Apple just released the first iOS 26.4 beta, and it seems to feature a number of under-the-hood improvements. One change includes an overhauled Wallpaper Gallery system.

With iOS 26.4, the Wallpaper Gallery has been redesigned and optimized for performance.

The new system includes categories along the top; photo sections for Featured, Photo Shuffle, and Spatial Scenes; and familiar categories that can now be added and removed.

For example, the new Wallpaper Gallery now lists sections for Weather, Astronomy

As part of iOS 26.4, Apple is upgrading its Podcasts app to “bring advanced video podcast capabilities” to creators and listeners, Apple says. The new “enhanced video podcast experience” will allow users to seamlessly switch between viewing a video podcast and listening to the audio.

The move comes as Apple continues to compete with Spotify, YouTube, and even Netflix for podcast mindshare. Video podcasts with the ability to switch between video and audio seamlessly has become more popular recently.

While Apple already supports video podcasts

Apple added RCS support to iPhone with iOS 18.1, enabling richer cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android users. This included things like typing indicators, read receipts, and high-resolution photo and video attachments.

Last March, Apple announced its plans to add support for end-to-end encryption for RCS messages.

Now, iOS 26.4 beta 1, which is rolling out today, adds an early way to test end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone.

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A new wave of Apple beta releases has just kicked off. Developer beta 1 is rolling out for tvOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, and more.

Apple has launched the first betas for its forthcoming software updates, including the following:

• iOS 26.4
• iPadOS 26.4
• macOS Tahoe 26.4
• watchOS 26.4
• tvOS 26.4
• visionOS 26.4
• HomePod 26.4

Each of these software updates is available in

Just days after releasing macOS 26.3, Apple is now rolling out the first beta version of macOS 26.4 for developers. Here’s what to expect.

While macOS 26.3 was a rather quiet update, macOS 26.4 was rumored to, alongside iOS 26.4, include the first results of Apple’s partnership with Google to have Gemini be the basis for the new, AI-powered Siri.

However, a recent Bloomberg report noted that Apple “is

Apple has released iPadOS 26.4 beta 1 for developers, here’s what we’re expecting from the new beta software.

Last week, Apple launched iPadOS 26.3 to all users. Now today, the company has wasted little time kicking off its next beta cycle.

iPadOS 26.4 beta 1 is here, launching for developers today with a public beta expected to follow soon.

Apple’s last wave of software updates was light on new features, but that’s likely to

Apple has released the first iOS 26.4 beta for iPhone. While we originally expected iOS 26.4 to include upgraded Siri, it sounds like we won’t see those changes just yet.

What we know is that Apple inked a deal with Google in January to use Gemini AI technology to power some of the upcoming Siri enhancements Apple has been developing for two years. While the promised features have been public for a while, the green light to use Gemini is relatively new.

iOS 26.

Apple is rumored to have five new Home products launching this year, one of which is a video doorbell with Face ID and smart lock integration. Here’s why the new product could prove a hit.