Should I go to the offical build of iOS 26 from iOS 26 RC or should I stay?

Less than a week ago I updated to iOS 26 RC and I love it. And now that the official release of iOS 26 is out, I don’t know what to do. Should I stay on the RC build or should I go to the official release?

Posted on Sep 15, 2025 07:52 PM

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Posted on Sep 15, 2025 08:53 PM

"Should I go to the offical build of iOS 26 from iOS 26 RC or should I stay?: Less than a week ago I updated to iOS 26 RC and I love it. And now that the official release of iOS 26 is out, I don’t know what to do. Should I stay on the RC build or should I go to the official release?"

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Backup, then Install:

IMPORTANT: Back up your Mac to an external driver, prior to performing this. That way, you'll have something to restore your Mac from it from, should anything go wrong during or after the change. 

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Sep 15, 2025 08:53 PM in response to friarfaithful

"Should I go to the offical build of iOS 26 from iOS 26 RC or should I stay?: Less than a week ago I updated to iOS 26 RC and I love it. And now that the official release of iOS 26 is out, I don’t know what to do. Should I stay on the RC build or should I go to the official release?"

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Backup, then Install:

IMPORTANT: Back up your Mac to an external driver, prior to performing this. That way, you'll have something to restore your Mac from it from, should anything go wrong during or after the change. 

Sep 15, 2025 09:05 PM in response to TheLittles

IMPORTANT: Back up your Mac to an external driver, prior to performing this.


Really? Back up your Mac before updating an iPhone?


That way, you'll have something to restore your Mac from it from, should anything go wrong during or after the change.


How often do you think a Mac fails during an iPhone update? You do know that most users update their iPhones using Wi-Fi.....and not using a Mac, correct?



Should I go to the offical build of iOS 26 from iOS 26 RC or should I stay?

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