I have an iPhone 14 currently running on iOS 18. Has the newly released iOS 26.4 solved the battery issues and any other bugs? I read there are many security upgrades in the new iOS 26 version, so should I upgrade?
Thanks for your opinions.
iPhone 14, iOS 18
You absolutely need to upgrade for the security fixes.
The version of iOS 18 you're running is subject to an flaw that is actively being exploited in the wild.
likely lad wrote:
I'll probably upgrade for the security fixes, but I read that the new AI features of iOS 26 are only available on iPhone 15 and above. So I'll buy a newer model early next year.
Apple Intelligence features are only available on
The regular iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus do not support Apple Intelligence. They do not have as much RAM as the iPhones that do.
If you don't upgrade by some time next January, iMessages and FaceTime will stop working due to expiration of a security certificate.
Apple released a version of iOS 18 with a fix for that, but only the iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max were allowed to get the fix. For an iPhone 14, the only way to get the fix is to upgrade to iOS 26 (or possibly to iOS 27, this fall).
Thanks for your reply.
I'll probably upgrade for the security fixes, but I read that the new AI features of iOS 26 are only available on iPhone 15 and above. So I'll buy a newer model early next year.
Seems to me each update makes my phone worse.
Which iPhone do you have?
iOS 26.4 for iPhone 14: should I upgrade from iOS 18?
