- First iOS 26.4 Developer Beta Reportedly Launching in 2-3 Weeks
- This is where we should see the first parts of Siri’s Gemini review
- The first public beta will likely arrive in late February or early March, and the final version will likely launch in late March or early April.
It’s fair to say there’s been a very long wait for Apple to review Siri. It arguably needed some kind of overhaul even before AI was an option, but we’ve been waiting more than 18 months since Apple first announced the Siri AI update, an announcement that influenced my purchase of the iPhone 16 Pro Max, which launched that year. However, the wait finally seems to be almost over.
According to Apple watcher Mark Gurman writing for Bloomberg (via 9to5Mac), Apple will release the first developer beta of iOS 26.4 the week of February 23, which means it’s only 2-3 weeks away as of this writing.
This is relevant because iOS 26.4 is expected to include “some components” of Apple’s much-promised Gemini-powered Siri overhaul. Specifically, it is said to have personal context, on-screen awareness, and interactions both within the app and between apps.
Smarter and more aware than ever
In other words, Siri should be able to search for information in your emails, notes, and text messages, as well as perform actions on your screen and within apps. Therefore, it should be much more capable than it currently is. Although other Siri updates, including a new chatbot-like interface, apparently won’t arrive until iOS 27 later this year.
In any case, unless you’re actually a developer, you might not want to get this early beta of iOS 26.4, but if you do, here’s how to download the iOS developer betas.
The first public beta will likely be released within a couple of weeks, probably in late February or early March, and we also have a guide that covers how to download iOS public betas.
After that, hopefully we won’t have to wait too long to get the finished version. For reference, the final version of iOS 18.4 arrived on March 31 last year, so we’ll likely see a similar timing for iOS 26.4 this year.
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