Option A: Upgrade iPhone to iOS26 and have to use liquid glass

Option B: Get pwned by DarkSword malware

I don't know which one is worse

@stacksmashing This worked for me to get updated iOS18: https://www.cultofmac.com/how-to/stop-ios-update
Secret trick will stop your iPhone from updating to iOS 26 -- forever!

You can stop the iOS 26 update in its tracks if you want. This trick will keep your iPhone on iOS 18 forever.

Cult of Mac
@rrmutt @stacksmashing Are you on a beta release or can one install a stable release while under that?
@froztbyte I don’t know what “beta” means after release, but it’s 18.7.3 and seems perfectly stable