{"id":531299,"date":"2026-03-18T18:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/531299\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:28:09","slug":"apple-releases-ios-26-4-rc-for-iphone-with-upcoming-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/531299\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple releases iOS 26.4 RC for iPhone with upcoming features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iOS-26.4-rc.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"iOS 26.4 release candidate\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The first iOS 26.4 release candidate is now available. iOS 26.4 includes a number of exciting new features and changes, including new emoji and AI-powered Apple Music updates.<\/p>\n<p>Changes that we\u2019ve seen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/06\/ios-26-4-new-iphone-features\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">coming in iOS 26.4<\/a>\u00a0so far include:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/16\/apple-music-in-ios-26-4-has-new-design-for-albums-playlists-and-more\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">redesigned Apple Music album and playlist views<\/a><\/p>\n<p><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\">AI-powered \u201cPlaylist Playground\u201d Apple Music feature<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/17\/ios-26-4-makes-it-easy-to-see-whos-using-your-personal-hotspot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">per-device Personal Hotspot data usage reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/09\/ios-26-4-will-add-these-new-emoji-to-your-iphone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8 new emoji characters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/06\/ios-26-4-new-iphone-features\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and much more.<\/a><\/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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/18\/apple-highlights-13-enhancements-coming-to-iphone-with-ios-26-4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">highlights 13 enhancements coming to your iPhone<\/a> in the iOS 26.4 release notes.<\/p>\n<p>Do more with your iPhone<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4kAILTJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple AirTag 2 | Add Find My tracking to anything<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4m3rL8C\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beats USB-A to USB-C Cable | The official CarPlay cable<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cgUYv0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wireless CarPlay Adapter | No more plugging in required<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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