{"id":177419,"date":"2026-02-18T19:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/5-changes-to-know-about-in-apples-latest-ios-macos-and-ipados-betas\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T19:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:28:26","slug":"5-changes-to-know-about-in-apples-latest-ios-macos-and-ipados-betas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/5-changes-to-know-about-in-apples-latest-ios-macos-and-ipados-betas\/","title":{"rendered":"5 changes to know about in Apple&#8217;s latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>This week, Apple released the first developer betas for iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS 26.4, and its other operating systems. On Tuesday, it followed those up with public beta versions of the same updates.<\/p>\n<p>Usually released around the midpoint between one major iOS release and the next, the *.4 updates to its operating system usually include a significant batch of new features and other refinements, and if the first beta is any indication, this year&#8217;s releases uphold that tradition.<\/p>\n<p>A new &#8220;Playlist Playground&#8221; feature will let Apple Music subscribers generate playlists with text prompts, and native support for video podcasts is coming to the Podcasts app. The <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/01\/seven-things-to-know-about-how-apples-creator-studio-subscriptions-work\/\">Creator Studio version<\/a> of the Freeform drawing and collaboration app is also available in the 26.4 updates, allowing subscribers to access stock images from Apple&#8217;s Content Hub and to insert AI-generated images.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/02\/5-changes-to-know-about-in-apples-latest-ios-macos-and-ipados-betas\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/02\/5-changes-to-know-about-in-apples-latest-ios-macos-and-ipados-betas\/#comments\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Apple released the first developer betas for iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS 26.4, and its other operating systems. 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