Apple Pushes iPhone Users Still on iOS 18 to Upgrade to iOS 26 (opens in new tab)

And those of us that became the canary in the coal mine are telling everyone, especially those on older phones, to hold off. iOS 26 killed my 13 Mini’s battery life, and common tasks (particularly with Safari) take more taps. I’d go on, but I’m tired of complaining about it so I can’t be arsed. I will say, though, that is the first time in 16-17 years of using an iPhone that I’ve regretted upgrading.

As it seems 18.7.2 is the latest iOS 18, and if that's what you're driving, you won't see the option (at the bottom).

Wife refuses to update. Can't blame her.

Every day she comes closer to joining the rest of the family on android.

We had to freeze iOS 26 deployment because Apple fucked up something with the content filter that some enterprise softwares uses (ex: CrowdStrike) that when broken (seems random so far..) blocks all network traffic, requiring a factory reset, since the only way to disable the content filter is through the MDM.

Absolutely not impressed with that one.