Apple today seeded the release candidate version of upcoming iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to developers and public beta testers, with the software coming a week after Apple provided the fourth betas.

Apple's latest developer 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.

The latest iPhone update has arrived and it’s different from previous updates. Here’s why and what to do about it.

Apple is changing its tactics and recommending that iPhone users update to the latest version, rather than leaving it as optional. The technology giant has changed iOS 26 from an "optional upgrade" to a recommended one, seemingly pushing those who have not ...

If you've been itching to poke around Apple's next big iPhone update, today's your day. Apple just opened the first iOS 26 public beta (July 23) to anyone in its free Beta Software Program, letting everyday users try the new OS months before it ships ...