Apple’s iOS 26.4 is now available in beta, and it brings many exciting updates to important iPhone apps. In this article by Device Decode, we explain all the new features in simple English so you can easily understand what’s coming to your iPhone.

🎵 Apple Music

The Apple Music app gets one of the biggest updates in iOS 26.4. Apple has added five major features:

Playlist Playground – An AI tool that creates playlists for you (requires an AI-supported iPhone).
New Fullscreen Design – Albums and playlists now look more beautiful in full screen.
Ambient Music Widgets – You can add relaxing music widgets directly to your Home Screen.
Concert Information – See artist tour details and nearby concerts.
Add Songs to Multiple Playlists – Save time by adding a song to several playlists at once.

The new fullscreen design and Playlist Playground are the most exciting upgrades in this update.

📝 Reminders

The Reminders app improves its ‘Urgent’ reminders feature.

If you mark a reminder as “Urgent”:

It triggers an alarm (not just a notification).
It stays on your Lock Screen until completed.
You can snooze the alarm.

Now in iOS 26.4, Apple adds a new ‘Urgent’ smart list at the top of the app. This list shows all your urgent tasks in one place, making it easier to manage important work.

🎙️ Apple Podcasts

Apple Podcasts gets a better video podcast experience in iOS 26.4.

New improvements include:

Easy switching between video and audio.
Fullscreen horizontal viewing mode.
Download video podcasts for offline watching.
Automatic video quality adjustment using HLS technology for smooth playback.

Video podcasts are still limited compared to other platforms, but this update makes the experience much better.

📺 Apple TV App

The Apple TV app now makes subtitle customization easier.

While watching a video, tap the Subtitles button and you will see a new Style menu.

Available styles:

Classic
Large Text
Outline Text
Transparent Background

You can also tap Manage Styles to fully customize subtitles. Earlier, this option was hidden inside Accessibility settings, but now it is easy to access.

❤️ Health App

The Health app adds two useful updates:

New Bedtime Highlight – Shows your average bedtime over the last two weeks with a bar chart.
Blood Oxygen Returns to Vitals – After earlier removal, Blood Oxygen readings are back in the Vitals graph for Apple Watch users.

These updates help users track sleep and health data more clearly.

🖊️ Freeform

Freeform also gets premium-style features in iOS 26.4.

New additions include:

Content Hub – Access Apple-curated photos, graphics, and backgrounds.
AI Image Generation – Create AI images directly inside the app using OpenAI image models.

This makes Freeform more powerful for students, designers, and creative users.

Final Thoughts – iOS 26.4 Update

iOS 26.4 is a feature-packed update that improves daily iPhone apps like Apple Music, Reminders, Podcasts, TV, Health, and Freeform. From AI playlist creation to better video podcasts and smarter reminders, this update focuses on making apps more useful and modern.

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