iOS 26 beta 4 changes, AppleCare One, and an M5 iPad Pro surprise

Benjamin and Chance talk about all the changes in iOS 26 beta 4, the strangely good deal that is the new AppleCare One package, and a surprising rumored detail about the upcoming M5 iPad Pro.

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Links

• iOS 26 beta 4 changes (9to5mac.com/2025/07/22/ios-26-beta-4-changes)

• iOS 26 beta 4 adds more ‘liquid’ back to Liquid Glass design (9to5mac.com/2025/07/22/ios-26-beta-4-adds-more…)

• Beta 2 vs Beta 3 vs Beta 4 comparison (9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/07…)

• Here's what Apple Intelligence summarized news notifications look like on iOS 26 (9to5mac.com/2025/07/24/heres-what-apple-intell…)

• iOS 26 beta 4 re-enables Apple Intelligence notification summaries for news apps (9to5mac.com/2025/07/22/ios-26-beta-4-re-enable…)

• Apple announces AppleCare One multi-device bundle with simplified pricing (9to5mac.com/2025/07/23/applecare-one-warranty-…)

• Apple now gives you four years to add AppleCare+ coverage to iPhone and more (9to5mac.com/2025/07/23/applecare-grace-period)

• AppleCare+ Theft and Loss coverage no longer limited to iPhone (9to5mac.com/2025/07/23/applecare-theft-and-los…)

• Apple now allows app developers to show retention offers when users try to cancel a subscription (9to5mac.com/2025/07/23/apple-retention-offers-…)

• Report: M5 iPad Pro to have dual front-facing cameras (9to5mac.com/2025/07/20/report-m5-ipad-pro-to-h…)

• Apple submits bid for rights to MLB Sunday Night Baseball (9to5mac.com/2025/07/17/apple-bids-for-mlb-sund…)

• Apple almost open-sourced its AI models, here’s why it didn’t: report (9to5mac.com/2025/07/22/apple-almost-open-sourc…)