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Not on my 12 Pro!
I'm running 17.7.2 and right, I'm now offered 26 for update first, but if I scroll FURTHER down (not only the box containing update notes!), there is still the option to update to iOS 18 (18.7.2).
I'm running 17.7.2 and right, I'm now offered 26 for update first, but if I scroll FURTHER down (not only the box containing update notes!), there is still the option to update to iOS 18 (18.7.2).
Nah. Apple just popped it to the top of the page to make it prominent. Scroll down and iOS 18 updates will show, if available.
18.7.3 beta actually shows on my 12 Pro when i activate the 18 beta profile.
iOS 26 is so bad that Apple extends the support for iOS 18. 
iOS 18.7.3 (22H217) December 3, 2025 https://developer.apple.com/news/releases/
"iOS 18.7.3 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements"
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-18-7-3-bug-fixes-changes-and-improvements.2474180/
In the previous years, around mid-November and at most x.7.2 was the last update for the previous iOS.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/is-ios-15-no-longer-supported-on-iphone-se-2.2370718/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/is-ios-16-still-supported.2412501/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-17-is-no-longer-supported.2443490/
iOS 18.7.3 (22H217) December 3, 2025 https://developer.apple.com/news/releases/
"iOS 18.7.3 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements"
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-18-7-3-bug-fixes-changes-and-improvements.2474180/
In the previous years, around mid-November and at most x.7.2 was the last update for the previous iOS.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/is-ios-15-no-longer-supported-on-iphone-se-2.2370718/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/is-ios-16-still-supported.2412501/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-17-is-no-longer-supported.2443490/
Only on the beta profile, atm, but it's clearly coming. I've moved on to the beta to avoid any "accidental" install of 26.
What a mess, eh?
I’ve installed the Block OTA profile to get rid of the persistent iOS 26 notification.
I’ll remove the profile when iOS 18.7.3 will be released.
I follow the RSS for developer releases https://developer.apple.com/news/releases/rss/releases.rss
and check https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100 for availability information.
I follow the RSS for developer releases https://developer.apple.com/news/releases/rss/releases.rss
and check https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100 for availability information.
That’s what I assume, and plan on doing myself. Remove the profile, update the firmware, reinstall the profile. That way you’re on the latest iOS 18, and 26 is still blocked.