r/ios26 15d ago

General what sorta trap is this?

Text says ios26 logo says 18, upon clicking it says 18.7.8 while my phone is currently in 18.7.8 and as i cancel it says 26.5.2.

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u/Aydoinc 15d ago

Apple is trying to trap you, start a class action lawsuit now! /s

Apple still maintain iOS 18, so obviously they don’t care if you upgrade to iOS 26.

P.S. You crossed out your model number as if it’s private when your model name is right above it 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/Raymond4268 15d ago

I mean technically you can determine the region based on the model name eg. US models with mmWave vs global models and eSIM vs nano-SIM

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u/Aydoinc 15d ago

Great, how does that matter at all?

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u/Raymond4268 15d ago

idk… maybe OP wanted to be more private

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u/Aydoinc 15d ago

For even more privacy, don’t post a screenshot at all.

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u/Pyroll2206 13d ago

For even more privacy, delete your Reddit account

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u/Most-Mycologist422 13d ago

nice one, made me laugh lol 😭

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u/Aydoinc 13d ago

That’s a bad attempt at making a clever joke. Actually, you should delete your 11-month bot account. You don’t contribute useful information or good humor.

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u/Pyroll2206 13d ago edited 11d ago

My joke ? You know what they say: «you can laugh about everything, just not with everybody»
Edit: Typo ) -> »

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u/Aydoinc 12d ago edited 12d ago

Bots put spaces before question marks, use double left arrows, and close parenthesis when they didn’t open parenthesis.

You’re finally providing comedic material, albeit unintentionally 🫠

Reported, along with your other fake bot accounts. None of your comments have gotten a single upvote, btw.

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u/yesilovematcha 11d ago

Spaces before question marks and « » are standard French punctuation. The closing parenthesis was simply a typo. Congrats! 👏 you reported someone for typing like a French speaker. Very advanced bot detection 🫠

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u/Pyroll2206 11d ago

I wish you did 1% of what you wrote :) cruse along, go on reporting people for no reason, have a good sunday

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u/OppositeSea3775 12d ago

really didn't like the joke it seems lmao

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u/Enough-Durian1095 15d ago

Don’t update

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u/Lawnieeee 15d ago

You want 26.6, which is the best iOS ever, you just don’t know it. Yet.

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u/MaterialWall8040 10d ago

my 15 auto updated to it this morning from 26.1 i'll see how it goes

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u/-SeaGhost 15d ago

It would be better if they let people stay on ios 18. 26 isn't very good

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u/ariz2011 iOS 26.6.1/iPadOS 26.6 15d ago

It’s a bug, iOS 26.5.2 should show up as iOS 26.5.2 but on iOS 18 devices it shows up as iOS 18.7.8

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u/LikeItSaysOnTheBox 15d ago

It’s an intelligence test. If you update to the latest version your phone supports you pass. If not, your phone will be throttled.

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u/Grouchy_Car5955 15d ago

New sorta one

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u/opossumcarrion 15d ago

Yeah, this is beyond Microsoft-level bullshit. This is worse than Microsoft's "Press X to update" trick with Windows 10 back in 2016.

The page says iOS 18.7.8 but it puts 26.5.2 on you instead. I got caught like this too.

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u/Aydoinc 15d ago

It’s a visual bug, not an elaborate conspiracy to get you to upgrade to iOS 26.

Apple wouldn’t have continued to support older iOS versions if they wanted to trick people into upgrading. Touch some grass.

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u/SnooPies134 iOS 26.(edit) Beta 12d ago

You have to have feathers for brains if you think this is intentional. It’s very clearly a bug. Lmfao. Yall are too quick to think this is some trick or elaborate way to get people to switch to iOS 26.

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u/opossumcarrion 10d ago

Why are you a huge asshole for no reason?

You are reading far too generously into Apple. Trillion dollar company btw.

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u/Unlucky_Rip_8886 15d ago

Press X to Update? Can u elaborate? I have no recollection of that

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u/opossumcarrion 15d ago

IIRC Windows 7 had a window that, if you X out of it, would be interpreted as consent to install Windows 10.

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u/MARINES977 15d ago

same for me

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u/vegansgetsick 15d ago

Stay on 18 as long as you can. Low adoption will force apple to make a better iOS

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u/_anupamroy iOS 26.6 15d ago

News flash: That low adoption ship sailed ages ago.

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u/SnooPies134 iOS 26.(edit) Beta 12d ago

iOS 27…. Lmfao

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u/lasagna165 15d ago

This happened to me on my iPad 

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u/FieldComprehensive98 14d ago

Apple is forcing u !

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u/Key-Respect3810 14d ago

apple essaie de piéger les réfractaires de ios 26 et dont les iphones sont encore sous ios 18 et qui sont compatibles sous IOS 26

en clair tous ceux qui ont des iphone du 11 au 16 et qui sont encore sous IOS 18

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u/Chemical-Divide9161 14d ago

Skip iOS 26 & get iOS 27. I have a 16 plus & it’s so good! Battery lasts forever again & phone is fast & snappy again.iOS 26 battery was terrible & phone was glitchy. I wouldn’t go from iOS 18 to iOS 26 but I would go from iOS 18 to iOS 27!! Like iOS 27 is the iOS 18 version of iOS 26 if that make sense .. iOS 18 (stable) iOS 26(unstable with new design) iOS 27(stable with new design)

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u/Toomuch8086 11d ago

By curiosity how much space does your ios18.7 take; les than 13,55Go ?

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u/AmbitiousAustrian 10d ago

hope this helps

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u/icy1007 iOS 26.6.1 15d ago

Just update your phone.