Removing IOS 26 update from iphone 15

How to downgrade or remove IOS 26 update on iphone 15. This update is messing my phone up and i want to go back to IOS 18.

iPhone 15, iOS 26

Posted on Dec 8, 2025 3:07 PM

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Posted on Dec 8, 2025 3:10 PM

Sorry but you can’t go back. If you describe your problems, we will try to help you.

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Dec 8, 2025 3:11 PM in response to Lovve-dovve89

As many posts on here have stated you can not remove iOS 26 after it’s been updated. There are methods others have mentioned but they typically only work briefly after a new update has been released (which would not be the case for you). Perhaps sharing what your actual issues have been if you haven’t done so already in a previous thread might help others try to assist you in resolving the issues (assuming it’s not a dislike of iOS changes more than true glitches/problems)

Dec 9, 2025 10:22 AM in response to Lovve-dovve89

I wish this was possible... I hate liquid glass, it wastes a lot of space so I had to reduce text size, but this makes it less readable and it still is bad anyways (like the browser interface), the animations are distracting and annoying, the transparency and effects ugly and outdated, the performance is noticeably worse in many screens... I cannot believe this was pushed by Apple.

Removing IOS 26 update from iphone 15

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