Apple has published a new update of its iPhone software on Monday September 30: iOS 26.0.1. But what happens if your phone cannot execute iOS 26.0.1 or, since the new generation software has only two weeks, you are reluctant to pass to iOS 26 immediately? There is an alternative available now.
Apple iPhone 16 – iOS 18.7.1 is there.
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Apple also published iOS 18.7.1, which is faced with the same security concern found in iOS 26.0.1.
Apple iOS 26 is available for all phones from iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, all iPhones, that is to say from 2019.
However, the latest generation software, iOS 18, worked with three additional models, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. Users of these three iPhones have no choice but to turn to the new iOS 18.7.1 update if they want to protect their phones against the safety flaw found in Fontparser.
This is the part of the iPhone software that deals with police files, and it could lead to an unexpected application termination, among others.
If you have a more recent iPhone, you can access iOS 26, but some users are not impatient to enter the next generation of software before they need it. That day, when iOS 26 is the only option, will come, probably the month or the next two.
However, for the moment, users can stick to iOS 18 – which they might want to do if they don’t care about the new liquid glass design, for example. Whatever the privileged person, the key is to keep the safety problems remotely as they arise.
This problem is caused by a malicious police force who is delivered on the phone, which could lead to the corruption of memory.
The new iOS 26.0.1 update has the same protections, and even more. But iOS 18.7.1 has the advantage of being available for more devices, including certain iPads.
