--- title: "Apple’s iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more" url: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-ios-26-4-arrives-in-public-beta-with-ai-music-playlists-video-podcasts-and-more-2aszdslgw source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/apples-ios-26-4-arrives-in-public-beta-with-ai-music-playlists-video-podcasts-and-more/ type: article source: "TechCrunch" published: 2026-02-20T19:48:53.260Z updated: 2026-06-18T02:16:03.984Z tags: ["apple", "apple-intelligence", "ios"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Apple’s iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary iOS 26.4 is now in public beta ahead of a March/April release. Key additions include an AI-powered 'Playlist Playground' in Apple Music that generates 25-song playlists from text prompts, video podcast support in the Podcasts app via HLS streaming, end-to-end encryption for RCS messages (currently iPhone-to-iPhone only in beta), and Stolen Device Protection enabled by default. CarPlay gains in-car video playback and access to third-party AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. Smaller updates include Audio Zoom in the Camera app, an Urgent section in Reminders, an Ambient Music widget, and various Health app improvements. A revamped Siri experience remains absent, reportedly delayed again. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#apple-intelligence](https://daily.dev/tags/apple-intelligence), [#ios](https://daily.dev/tags/ios) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-ios-26-4-arrives-in-public-beta-with-ai-music-playlists-video-podcasts-and-more-2aszdslgw)