iOS 26.4 Release Candidate Arrives, Focuses on Keyboard Accuracy

Apple has released iOS 26.4 Release Candidate (RC) to developers and public beta testers. The official release for all users is anticipated as early as later this month.

Key Fix: Enhanced Keyboard Accuracy

Official release notes for iOS 26.4 confirm that the update includes improvements to keyboard accuracy on iPhone devices.

The primary focus of iOS 26.4 is to address a bug where characters that appeared to be tapped on the keyboard were not actually inserted into text.

This issue, which primarily occurred during rapid typing, affected the functionality of Apple's Auto-Correction feature.

User complaints regarding this bug have been documented on platforms such as Reddit. Apple previously implemented this keyboard adjustment in an earlier iOS 26.4 beta, with users reporting observed improvements.

Distinguishing from Previous Keyboard Behavior

This update is distinct from a viral video last year that depicted unexpected keyboard behavior when Auto-Correction was disabled and the QuickPath (swipe-to-type) feature was in use. The behavior shown in that video was identified as expected for QuickType, where keyboard animations are intentionally suppressed.