Peter N LewisSo just so we're clear, my iPhone running last years iOS and I get to choose: Upgrade to Ugly Glass or risk exposing basically everything on the phone including passwords to any web site. Wow, that's really an impressive new low for Apple.
Human Brain Enthusiast@peternlewis They updated iOS 18 as well (the vulnerability is fixed at least from iOS 18.7.3 onwards, current version is iOS 18.7.6).
paulrickards@thomasfuchs @peternlewis Problem I have is it's not offered to me in software update. Only iOS 26. Do you know a way to install the latest iOS 18 on 13 Pro Max?
@paulrickards @peternlewis what version of iOS 18 are you on?
fwiw critical security updates are normally installed transparently btw without you even being able to opt out; if your phone supports iOS 26, I think the last update it can get is 18.7.3 but I might be wrong (18.7.3 should be safe)
In any event I 100% agree that it's ridiculous; they shouldn't force major version updates.
Why even have major versions if they treat it in sort of a continuous, version-less fashion.
(Also, I'd like to be able to go back to iOS 18.)
@thomasfuchs Below that 18.7.3 threshold unfortunately.
Stories of Apple@paulrickards @thomasfuchs same here, and the only way "up" is iOS 26. -___-