Apple keeps to a pretty consistent routine with regards to iOS updates; here's what's coming with version 26.3 in January or February.

Last Friday, Apple released iOS 26.2 to all iPhone users. Bringing with it several new features and important security patches, this will be the last major software update from Apple before the year ...

Apple’s latest test build, iOS 26.3 beta, is now live for adventurous iPhone owners who want to try new interoperability tricks before everyone else. The software leans into easier device switching, ...

When Apple released iOS 26.2 software for the iPhone 11 and later, it also released another update, iOS 18.7.3. Great, you might think, if you’re resisting the move to iOS 26 but want to keep your ...

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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 is now recommending that users update from iOS 18 to the newer iOS 26 operating system. The iOS 26 update includes a new "Liquid Glass" interface, call screening features, and upgrades to Apple ...

Apple released iOS 26.2 last week with important security fixes. At the same time, it also shipped iOS 18.7.3 for users who haven’t upgraded yet — at least in theory. In practice, Jason Snell at Six ...

Wary of Liquid Glass? You can stay on iOS 18 forever. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Not ready to take a gamble on iOS 26? You can stop an iOS update in its ...

Apple has stopped signing iOS 26.1, meaning that iPhone users can no longer downgrade to that software version via Finder on macOS or the Apple Devices app on Windows. iOS 26.2 is now the minimum ...

Apple is now recommending that iPhone users update to iOS 26, changing it from an optional upgrade. Users with an iPhone 11 or newer can download and install the iOS 26 update. While users can remain ...