A leaked iOS 26 internal build reveals several new features Apple plans to introduce in iOS 26.4. These include credit card autofill support for third-party apps, folders in whiteboarding app Freeform, and a Sports tier in Apple TV.
The company will supposedly also introduce additional security measures with the update.
New features in iOS 26.4
Released in September, iOS 26 brought a major change in the form of Liquid Glass, Apple’s new and controversial user interface. Since then, the company used the first two point releases of iOS 26 to refine Liquid Glass, with only minor new features added.
That could change soon. All signs suggest iOS 26.4 will be a much bigger update, with Apple’s long-awaited revamped Siri expected to be one of the headline features.
Now, a new Macworld report details several other upcoming features in iOS 26.4.
Third-party credit card autofill
Apple is supposedly working on detecting when you enter credit card details in third-party apps so it can offer the option to save them in iCloud Keychain. Currently, this feature only works when using Safari.
With the change, third-party apps would also be able to securely access saved card details for seamless autofill.
Folders in Freeform, new Sports tier for Apple TV
Apple’s Freeform app, a digital whiteboard app that allows cross-platform collaboration, will apparently gain support for folders in iOS 26.4 for better organization.
Additionally, Apple plans to introduce a dedicated Sports tier for Apple TV subscribers. Given the company’s aggressive investment in sports rights, like Major League Soccer, Major League Baseball and Formula 1 racing, this wouldn’t be surprising. The new Apple TV Sports tier, undoubtedly with an additional (or separate) subscription fee, could debut alongside iOS 26.4 sometime next year.
New security measures
In a bid to further bolster security, the leaked iOS 26 internal build points to Apple introducing a new validation system. It will check the device’s integrity before enabling it to log in to a user’s Apple Account and iCloud.
Also in iOS 26.4, Apple will seemingly add a new “Precise Outdoor Location” tracking feature to AirPods. That should enable precise tracking of the earbuds using the Find My app. While not mentioned, this feature could be limited to AirPods Pro 3 and rely on the earbuds’ new U2 Ultra Wideband chip.
The leaked iOS 26 internal build also spills the beans on some iOS 27 features. Apple will purportedly improve collections in the Photos app and introduce a new pairing system for AirPods.
Since the report is based on an early leaked internal build of iOS 26, Apple could always change the release timeline of some features, pushing them back for later.
Rajesh has been writing about consumer technology for over a decade, with a strong focus on iPhones, Macs and Apple’s ecosystem. He enjoys digging into Apple software updates, hardware changes, and discovering new Mac apps that make work faster and more enjoyable.
