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How to downgrade from iOS 26 to iOS 18 due to performance and battery issues?

how to downgrade ios 26 to ios 18, because its so laggy and drain my battery faster like a dust

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Original Title: downgrade to ios 18

Posted on Feb 16, 2026 6:27 AM

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Posted on Feb 16, 2026 6:31 AM

Apple does not support downgrading iOS or iPadOS unless it is a beta version of software. —>

“Note that after a software update is installed for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS, it cannot be downgraded to the previous version.”

From: Apple security releases - Apple Support

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