Top Stories: Apple Event on March 4, iOS 26.4 Beta, and More

It looks similar our archetypal large Apple merchandise announcements of 2026 are close astir the corner, with Apple announcing a "special Apple Experience" for members of the media scheduled for March 4 wherever we're expecting to spot them get hands-on clip with respective recently announced products.


In different Apple quality this week, the archetypal betas of iOS 26.4 and related updates see immoderate caller features and enhancements, portion we heard a spot much astir the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max coming aboriginal this year, truthful work connected beneath for each the details connected these stories and more!

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Apple Announces Special Event successful New York, London, and Shanghai connected March 4

Apple this week invited members of the media to a "special Apple Experience" taking spot simultaneously successful New York, London, and Shanghai connected Wednesday, March 4.


Rather than a accepted Apple event, it sounds similar these "experiences" volition beryllium opportunities for the media to get hands-on clip with a assortment of products being announced astatine the commencement of oregon somewhat earlier the lawsuit time.

It really sounds similar we whitethorn beryllium getting several days of property merchandise announcements successful the archetypal portion of the week, culminating successful the media experiences connected Wednesday. While we don't cognize precisely what products volition beryllium announced that week, determination are a host of caller products expected successful the adjacent future including the iPhone 17e, M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro models, caller iPads, and more.

Everything New successful iOS 26.4 Beta 1

Following past week's merchandise of iOS 26.3, Apple this week seeded the archetypal betas of iOS 26.4 and related updates.


While it doesn't see the much personalized Siri we had been hoping for, there are a clump of changes and caller features successful the update.

One of the much absorbing changes being prepped for successful the merchandise is enactment for CarPlay video implicit AirPlay, which volition let users to watercourse Apple TV and different video contented to their car's infotainment surface portion their conveyance is parked.

Five iPhone 18 Pro Features Revealed successful New Report

While the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max should person precise akin designs to their predecessors, they are apt to beryllium getting an array of caller features and upgrades to pull customers.


Research expert Jeff Pu precocious outlined 5 upgrades he's expecting to see successful the caller models, and we've recapped a afloat database of ten reasons wherefore you mightiness privation to wait for the caller models if you're considering buying now.

Apple Reveals How Many iPhones Are Running iOS 26

With the modulation to the arguable caller Liquid Glass plan successful iOS 26, immoderate users look to person been holding disconnected connected upgrading, but caller information released by Apple past week suggests the interaction is comparatively small.


Apple adoption data shows astir the aforesaid stock of devices are moving iOS 26 astatine this constituent arsenic were moving iOS 18 a twelvemonth ago, though the institution did hold 3 weeks longer to merchandise information this year. So portion it appears adoption is lagging a spot this year, it's not a monolithic difference.

Toyota Rolling Out Apple Wallet Car Keys connected iPhone

Toyota, the world's largest car manufacturer, is finally rolling retired enactment for Apple's integer car cardinal feature, allowing users to lock, unlock, and commencement compatible vehicles from the Wallet app connected their iPhone oregon Apple Watch.


Signs of the impending enactment were discovered backmost successful December, and we've seen our archetypal study of vehicles successful the chaotic supporting it with the caller 2026 RAV4.

Apple Launching New 'Sales Coach' App

Apple plans to launch a rebranded "Sales Coach" app connected the iPhone and iPad aboriginal this month, according to a root acquainted with the matter.


"Sales Coach" volition get arsenic an update to Apple's existing "SEED" app, and it volition proceed to supply income tips and grooming resources to Apple Store and Apple Authorized Reseller employees astir the world. For example, determination are articles and videos highlighting everything from reasons to upgrade to a newer iPhone to fashionable iPad features.

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