9to5Mac Daily: February 17, 2026 – iOS 26.4 beta now available, what’s new?
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Stories discussed in this episode
- Apple special event announced for March 4
- Are people updating to iOS 26? Here’s Apple’s official data
- iOS 26.4 beta 1: Here are the new iPhone features
- iOS 26.4 beta adds support for testing end‑to‑end encrypted RCS messaging
- iOS 26.4 beta adds new ‘Playlist Playground’ AI feature for Apple Music
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