To update your iPhone to iOS 26, go to Settings > General > Software Update, and hit the Update Now button. Agree to the ...

Though StatCounter is a useful gauge of iOS 26's popularity (or lack thereof), adoption rates can be difficult to measure.

Statcounter data indicates that iOS 26 is lagging significantly behind predecessors in adoption, with most users opting to ...

That’s not as cataclysmic a dropoff as Statcounter’s data suggests, even before considering other mitigating factors—iOS 26 ...

Apple is encouraging iPhone users who are still running iOS 18 to upgrade to iOS 26 by making the ‌iOS 26‌ software upgrade option more prominent. Since ‌iOS 26‌ launched in September, it has been ...

Since the beginning of December, Apple has been pushing iPhone users who opted to stay on iOS 18 to install iOS 26 instead. Apple started by making the iOS 18 upgrades less visible, and has now ...

Apple’s iOS 26 is here, alongside an update for those who want to wait to upgrade to the latest iPhone software, iOS 18.7. Update Sept. 24, 2025: This article, originally published on Sept.22, has ...

A week after the release of iOS 26, Apple has stopped signing iOS 18.6.2. So, you can no longer downgrade your iPhone from iOS 26 to iOS 18. This move is standard practice for Apple. It usually stops ...

The iOS 18.7 update will likely launch alongside Apple’s latest and greatest software upgrade iOS 26, for users of older devices and those who are reluctant to upgrade straight away. Apple is about to ...