Apple event confirmed, iOS 26.4 features, Apple AI devices

Benjamin and Chance discuss all the new features in iOS 26.4, which turned out to be a pretty packed release, even with the Siri features missing in action. Also, Apple confirms a product event for March 4, with rumors of new Macs and more in the air. Finally, Bloomberg reports Apple is advancing work on a suite of new AI devices, including glasses and a clip-on pendant.

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Links

• Apple’s March 4 launch event: New products and what to expect (9to5mac.com/2026/02/18/apples-march-4-launch-e…)

• Apple special event announced for March 4 (9to5mac.com/2026/02/16/apple-announces-special…)

• Apple’s March launch may include multiple days of press releases with no keynote, per rumor (9to5mac.com/2026/02/17/apples-march-launch-may…)

• Report: Apple's upcoming low-cost MacBook will come in 'fun colors,' launch next month (9to5mac.com/2026/02/15/apple-cheaper-macbook-l…)

• Are people updating to iOS 26? Here's Apple's official data (9to5mac.com/2026/02/13/apple-announces-ios-26-…)

• Tesla is still working on CarPlay support, but here’s why it hasn’t launched yet (9to5mac.com/2026/02/15/tesla-carplay-apple-map…)

• iOS 26.4 beta 1: Here are the new iPhone features (9to5mac.com/2026/02/16/ios-26-4-beta-1-heres-e…)

• Apple Podcasts app gaining 'enhanced video podcast experience' in iOS 26.4 (9to5mac.com/2026/02/16/apple-podcasts-app-gain…)

• iOS 26.4 beta adds support for testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging (9to5mac.com/2026/02/16/ios-26-4-beta-adds-supp…)

• iOS 26.4 beta adds new 'Playlist Playground' AI feature for Apple Music (9to5mac.com/2026/02/16/ios-26-4-beta-adds-new-…)

• iOS 26.4 adds support for a new category of CarPlay apps (9to5mac.com/2026/02/18/ios-26-4-adds-support-f…)

• Apple accelerating work on three new AI wearables, per report (9to5mac.com/2026/02/17/apple-accelerating-work…)

• The new F1 channel has appeared in the Apple TV app ahead of first race (9to5mac.com/2026/02/16/the-new-f1-channel-has-…)