Apple will be released iOS 26 tomorrow, but some iPhones will miss this version.
After months of waiting, iOS 26 will finally be pushed to millions of iphones tomorrow evening. This successful version was announced for the first time in June at the Apple WWDC developer conference. Now it is ready for the masses with Apple confirming that iOS 26 will be available from September 15.
This software upgrade is filled with features, including a new liquid glass look, an updated locking screen with a clock that adapts to the space available on the screen and spatial scenes that give life to wallpapers thanks to an intelligent 3D effect.
IOS 26 will also block spam calls, translated foreign languages in real time and will offer improvements to messages, photos, cards and more.
It is a nice update that will be completely free to download. Unfortunately, everyone does not use the current operating system of iOS 18 on their iPhones will not be able to upgrade.
From time to time, Apple must end the management of older devices because they simply cannot keep the pace of the power necessary to execute the latest iOS version.
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So if you have one of the devices below, you will miss.
iPhone XS • iPhone xs max • iPhone XR
To get iOS 26, you will have to move on to something more recent. Here is the complete list of iPhones compatible with iOS 26.
iPhone 16 pro / pro Max • iPhone 16 Plus • iPhone 16 • iPhone 16e iPhone 15 PRO MAX • iPhone 15 Plus • iPhone 15 • iPhone 14 • iPhone 14 Plus • iPhone 14 Pro • iPhone 14 PRO MAX • iPhone 13 • iPhone 13 Mini • iPhone 13 PRO • iPhone 13 PRO MAX • iPhone 12 • iPhone 12 Mini • iPhone 12 PRO • IPhone 12 PRO MAX • iPhone 11 PRO MAX •
Once iOS 26 is available – what we predict will be around 6 p.m. BST – you will find it in the settings menu.
This is probably a very big download, so you will want to be near Wi-Fi before you start the process. It should also be noted that installation times can be worse on the launch evening because everyone will try to get it at the same time.
If you can wait, you may see that things are faster later in the week.
“IOS 26 shines with the new magnificent design and significant improvements to the features that users have every day, which makes the iPhone even more useful,” said Craig Federighi, main vice-president of Apple software engineering.
“The experiences are more expressive and more personal, from the locking screen and the home screen, to new capacities on the phone and the messages that help users focus on connections that matter most. And with new powerful intelligence capacities integrated into the system, users can advance things easier than ever.”
