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iOS 26.4 Public

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The public iOS 26.4 release combined consumer features, accessibility work, accessory support, background-asset reliability, and stronger protection on newly configured devices.

Date
Mar 24, 2026
Availability
available
Revision
No
Build
23E246

Chronology evidence

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These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.

  1. iOS & iPadOS 26.4 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Background Assets

  2. About iOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 26.4 — Accessibility

  3. About iOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 26.4 — Additional features

  4. About iOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 26.4 — Apple Music

  5. About iOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 26.4 — Music Recognition and widgets

  6. What’s New for Enterprise in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 26.4 enterprise and security behavior

  7. iOS 26.4 (23E246)

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · iOS 26.4; build 23E246

  8. About iOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 26.4

  9. iOS 26.4 (23E246)

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29

    Legacy chronology source: Apple Developer

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

security · changed

Automatic Stolen Device Protection on new setups

documentedconfirmed

Stolen Device Protection became automatic on newly configured or restored devices, strengthening default protection against account and credential changes.

  1. [1] What’s New for Enterprise in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 · iOS 26.4 enterprise and security behavior

enhancement · changed

Expanded visual and caption accessibility controls

documentedconfirmed

Reduce Bright Flashes, Liquid Glass motion adjustments, and caption controls expanded visual and media accessibility options.

  1. [1] About iOS 26 Updates · iOS 26.4 — Accessibility

feature · introduced

Playlist Playground and concert discovery

documentedconfirmed

Playlist Playground supported prompt-guided playlist creation, while Concerts added artist and nearby-show discovery.

  1. [1] About iOS 26 Updates · iOS 26.4 — Apple Music

developerApi · changed

Background Assets state and download reliability

documentedconfirmed

Developers could determine offline and latest local availability, and an asset-pack download crash was fixed.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26.4 Release Notes · Background Assets

enhancement · changed

Offline Music Recognition and Ambient Music widget

documentedconfirmed

The release added offline recognition history and an Ambient Music widget for faster access to supported listening modes.

  1. [1] About iOS 26 Updates · iOS 26.4 — Music Recognition and widgets

enhancement · changed

AirPods Max 2, emoji, Freeform, and Reminders additions

documentedconfirmed

iOS 26.4 added AirPods Max 2 support, eight emoji, Freeform creation tools, and urgent Reminders behavior.

  1. [1] About iOS 26 Updates · iOS 26.4 — Additional features