{"id":193423,"date":"2026-03-24T19:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/apple-releases-ios-ipados-macos-26-4-with-a-long-list-of-medium-size-tweaks\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T19:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:06:03","slug":"apple-releases-ios-ipados-macos-26-4-with-a-long-list-of-medium-size-tweaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/apple-releases-ios-ipados-macos-26-4-with-a-long-list-of-medium-size-tweaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple releases iOS, iPadOS, macOS 26.4 with a long list of medium-size tweaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Apple has released the 26.4 updates to all of its major software platforms today, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and the HomePod. The most important reason to install each update is the big pile of included security fixes\u2014you can see the ones Apple is disclosing for <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/126792\">iOS\/iPadOS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/126794\">macOS<\/a> on its security website\u2014but the updates also include a few significant new features, a change from <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/02\/apple-releases-ios-26-3-with-updates-that-mainly-benefit-non-apple-devices\/\">the mostly quiet 26.3 release<\/a>\u00a0last month.<\/p>\n<p>We covered <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/02\/5-changes-to-know-about-in-apples-latest-ios-macos-and-ipados-betas\/\">many of the most notable features<\/a> when the first versions of these updates were released through Apple&#8217;s beta testing channels. Those include charging limits for MacBooks, for those who don&#8217;t want to allow their batteries to charge to their full capacities; the return of the &#8220;compact&#8221; tab view for Safari running on macOS Tahoe and iPadOS 26; and enabled-by-default <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/120340\">Stolen Device Protection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other features include the handful of new emoji from the Unicode 17.0 release (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.emojipedia.org\/apple-ios-26-4-emoji-changelog\/\">see Emojipedia for more<\/a>); AI-generated Apple Music playlists; new <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/01\/seven-things-to-know-about-how-apples-creator-studio-subscriptions-work\/\">Creator Studio features<\/a> for the built-in Freeform app; and the ability for adults in a Family Sharing group to use different payment methods from one another when making purchases.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/03\/apple-releases-ios-ipados-macos-26-4-with-a-long-list-of-medium-size-tweaks\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/03\/apple-releases-ios-ipados-macos-26-4-with-a-long-list-of-medium-size-tweaks\/#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>Apple has released the 26.4 updates to all of its major software platforms today, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and the HomePod. 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