How to Downgrade iOS 26 to 18

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How to uninstall iOS or iPadOS beta software - Apple Support

You cannot do this.

tringa80 wrote:

Removed uos 26 to ios 18 please

It's a one page thread. Read it. The answer is NO, you cannot remove iOS 26 and go back to iOS 18.

Can anyone share a clear, step-by-step downgrade method to restore my device to iOS 18 without losing important data?

Apple's instructions are in the link below, but you are going to lose all of the data on your Phone when you revert to iOS 18.....unless....you made a separate "archive" backup on a Mac or PC.....before.....you installed the beta software.

How to uninstall iOS or iPadOS beta software - Apple Support

If you have the full release version and not the beta, then sorry, you can't go back. The backup you have is your data, not the iOS.

I think it is not possible to downgrade once you upgrade to the newer version because ios has no specific thing like to downgrade to the previous version.

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The idea of searching for a discussion on your issue is to then read the discussion which will likely contain the best possible answer, rather than simply posting the question all over again. The answer will not change no matter how many times the question is asked.

No, it’s not. I accidentally updated as well. I woke up 7 am this morning in December? Dark mornings picked up the phone so there was a red dot and I did the same and now I wish I hadn’t.. because it’s draining my battery my phone is relatively new.

Everylittlebreeze wrote:

No, it’s not. I accidentally updated as well. I woke up 7 am this morning in December? Dark mornings picked up the phone so there was a red dot and I did the same and now I wish I hadn’t.. because it’s draining my battery my phone is relatively new.

Review the information provided by Apple here that would apply if you just updated this morning and will have another 3-5 days before you can make any judgements. You should be experiencing battery drain, lag in the UI, and the device will be warmer than normal during that time.

About Apple software updates - Apple Support

Is there any other to to downgrade from ios 26 to ios 18.5 ?

happysinghsngh wrote:

Is there any other to to downgrade from ios 26 to ios 18.5 ?

No.

How to Downgrade iOS 26 to 18 - Apple Community

remove ios 26 beta and downgrade to iOS 18 without losing data

ho can I downgrade my ios

0eddie_mars0 wrote:

fine im leaving iOS software

That's fine. It doesn't matter to any of us what you do.

0eddie_mars0 wrote:

fine im leaving iOS software

You should aways choose the tool that best meets your needs.