Reviewed by Julianne Ngirngir You know that feeling when you spot a new iPhone feature in the wild months before Apple announces it? Here's the thing: while we're all debating iOS 18 features, Apple's engineers are already knee-deep in testing iOS 26.4 — and they've let slip two tantalizing details about what's coming down the pipeline. But here's what makes this development cycle different from anything I've tracked in my five years covering Apple's internal patterns. What you need to know...
