If adoption numbers were good, Apple would be constantly touting it by now with press releases. Since they are likely bad, Apple wants to trick users into updating.
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Apple Pushes iPhone Users Still on iOS 18 to Upgrade to iOS 26
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I believe people should give iOS 26 and Liquid Glass a chance. While iOS 18 wasn’t perfect until the end of its cycle, that’s not the point. I genuinely love iOS 26. Liquid Glass alone makes my phone feel brand new and luxurious. You can even tint it if legibility is an issue. The only current issue I’m facing is the clear icon bug that loads after swiping on the Home Screen. Otherwise, it’s been solid. Give it a try!
The problem with that is you can't go back if you don't like it. You download 26 and now you are stuck with something you don't like. It's worst on my mac with the borders and the borders on borders and stuff like that, but I'm willing to try new things but wish there was a way to go back if you end up not liking those new things.
Serious question: how is Apple nagging re iCloud? I have the standard 5GB at no cost, only use a little over 1 GB of it. Sure, somewhere in the menus it's asking if I want to turn on Photos sync but I don't feel "nagged" about that. As opposed to upgrading to the latest HomeKit (or whatever it's called) that show as "1" on the settings app, that is "nagging" for me...
When 26.2 comes out, they'll probably remove the "also available" button entirely and will stop releasing iOS 18 security updates (except maybe for iPhones that can't run 26).
lol, other than engagement, what do you get out of these conformist style takes?
Just give it a year or two they will clean it all up and it will look like iOS 18 again and they will call it a feature.
There is no such thing as "giving it a try" because if you try it and you don't like it, you're now stuck with it. The window to go back to iOS 18 closed on September 22.
.. perpetuating the correct idea that you should always stay up to date, not sure why you’re painting the word “conformist” in a negative light here
I plan on updating from Sequoia when MacOS 26.2 is out for awhile.
I have no plans on updating to iOS 26.
I have no plans on updating to iOS 26.
Get to 5GB in your storage and you will get an upgrade your iCloud request all the time. You can't turn off the notification in settings either.
I completely agree with your point, but to be fair, that’s the one platform where you can go back.
Huh? How do you get that from this statement at the bottom of MacRumors pages:
As far as I can tell, the site reports rumors and facts (once they are no longer rumors) primarily focused on Apple-related topics. Those in the forums discuss the reporting and related topics. I have not found such reporting to be particularly biased toward anything you stated.
I’m just a little surprised they didn’t wait until 26.2 to start doing this. It’s not that 26 is terrible but it does need more time to finish.
Makes me wonder if 26.2 itself isn’t a little behind schedule.