OS 26.4 introduces several updates, including an AI-powered playlist generation feature in Apple Music, support for video content in the Podcasts app, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, ...

Apple also introduced Security Delay as an added buffer against the possibility of thieves getting into sensitive information. If a user's phone is in an unfamiliar location, they are required to get ...

Survivors of the deadly avalanche in California's Sierra Nevadas were stranded but used iPhone's emergency SOS feature to get ...

Over time, the iOS keyboard tries to build up smarter autocorrect suggestions for you, but these aren't always helpful: The ...

Image Playground is Apple’s own AI image generator, featuring multiple illustration styles, doodle polishing support, offline access, and more. To elevate the quality of outputted images, you can rely ...

The Emergency SOS feature on iPhones can send texts to emergency responders via satellite when there is no cell tower nearby.

You might be just a few taps away from getting back online ...

Step-by-step guide to setting up two-factor authentication on Google, Apple, Microsoft, and social platforms for stronger account security.

One feature that hasn’t appeared in these betas? The new “more intelligent Siri” that Apple has been promising since the iOS 18 launch in 2024. Apple delayed the feature until sometime in 2026, citing ...

The arrival of iOS 26.4 may not bring the Siri revamp iPhone owners are waiting for, but it will deliver other noteworthy features, including automatically enabling an iPhone anti-theft feature that ...

OS 26.4 enables Stolen Device Protection by default, adding biometric verification and security delays to critical iPhone settings, alongside encrypted RCS and Podcasts video support.

OS 26.4 is the next big iPhone release, and Apple plans to enable a key security feature by default in the update: Stolen Device Protection.