iOS 26 regret is real – iPhone users are searching for a way out

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Searches for downgrades skyrocket after iOS 26 launchreveal just how many iPhone users wish they hadn’t updated. Right after iOS 26 launched, searches for “how to downgrade iOS 26 to 18” skyrocketed 572% week-over-week, while general downgrade-related queries climbed 335%. | Image credit – MightyCallNow, of course, it makes sense that searches like “how to downgrade iOS 26 to 18” would jump after the update – before iOS 26 launched, no one needed to look for it. Think of iOS 26 as the first draft of what Apple’s really aiming for in next year’s version. Recommended StoriesIf you could downgrade from iOS 26 to iOS 18 today, would you?