Apple's iOS 26.4 beta adds AI-generated Apple Music playlists, early testing for encrypted RCS messaging and a new setting to tone down iOS 26's brighter visual effects. With more than a decade of ...

Apple revealed its versions of eight upcoming new emoji in iOS 26.4 beta 4, which it pushed to developers Monday. Standouts include Distorted Face — sure to become a hit when it arrives to the general ...

Apple has "run into snags" testing the more personalized, smarter version of Siri that's planned for iOS 26.4, reports Bloomberg. Because of the issues, the upcoming ‌Siri‌ features will be spread ...

The big change in iOS 26.3 is a new “Transfer to Android” system, which makes it easier for an iPhone user to switch to an Android device. This new system was developed as part of a joint ...

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Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The updates introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, a security ...

Apple has released a new wave of software updates today, including iOS 26.3 and many more 26.3 updates. But the company also has new updates for older OS versions, like iOS 18.7.5 for iPhone and more.

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Macworld reports iOS 26.3 introduces key features including a built-in iPhone-to-Android transfer tool, enhanced location privacy for newer devices, and EU-specific third-party accessory notifications ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Update Feb. 13: This article, originally published on Feb. 11, has been ...

This post, first published on Feb. 11, was updated Feb. 13 with extensive details of the contents of the new update. The first major iPhone update of 2026 has arrived, and iOS 26.3 introduces changes ...

Apple has just released the latest major updates for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, and all the other operating systems it released back in September of 2025. The 26.3 updates for these operating ...