Apple to roll out iOS 26.0.2 with bug fixes and security patches

Apple engineers are internally testing iOS 26.0.2 and are expected to roll out the minor update within the next week or two, according to analytics logs monitored by developers. The release would be the second corrective update since iOS 26 arrived to the public about a month ago and is likely to focus on bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements across iPhone models and related Apple platforms.

Details about specific fixes planned for iOS 26.0.2 have not been published. Observers expect the update to address issues that emerged after the major Liquid Glass redesign in iOS 26, which altered core interface elements and prompted a slate of early bug reports. Last month’s iOS 26.0.1 addressed several device-specific problems, including intermittent Wi Fi and Bluetooth disconnections on iPhone 17 series models, a small number of users losing cellular connectivity after updating, unexpected artifacts in photos taken under some lighting conditions, blank app icons following custom tinting, and instances of VoiceOver becoming disabled. That release also included at least one security patch.

Work on the broader iOS 26.1 point release is proceeding in parallel. Apple has...