>\n Here are the official release notes for iOS 26.4, which detail 13 enhancements coming to your iPhone:<\/p>\n This update introduces Playlist Playground and Concerts in Apple Music, and 8 new emoji, along with other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPhone.<\/p>\n Apple Music<\/p>\n Playlist Playground (beta) generates a playlist from your description, complete with a title, description, and tracklist<\/p>\n Concerts helps you discover nearby shows from artists in your library and recommends new artists based on what you listen to<\/p>\n Offline Music Recognize in Control Center identifies songs without an internet connection and delivers results automatically when you\u2019re back online<\/p>\n Ambient Music widget for Sleep, Chill, Productivity, and Wellbeing brings curates playlists to the Home Screen<\/p>\n Full screen backgrounds give album and playlist pages a more immersive look<\/p>\n Accessibility <\/p>\n Reduce bright effects setting minimizes bright flashes when tapping on elements like buttons<\/p>\n Subtitle and caption settings are available from the captions icon while viewing media, making them easier to find, customize, and preview<\/p>\n Reduce Motion setting more reliably reduces the animations of Liquid Glass for users sensitive to screen motion<\/p>\n This update also includes the following enhancements:<\/p>\n 8 new emjoji including an orca, trombone, landslide, ballet dancer, and distorted face are available in the emoji keyboard<\/p>\n Freeform gains advanced image creation and editing tools, and a premium content library, joining Apple Creator Studio<\/p>\n Mark reminders as urgent from the Quick Toolbar or by touching and holding, and filter for urgent reminders in your Smart Lists<\/p>\n Purchase Sharing lets adult members in Family Sharing groups use their own payment method when making purchases, without relying on the family organizer<\/p>\n Improved keyboard accuracy when typing quickly<\/p>\n iOS 26.4 is available as a release candidate build for beta testers starting today. The official release will likely follow next week. You can see 9to5Mac\u2019s full hands-on coverage of iOS 26.4 features here<\/a>. <\/p>\n
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