This update is compatible with all iPhones from 2019 on — that means the iPhone 11 onwards. The iPhone XS, XS Max and XR supported iOS 18 but aren’t compatible with the new software. Every phone from iPhone 11 to the latest, including second- and third-generation iPhone SE, right up to iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air, are covered.

When Apple stops supporting older iPhones and iPads with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, it usually isn’t the end of the line—Apple keeps releasing new security-only patches for those devices for another year or two, keeping them usable while their hardware is still reasonably capable.

OS 12.5.8 extends the certificate required for iMessage, FaceTime, and device activation. With this update, all three keep working well after January 2027.

A new feature called Limited Precise Location is unlikely to work on your device or with your carrier at launch.

OS 26.3 is expected to launch soon, introducing three new ways to customize the iPhone thanks to new settings and wallpaper options.

Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years after the software was first released. iOS 12.5.8 is available for the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 6,

As iOS 26.2 arrives for many Apple iPhone users, here's everything to know about the latest update.

Apple's upcoming iOS 26.3 update will introduce a setting that limits how precisely carriers can determin your location.

OS 26 features, which iPhones are compatible, latest version, problems, what's in iOS 26.2, and what's to come in iOS 26.3.

OS 26 adoption now hovers at around 50%, according to StatCounter, but some users are still cautious about updating. New data published by SellCell provides a look at how users have responded to the push to update to iOS 26.

Apple has confirmed a major security flaw affecting millions of iPhones and iPads, putting users’ financial information at risk. The only way to stay safe? Update your device immediately.