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iOS 26.0.2 coming soon for iPhone users

Avatar for Michael Burkhardt  | Oct 11 2025 - 7:55 pm PT
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After releasing iOS 26 to the general public around a month ago, Apple is now preparing its second bug fix update for its new software release.

According to a report from MacRumors, Apple engineers have been internally testing iOS 26.0.2. They spotted it within their analytics, which has typically been an indicator of the release being imminent.

We don’t currently have details for what’ll be in iOS 26.0.2, but one could expect a usual around of bug fixes, security patches, and improvements. With this year’s Liquid Glass massive redesign, there’s likely to be performance improvements and fixes for issues that users have since reported in this release, rather than just security patches.

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well that would be nice if they fixed the liquid glass visual nightmare :( I had to go out today and ridiculously purchase an older used iphone that was still running ios 18 because the new update made my current iphone totally unusable for me - I run a lot of my business off my phone - I am one of the "lucky ones" who is having huge eye strain, nausea, headaches and optical nightmare issues thanks to the liquid glass nonsense - tweaked every setting we could on my iphone 13 pro max and didnt help- felt like I was riding a rollercoaster for hours

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This would mark the second bug fix update for iOS 26. Last month, Apple released iOS 26.0.1, which fixed a number of iPhone 17 specific bugs.

Most likely, we’ll see this update debut within the next week or two. Further out, Apple is also working on iOS 26.1, which will likely release by the end of this month. It’s currently in beta. One of the most notable features in iOS 26.1 is a new swipe gesture in Apple Music.

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Michael is a 9to5Mac Reporter, leading all of our Apple news coverage on weekends and reviewing the newest Apple products and accessories. He got started in the world of Apple news during the pandemic, and it became a growing hobby. He’s also an indie iOS developer, and started the weekly Indie App Spotlight series, which has covered hundreds of blooming new apps since it launched. In his free time, he enjoys shooting street photography around New York City on his Sony A7RV.

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