Apple seeded the second iOS 26.2 Release Candidate to developers earlier this week, meaning the update will be released to the general public very soon. Apple confirmed iOS 26.2 would be released in December,

The iOS 26.2 update is available to everyone with an iPhone 11 or later, as well as the iPhone SE 2020 and iPhone SE 2022. If you were a part of the developer or public betas you can also download the stable update. You can download it by going to the Settings app on your phone, and tapping General followed by Software Update.

OS 26.2 adds support for more Home Screen widgets in CarPlay and lets drivers disable pinned conversations in the Messages app.

Apple skipped iOS 19 for iOS 26 and introduced the Liquid Glass UI. However, a new leak shows what iOS 19 would have looked like without the design change.