I'm not seeing reports of iOS 26 installs going sideways, but I still always take these steps before making a major upgrade.

On your iPhone, go to Settings > General > About and look at Model Name. If your phone isn't on the compatibility list, it will keep receiving iOS 18 security patches for a while, but you won't see ...

Note that simultaneous releases of iOS 18 and iOS 26 versions won’t continue indefinitely. Apple usually runs the two ...

They are some of the world's most popular smartphones. But if you have an iPhone, be sure to update it as soon as possible to avoid serious security issues. Apple has released the iOS 18.6 update, ...

And in addition to the new devices, Apple also announced the release date of iOS 26. The software update is available for ...

Every September, pretty much every social platform gets flooded with people showing off the latest iOS update. This year, Apple's new software lineup dropped on September 15th, and includes watchOS 26 ...