iOS 26.4.2 expected to arrive soon for iPhone

Apple is currently working on the release of iOS 26.4.2, as indicated by visitor logs of both MacRumors and 9to5Mac. iOS 26.4.2 is expected to be released very soon, with minor bug fixes and/or security updates. The current publicly available versions, iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 26.4.1, were released around two weeks ago with bug fixes, but no security updates. It is possible that iOS and iPadOS 26.4.2 will be released with security updates that did not make it to iOS and iPadOS 26.4.1.

Apple keeps refining the software experience with every new version and updates its Security Update webpage to incorporate the release of the new software versions, detailing the security vulnerabilities that have been fixed, and subsequently crediting researchers who found them.

The update will be available for the following iPhone models soon:

• iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17e
• iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e
• iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max
• iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max
• iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone SE (2nd generation)
• iPhone SE (3rd generation)

It is likely that Apple will also release iPadOS 26.4.2 for the following iPad models:

• iPad Pro (M4 and M5)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation and later)
• iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
• iPad (8th generation and later)
• iPad mini (5th generation and later)

If you are already running the betas of iOS 26.5, you will not be able to install this update Over-the-Air.

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