Reverting to a previous iOS version after an update

Am I able to revert back to the old IOS software i really don't like the new update (Design and aesthetics) .I just updated to Tohoe 26.2

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 26.2

Posted on Jan 27, 2026 12:26 PM

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Jan 27, 2026 2:05 PM in response to Btrice

iOS is for iPhones.

To downgrade any macOS, you must erase the drive and reinstall the OS. To do that the best way is to download the OS and create a bootable USB installer. You start up from the Budha USB installer, use disk utility in recovery to erase the disk, create a new volume for the installation, then reinstall macOS. Once it’s installed in the startup assistant runs use migration assistant to migrate your data from the backup you made prior to installing Tahoe. If you do not have a backup made prior to installing Tahoe then you’ll have to manually back up all of your data and manually restore it after you create a new account on the old OS.

Reverting to a previous iOS version after an update

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