Apple says UK age verification message in iOS 26.4 beta 2 was a bug

Some users in the UK began seeing an age verification prompt after installing iOS 26.4 beta 2. Apple now says the message appeared in error.

Apple’s iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more

OS 26.4 introduces several updates, including an AI-powered playlist generation feature in Apple Music, support for video content in the Podcasts app, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, ...

Apple Begins Testing End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages in iOS 26.4 Beta

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The ...
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Google, Apple start testing encrypted RCS on Android and iOS 26.4

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.
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Apple Messages is finally getting a feature it’s needed for years in iOS 26

Draft messages are much easier to find in iOS 26 Leaked code also suggests iOS 26 will bring a huge security boost Apple is apparently testing end-to-end encryption for RCS messages How many times ...

iOS 26.4 Upgrade: Apple Brings Security To iPhone Green-Bubble Chats

The next iPhone software is just around the corner, but the first beta is out already and has significant changes.

iOS 26.4 beta adds support for testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging

Apple added RCS support to iPhone with iOS 18.1, enabling richer cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android users. This ...
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iOS 26 Message Filters Could Hurt Political Fundraisers’ Outreach

A new message filtering system in iOS 26 could hurt political fundraisers by sending texts from unknown numbers to a separate inbox without notifications. While the feature is opt-in, some political ...