How can I downgrade my iPhone from iOS 26 to iOS 18.7?

iOS 26 on my iPhone 16 plus is bad very bad! Please resign iOS 18.7 Apple. iOS 26 is freezing up my phone draining battery and more!


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Original Title: Bring iOS 18.7 downgrade back!

Posted on Oct 11, 2025 5:55 PM

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Oct 11, 2025 7:34 PM in response to Wmh1984

I’ve just upgraded my iPhone 12 to iOS 26 and I don’t like it at all. It’s laggy and I hate the Liquid Glass UI, googled how to turn it off but of course you can’t. Did all the suggestions like changing the transparency to low and switched the lock screen font to solid etc etc, but I still hate it. If I could revert it back I would, I know it’s subjective but the UI was fine the way it was, I only updated to keep up with security updates. I like the hardware but have always struggled with the way Apple forces things on us.

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How can I downgrade my iPhone from iOS 26 to iOS 18.7?

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