---
title: "iOS 26.4 public beta brings AI playlists and video podcasts"
description: "Apple released the iOS 26.4 public beta with AI-generated Apple Music playlists, video in Podcasts, and third-party AI in CarPlay."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/ios-26-4-public-beta
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-02-20T19:44:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-01T23:27:58.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Mobile"
tags: ["Apple","iOS 26.4","beta","CarPlay","Apple Music"]
sources: ["Apple Developer","TechCrunch"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/apple-ios-26-beta-7eeb5216.jpg
translations:
  ku: https://kurddevelopers.com/news/ios-26-4-public-beta
  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/ios-26-4-public-beta
publisher: Kurd Developers
publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/
---

# iOS 26.4 public beta brings AI playlists and video podcasts

> Apple released the iOS 26.4 public beta with AI-generated Apple Music playlists, video in Podcasts, and third-party AI in CarPlay.

![Image: Apple](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/apple-ios-26-beta-7eeb5216.jpg)

## Key features

- **Playlist Playground in Apple Music:** describe the music you want and AI builds a 25-song playlist.
- **Video in Podcasts:** using HLS, with launch partners including Acast, Amazon's ART19, Triton's Omny Studio and SiriusXM.
- **Encrypted RCS:** being tested only between iPhones for now.
- **Stolen Device Protection:** now on by default.

## CarPlay

- Video can play on the car's screen only while parked.
- ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude will be available inside CarPlay.

## New Siri?

No. The next-generation Siri is not part of iOS 26.4.

## When for everyone?

The final release is expected in March or April.

*These features are still in beta; wider availability is expected soon.

**Sources:** Apple Developer, TechCrunch

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-02-20. Cite as: “iOS 26.4 public beta brings AI playlists and video podcasts”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/ios-26-4-public-beta