undo latest I O S "upgrade"

J_B

I've got two apple phone users here grumbling about the latest "upgrade" (I O S 26.2.1) and wondering if there's a way to 'roll back' to the previous version.

Is there a way?

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Sent from my aNdroid phone! 😉

oldernonethewiser

Once you are on iOS 26 then you can't go back to 18 if that's what you were hoping to do.

TadleyBaggie

Nope, the only time you can "roll back" is if you have installed a beta version. Once you have install a production version, there is no going back.

MikeJXE

What's wrong with (I O S 26.2.1) ?

I have it and don't have a problem

MyRealNameToo

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6654088/undo-latest-i-o-s-upgrade

Its not clear if you want to go back to 26.2.0 or something earlier?

Apple generally stops signing older versions of their iOS shortly after releasing the new one, until that happens in theory you can but after that you can't. Apple withdrew 26.2.0 two days ago.

Vitor

You can’t remove the iOS 26.1 update once installed, but you can adjust or disable certain specific changes Apple now lets you control in Settings. Check online for details, e.g.

The 5 most frustrating things about iOS 26 – and how I fixed them | TechRadar

J_B

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81872537#Comment_81872537

I live an Apple free life, I was just enquiring for the people in my life who don't like the latest I O S

J_B

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81873145#Comment_81873145

Thanks - I've passed it on

oldernonethewiser

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81872537#Comment_81872537

There are many people who don't seem to care for it. It may of course depend on the hardware that is using iOS 26.