Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 to Developers

Source: MacRumors

Apple today seeded the third betas of the upcoming iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, arriving a week after the first beta was released.

Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to General → Software Update.

New features in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4

• Playlist Playground in Apple Music lets you generate songs for any idea, mood, emotion, or activity using a text‑based prompt.
• Concerts Near You helps you discover local shows.
• Redesigned album and playlist pages with full‑page artwork.
• Apple Podcasts gains native video podcasting capabilities, allowing creators to produce, distribute, and monetize video episodes that integrate with existing recommendations and editorial suggestions.
• End‑to‑end encryption testing for RCS (Rich Communication Services) to eventually bring full encryption to text conversations between Android and iPhone users.
• Potential new emojis (trombone, treasure chest, orca, landslide, Bigfoot) hinted at in the code; see the upcoming emoji list for details.
• Stolen Device Protection is now enabled by default.
• New ambient music widget.
• Updated sleep app with average bedtime metrics.

All of the features in iOS 26.4 can be explored in the iOS 26.4 beta features guide.