Apple has unveiled iOS 26 with its Liquid Glass redesign and tons of new iPhone features. Developers can try out iOS 26 now, but its release date for the public is still a ways off—here’s when to expect its launch.
iOS 26 will launch this fall, likely in mid-September
So far, Apple has only confirmed that iOS 26 will arrive for all users this fall.
But looking at the history of software releases, we can get much more precise with our expectations.
Here are release dates for the last three major iOS versions:
iOS 18 : Monday, September 16, 2024
: Monday, September 16, 2024 iOS 17 : Monday, September 18, 2023
: Monday, September 18, 2023 iOS 16: Monday, September 12, 2022
Each of these launches happened within a week of Apple’s big iPhone event.
In 2024, the event happened September 9, in 2023 it was September 12, and in 2022 September 7.
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