{"id":521236,"date":"2026-04-09T10:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/521236\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:26:11","slug":"ios-and-ipados-26-4-1-is-out-to-fix-icloud-syncing-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/521236\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS and iPadOS 26.4.1 is out to fix iCloud syncing bug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summary created by Smart Answers AI<\/p>\n<p>In summary:Macworld reports Apple released iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 26.4.1 to address a critical iCloud syncing bug from the previous iOS 26.4 update.The bug prevented devices from receiving iCloud data change notifications, affecting all CloudKit apps including Apple\u2019s Passwords app and third-party applications.iPhone and iPad users should update immediately to restore proper iCloud functionality and data synchronization across their devices.<\/p>\n<p>Apple has just released iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 26.4.1. Apple says this only included bug fixes and no security updates, with simple patch notes: \u201cThis update provides bug fixes for your iPhone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to users on Apple\u2019s developer forums, it actually fixes a pretty significant iCloud sync bug introduced in iOS 26.4. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=111346X1569486&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/forums\/thread\/820550&amp;xcust=1-0-3109658-1-0-0-0-0&amp;sref=https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/3109658\/ios-and-ipados-26-4-1-is-out-to-fix-icloud-syncing-bug.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-subtag=\"1-0-3109658-1-0-0-0-0\" data-domain-name=\"apple\" target=\"_blank\">this thread on the Apple Developer Forums<\/a>, the bug prevented devices running iOS\/iPadOS 26.4 from receiving notifications that iCloud data had changed, so they weren\u2019t getting data that was updated from other devices.<\/p>\n<p>This impacted all first and third-party apps that use CloudKit, including even Apple\u2019s own Passwords app. This bug appears to be resolved in the 26.4.1 updates. If you\u2019re running the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/3102432\/ios-26-5-beta-1-is-available-now.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 26.5 beta<\/a>, you should be fine, as the bug doesn\u2019t appear there.<\/p>\n<p>To update your device, open Settings and tap General, then Software Updates and follow the on-screen instructions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary:Macworld reports Apple released iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 26.4.1 to address&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":521237,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-521236","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=521236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/521237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=521236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=521236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=521236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}