How do I update my iPhone to iOS 26?

Conclusion of what “Kurtosis 12” has said, Your iPhone might not support iOS 26 due to hardware limitations, See list in kurtosis 12’s reply to this post.

If you have an iPhone 11 or later and cannot update, please elaborate more and you’ll get the help you need.

Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

• If you have an iPhone 5S or 6/6plus, the highest you can update to is 12.5.8

• If you have an iPhone 6S through 7, or SE 1st generation, you can update to 15.8.8

• If you have an iPhone 8 or X, you can update to 16.7.14

• If you have an iPhone XR, XS, or XS Max, you can update to iOS 18.7.8

• If you have an iPhone SE (2nd generation or later), or 11 through 17, you can update to 26.6

Go to Settings > General > Software Update.

This link will show you how to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using WiFi -

Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

This link will show you how to update using your computer -

Update iOS on iPhone - Apple Support

If your iPhone is on this list: iPhone models compatible with iOS 26 - Apple Support, then see: Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support . Otherwise your phone is incompatible with iOS 26 and cannot update to it.

What model phone do you have?

You need an iPhone 11 or newer to run iOS 26.