Early in December, Apple released two iPhone software updates But in the end, only one appeared. Many were left confused.

Apple’s next iPhone software update, unless there’s a small release to squish some bugs in the interim, will be iOS 26.3.

Apple’s first iPhone update of the new year isn’t far off: here’s the expected iOS 26.3 release date for all users.

Since the beginning of December, Apple has been pushing iPhone users who opted to stay on iOS 18 to install iOS 26 instead. Apple started by making the iOS 18 upgrades less visible, and has now ...