Given all this attention, you’ll see coverage and social media posts when the update is released. Do not wait. Update your iPhone as soon as it’s available. Go to Settings > General > Software Update, and tap to update when iOS 26.2 is there. And as I’ve said before, even if you can stay on iOS 18 and keep it updated — you shouldn’t.

A federal appeals court on Thursday backed a ruling that held Apple in civil contempt for brazenly defying an order designed to open its iPhone app store to other payment systems besides its own, but the decision also reopened a door for the company to collect commission from the rival options.