Apple might be requiring iPhone users to install iOS 26 for security fixes
Published: (December 19, 2025 at 08:35 AM EST)
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Source: 9to5Mac
Source: 9to5Mac
Overview
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 Colors reports that some iPhone owners aren’t being offered the iOS 18 security update at all, and ar…