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iOS/iPadOS 18.7.7 appears to be live for devices currently running 18.

This means if you have a device that CAN be upgraded to iOS 26 but you have not done so, you can now update to 18.7.7 (see the full list of supported devices on the Apple Security Releases page). I manually updated an iPhone 13 and iPad Air M1 that were running iOS 18.7.2 with Automatic Updates turned OFF.

Open Software Update (top of Settings or under General), wait for the update check and then scroll to the BOTTOM (below iOS 26.x) and you will see an option for the 18.7.7 update. You will need to slide your finger from the gray text area BELOW the “Update Now/Tonight” buttons for iOS 26. Otherwise you may just scroll the iOS 26 update description.

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… Thus, it appears to require Iran’s IRGC threatening direct attack on Apple, etc. to get critical iOS 18 security updates for devices still on that system, which is only 1.5 years old.

[Edit: Added info and screenshot regarding 18.7.7 location, and link to Apple Security Releases]

They didn’t create the update in a day, so I doubt that it was an Iranian threat that prompted it.

True, however this is the same update from March 24, so it would just need to be enabled for existing iOS 18 users. In other words, they essentially removed the code blocking 18 updates for devices that could be upgraded to 26.

But to your point, we do not know if this decision was made before the IRGC threat or since DarkSword became so widely available.

Regardless, Apple should never withhold critical security updates on a device’s current system that are simultaneously available to others on older devices. Recent events only reinforce how foolish this policy is.

NOTE: Be aware that on the Software Update screen you may need to slide your finger from the text area BELOW the “Update Now/Tonight” buttons for iOS 26. Scrolling in the middle area only affects the iOS 26 update description text.

I am adding this to my original post above.

Apple advertised that this update was coming 8 days ago, so I think it’s related purely to DarkSword.

I will mention that this update does not show for me if I attempt to update via the Finder on my Mac, only the 26.4 update. I don’t know if that’s because I’m still running Monterey, or because the update simply won’t show in this place. It does appear on the phone itself. I just prefer to do my updates via my Mac.

And they don’t appear to have here.

Updating my 2022 iPhone SE as I type — thanks for the update, Adam.

Very unimpressed with Apple. Last week, I felt forced to “upgrade” several family devices from iOS/iPadOS 18 to 26, due to the threat of DarkSword. But now it seems if I had delayed, we would have had the option to stay at 18? Teaching me to delay in this situation doesn’t seem like a good lesson.

I have a family member with an iPad Air 11" M3, which we upgraded from 18.7.2 to 26.4. They are unhappy with Liquid Glass and have asked me about downgrading. I see this model in the “available for iPadOS 18.7.7” list that MacGuyver linked to (thank you!). I made a backup of the device in iTunes (on a Mac still running 10.13) before the upgrade. So perhaps I would be able to: 1. erase the device; 2. install 18.7.7 using iTunes; 3. restore the backup. Does this seem like a plausible plan?

There’s a period of time where it’s possible if you’ve got the right device. I think today the iPad 9 is the only one that can be downgraded. You would need the full installer to be available and it’s not for all other devices.

On iOS perhaps, but on macOS delivering security updates for the prior OS version is the established norm. And if they can do it on macOS, they should do it on iOS. This is IMHO just another case where a simple order from the very top decreeing that user security and experience shall trump marketing urges would suffice to fix an obvious conflict. The ability and resources are there, Apple has plenty of that. What’s missing is the leadership to declare that customers and their experience comes first.

I’d like to hear about the conversations required to make this happen. Maybe in the book about the next 50 years.

My wife’s iPhone is an XS, which is too old to run anything past iOS 18. When trying to install the 18.7.7 upgrade I get either of these two errors:

The iPhone “iPhone” could not be updated. An unknown error occurred (1170)
The iPhone “iPhone” could not be updated. Declined to authorize this image on this device for this user.

These are what happens when upgrading using a Mac computer connected via USB (I have tried two different computers). When trying to upgrade on the phone itself, the error message is even less helpful, saying the upgrade is “unavailable right now” and offering to retry. Suggestions from Googling and AI haven’t helped any.

@Dan_W
FYI, if you haven’t already seen:

https://www.macintouch.com/posts/50844#more-50844

MacInTouch site seems to be unreachable again. (It remains like that for at least a few weeks.)

If I try to open that link, or, if I try to open their home https://www.macintouch.com/, either way, I get an almost-blank page that only displays 3 letters:

Cck

The page source is simple too: (just 8 lines)

html>
head>
meta name=“color-scheme” content=“light dark”>
/head>
body>
pre style=“word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;”>Cck
/pre>
/body>
/html>

What does “Cck” mean?

This has been happening with my iPhone updates for years. Finally gave up, I just plug it in to power and do it over wifi, which usually succeeds. Must be a reason Apple wants it done wirelessly.

This happened to me twice the other day but was working fine later in the day so it seems to be sporadic.

When I checked my iPhone 12, it said I had 18.7.2 and was up to date. Toggling Automatic Updates from Off to Download Only made no difference. However I realized I still had iOS 18 Public Beta checked in Beta Updates and when I disabled Beta Updates, it found the 18.7.7 update. I’m installing the update now, and my iPads are waiting for me to start the downloads.

To this retired USAF member it is: Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, a former USAF base in the Republic of China near Taichung, Taiwan. It is still an ROCAF base.

The site in question is behind Cloudflare verification, so maybe your setup doesn’t like that for some reason?

The key text from Ric’s post:

Apple suggests possible workarounds, including freeing up more space on the device or deleting the update and re-downloading it.

If you still can’t install the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, try downloading the update again:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap [Device] Storage.
4. Find the update in the list of apps.
5. Tap the update, then tap Delete Update.
6. Go to Settings.
7. Tap General.
8. Tap Software Update and download the latest update.

If you don’t see the update in the list of apps or if the issue happens again, you need to update your device using a Mac or using iTunes.

Aaargh. I capitulated and downgraded to 26.4. Had I been patient, I’d have been spared the idiotic translucent fonts, the wasted processing power needed to form those silly icons, and the disruption of my trusty iPhone screen. Aaargh, I say again.

I am unable to do the upgrade from the computer
it’s forcing me to use the actual phone
The computer tells me the phone is up to date at 18.7.2

13 Mini

I was able to do exactly one upgrade with the phone last year which was very cool. Alas, no more.

Off to delete some stuff I guess

Do you have iOS beta updates enabled? If so, turn them off, and you should see the 18.7.7 update.

I was consistently getting errors updating to 18.7.7 on my wife’s iPhone XS, both over wifi and from a connected Mac. I tried all the suggested fixes.

Last night I figured I’d try one more time on the phone, and this time it worked. So I suspect there really was a signing error for some versions of the installer that Apple fixed.

I do not. Once 26 came out, I guess the ability to upgrade via computer was pulled. That’s the only upgrade I see unless I go directly to the option on the phone.

Haven’t tried iMazing yet but I suspect it’s the same (it was for the earlier 18.x updates)

18.7.7 is OTA update only

Interesting! And disappointing. I didn’t know they could designate them in a way that locks out other methods.

Disappointing because they need a large amount of free space to do their thing.

Is that documented anywhere, or is that simply what people have been experiencing?

(No disrespect intended by the question. I’m just wondering if it’s a bug or if it’s policy.)

In another thread, someone suggested iMazing.com in order to install updates on an older device that’s too full. Wish I’d known about it before I almost completely erased my old iPad.

I had tried that on another update and it wouldn’t let me either. I didn’t have to remove much so I just ended up doing it though the phone. And all my main devices are the same again :)