apple ios 26 update
iOS 26 Update Trend: Apple released iOS 26 update globally in September 2025 and since then Apple has made available up to iOS 26.2 version in the market. iPhone users usually upgrade to the latest iOS version quickly, but a different trend has been seen in 2025-26 as many users have not yet been able to fully accept the major design changes of iOS 26 version for iPhone 11 and later models. The big reveals during the WWDC 2025 keynote showed that people were excited to try out the new iOS version, but as 2026 approaches, most reports indicate that the initial enthusiasm has died down.
iOS 26 updates not showing normal trend
Apple has been talking about instant upgrade rates for years, but iOS 26 has shown a different trend among iPhone users. According to data from StatCounter, only a handful of devices have had the iOS 26 update installed and this number is lower than the average recorded by Apple for the same period in previous years.
Four months after its official release, only 15% iPhone users adopted iOS 26 update.
Talking about statistics, according to the report, even after four months of its official release, only 15 percent of iPhone users have installed the iOS 26 update. This is a huge decline compared to 2025, when about 63 percent of iPhone users were ready to install the iOS 18 update.
Why is this happening – what could be the reason?
The 2025 figures are actually Apple’s lowest in years and many believe the upgrade rate was lower than expected due to iOS 26’s design changes and liquid glass interface. Apple has not officially acknowledged the design-related concerns, but the recent iOS 26 update and changes made in the user interface (UI) show that the company has left no stone unturned to resolve the issues faced by users.
Users talked about bugs in iOS 26 update
Apart from the user interface issues, many people have mentioned bugs in the iOS 26 update that make the entire experience unstable and they want Apple to fix the bugs before upgrading. Apple’s efforts to force users to install the iOS 26 update have not helped much and some of them have remained on the iOS 18 version of their own free will. However, this may not remain an option for them for long.
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