Apple's latest developer beta adds AI-generated Apple Music playlists and early testing for encrypted RCS messaging.

The first developer beta of iOS 26.4 is here, offering a new video experience for Apple Podcasts, support for testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging, and much more.

Apple has seeded the first developer beta of iOS 26.4, introducing video podcasts to Apple Podcasts, AI-powered playlist creation in Apple Music, Freeform Creator Studio tools and more ...

OS 26.4 enables Stolen Device Protection by default, adding biometric verification and security delays to critical iPhone settings, alongside encrypted RCS and Podcasts video support.

After a playlist is generated, users can continue to fine-tune it with follow-up prompts without starting over.

OS 26.4 beta introduces Playlist Playground, an AI-powered Apple Music feature that creates playlists from text prompts, plus ...

It is similar to AI playlist generators from other streaming services like Spotify and YouTube Music.