Apple provided developers and public beta testers with the release candidate versions of iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, which means we're going to see a public launch as soon as next week. The RC versions of the software include Apple's official release notes,

The official iOS 26 public beta is out now for anyone to try. But Apple's seventh and latest version is reserved exclusively for developers. This latest developer beta version is supposed to be more polished, and hopefully brings many of the needed bug ...

iOS 18.2 has received its second developer beta, as Apple Intelligence testing continues. Here's everything you need to know about the software update and the changes it includes. The second developer beta of iOS 18.2 introduces additional options for ...

Apple today seeded the fourth betas of upcoming iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple provided the third betas to developers.

Apple’s next-generation of operating software has just been announced, on Monday, June 9 at the company’s World Wide Developers Conference. The 90-minute keynote revealed new versions of the software that powers the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch ...

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, and subscriptions. Apple has been beta testing iOS 26 ...

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 experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about ...

Apple is moving on from iOS 26.3. After several rounds of developer betas, the company has now released iOS 26.4 release candidate, the final prerelease version before a public rollout. The RC build, which developers can download now, is typically ...