Apple might be forcing iPhone users to install iOS 26 for security fixes

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By Chance MillerDec 19, 2025, 8:35 am175 ptsTrending
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 are instead…

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