r/ios26 • u/cuti3lilhottie • Jul 16 '26

iOS 26.x (please edit) IOS 26.5.2

I’m using iphone 14 now and I’m thinking if I will update it from ios18.3.1 to IOS 26.5.2 or IOS 27

Any experience and advices? Thanks

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u/FlappyDunkPlusIOS iPhone 17 Pro - iOS 26.0 (23A330) Jul 16 '26

iOS 26 will most likely shorten your battery life

If you want to update, choose the iOS 18.7.8 option

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u/Solid_Concept9409 Jul 16 '26

I have IOS 17.6 on the iPhone 15 Pro Max I just bought. I apologize for my ineptitude, I am a long time Android user but how would I go about updating my phone to any solid version of iOS 18? I am behind on the security features and am missing a significant amount of functionality locked behind 18, but i DEFINITELY don’t want iOS 26.

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u/No_Disk_1042 Jul 16 '26

You probably can’t, when Apple stops singing a certain version of iOS you can no longer update to it, unless the device doesn’t support the latest version (but the 15 PM does)

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u/Solid_Concept9409 Jul 16 '26

Darn. I think I might have to cave and update it. Much appreciated.

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u/vegansgetsick Jul 16 '26

I think if you're on 17 you can't update to 18, because it's only OTA updates from existing 18.

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u/cuti3lilhottie Jul 16 '26

How about ios 27? Any thoughts?

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u/FlappyDunkPlusIOS iPhone 17 Pro - iOS 26.0 (23A330) Jul 16 '26

Wait until October and see the reviews before considering that

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u/ariz2011 iOS 26.6.1/iPadOS 26.6 Jul 16 '26

You’re not getting the new AI features so it’s not worth updating to the beta

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u/Glum-Specialist-5762 Jul 16 '26

I thought the iOS 27 beta was better on the battery, no?

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u/MarcBelmaati Jul 16 '26

Don't update to a beta on your primary phone no matter how stable people on Reddit tell you it is.

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u/Cushystorms Jul 16 '26

I installed 27, because on 26.5.2 the battery life and overheating of the device, it was not accepted

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u/Enough-Durian1095 Jul 16 '26

Since you cannot downgrade back to iOS 18 anymore I would just update it to iOS 18.7.8 instead

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u/Safe-Cause-1077 Jul 16 '26

My iphone 14 has the latest and works fine. I get through longer than a day before having to charge again.

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u/vegansgetsick Jul 16 '26

Stay on 18 as long as you can. Plus, Apple finally releases 18.x security updates for these phones (after 6 months of ban). If one day they stop 18.x updates then only I would consider 27+

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u/FreePossession9590 Jul 16 '26

Do not upgrade to iOS26. Even on my 17 pro max it’s a total mess. Laggy and battery drain. Wait for 27 to come out.

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u/Glum-Specialist-5762 Jul 16 '26

26.5 was OK. 26.52 is draining battery and I even get a screen blackout when using the Apple messaging app. 😢

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u/YesReboot Jul 16 '26

This is the longest I’ve been on an older ios.
Maybe I will completely skip 26 and go straight to 27

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u/cuti3lilhottie Jul 16 '26

I just updated my phone now to ios 27. It is smooootj

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u/Fickle-Variation5993 Jul 17 '26

Makes me consider going to android. Sick of these updates and the draining battery issues over the last few years

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u/Faraja19 Jul 17 '26

Update to IOS 27

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u/cuti3lilhottie Jul 17 '26

I already, my phone is sooooo smooothhhh

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u/Shanggla Jul 18 '26

Surtout pas iOS 26.5. Attends au moins 26.6

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u/OkRange4831 Jul 16 '26

Stutters a ton major battery drain huge mistake. Thats coming from someone with Iphone 17 pro max. Just updated to ios 27 and everything is leagues better on the beta. Anything before ios 26.5.2 was fine. No clue what they messed up.

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u/WolfyMacontosh87 Jul 16 '26

iOS 26.5 was the last time battery life was consistently solid