No complaints here, all my devices are on the latest 26 (iPhone, watch, iPad, Mac)
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Apple Pushes iPhone Users Still on iOS 18 to Upgrade to iOS 26
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
This is the first release I've really delayed installing, I'm still going to hold off for a bit, and not letting Tahoe anywhere close to my machine for a long long time.
I don't force updates on my wife's phone, but I pay attention to it. It's just set to install iOS updates automatically, and they come when they come.
Apple auto-installed iOS 17 and iOS 18 on hers in mid-November, before Thanksgiving (in the U.S.).
The iOS 26 auto-install hasn't happened yet. I am wondering if they are waiting until after 26.2 is out to do this? That's just a couple of weeks away now.
Apple auto-installed iOS 17 and iOS 18 on hers in mid-November, before Thanksgiving (in the U.S.).
The iOS 26 auto-install hasn't happened yet. I am wondering if they are waiting until after 26.2 is out to do this? That's just a couple of weeks away now.
I bought a phone that had evidently been in stock since prior to 26 and I have to admit I really missed the simpler and (IMHO) cleaner look/feel of 18 (had to update to 26 to restore backup). I don't hate 26, but I don't love it either, at all... and I'm normally one that jumps on the bandwagon of anything new in the software world.
I regret to have upgraded - it increased the system storage of 5 go - had to delete apps and now the phone is struggling. Apple has become fat
Apple pushing people to os26 who are on the rock slide solid iOS 18 is like Dark Vader saying 'come over to the dark side of the force....where there is really bad battery and the light sabrse have a weird liquid glass effect effect that's not very cool that goes kaput as it needs to be charged because of the bad battery crystals'
Honestly the biggest reason I haven't upgraded to ios 26 yet is I don't want to update my iphone 12 pro, which still has dog water battery life after replacing the battery this fall. I'm assuming ios 26 will make it even worse so don't really want to risk the update unless I really have too. Not like I'm getting any amazing new ios features anyway from ios 26 on an iphone 12 pro. Just an uglier GUI.
Last edited:
I upgraded a few weeks ago and don't regret it, but there are a ton of bugs, especially on watchOS and macOS. Things that worked fine previously are not broken. Fix the bugs Apple.
I upgraded my iPhone 13 to iOS 18 in August. I was hoping iOS 18 was mature and less buggy by that point so my phone could handle it. To my surprise, it has been great so far. Going to 26 is a suicide mission for my iPhone 13 😂
Meanwhile, users push Apple to actually finish iOS 18 first.
nah, waiting till iOS 27 or whenever Apple gets its act together
No thanks. I always stay at least 1 year behind the latest OS. Only just upgraded to iOS 18 a few months ago and I am happy with it.
I have notifications on, but it's not set to automatically install them. I've yet to be notified that the upgrade to 26 is available. I've found in previous years that it often takes 4-6 weeks between the release of the update and the associated notification. I'm on a 2022 SE if it matters.
thank you apple for helping me make the move to when my iPhone 12 mini finally dies! I'll stick with 17 then till it does maybe a filp phone or maybe what Ive is working on. At least the OS might have a consistent UX!!! one that we like.
it's amazing to me as a former Apple Computer "fanboy" to see Cook just wipe away decades of a dedicated and loyal base. but than again he did turn tRumpain ass licker! What a waist!!!!!
it's amazing to me as a former Apple Computer "fanboy" to see Cook just wipe away decades of a dedicated and loyal base. but than again he did turn tRumpain ass licker! What a waist!!!!!
The earliest dual offer was iOS 14.8 and iOS 15.0 or iOS 15.1 and installed version must be iOS 14.5 or newer.
For anyone using iPhone 11 series to iPhone 16 series, you only have a few days left to update/upgrade to iOS 18.7.2 before iOS 26.x will be the only upgrade choice.
iOS 26.x on iPhone 11 series is a reminder of iOS 9.x on iPhone 4s
For anyone using iPhone 11 series to iPhone 16 series, you only have a few days left to update/upgrade to iOS 18.7.2 before iOS 26.x will be the only upgrade choice.
iOS 26.x on iPhone 11 series is a reminder of iOS 9.x on iPhone 4s
26.0 was a bit rocky but 26.1 is pretty solid and worth updating to.
Dont listen to the drama queens on here. Funny how ios18 is now seen as some kind of messiah version when those same people were probably the ones crying when 18 was released (there were plenty like there is every year).
Dont listen to the drama queens on here. Funny how ios18 is now seen as some kind of messiah version when those same people were probably the ones crying when 18 was released (there were plenty like there is every year).
I hate Liquid Glass so I’m staying on iOS 18.
Surprised to see how conservative many on this forum are bearing in mind that the whole perspective of Macrumors is to look forward, anticipate and embrace change.
That really is the main remaining offender. It's pretty amazing in the wake of the previous two years' tidal wave of Home Screen customizability.
iOS 26 is so bad that I try to avoid using my phone. So many crashes, bugs, and user experience issues. Safari is particularly bad. I have to tap so many more times to get to simple things.they should have worked on the interface resident internally for a year before releasing it. Instead; they rushed it out and left users to be beta testers.
Downloading to 26 on all the hardware platforms (I don't have an Iphone) was a mistake. If they pushed this on me and hindsight is 20/20, I would have said make IOS 26 so you have the option to completely disable Liquid Glass. Anything less than that is a resounding no.