How iPhone users can delay new iOS 26.5 update to stop battery draining faster

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There’s a new iPhone update in for Apple users and if you’re trying to avoid it, we’ve got you covered with a little-known trick.

Long gone is the time where all iPhone users were waiting for their phones to update so they could get the benefits of better features.

Instead, people in the UK are holding onto their old systems with all their might, now that iOS 26.5 is being rolled out.

The new update was announced by the tech giant, which really just focuses on bug fixes over new features.

While there’s still some things coming to the phone, like suggested places on Apple Maps, 11 additional Pride wallpaper backgrounds, and encrypted RCS messaging, that’s pretty much the full scope.

But if you’ve been enjoying your iOS 18, and want to keep your stability without conforming to the new Liquid Glass user interface, which apparently has been slowing down aging iPhones as it drains your battery…you can just delay the update via the Software Update Screen on your phone.

Apple is rolling out its iOS 26.5 update (Getty Stock Images)

Okay, so it’s nothing new to be able to disable automatic updates to slow down the process, but how long until Apple does away with this feature to make you really rummage around your settings to delay future updates?

Instead, you can stick to your current iOS and enjoy a few more years of security updates on the same software, without having to commit to a totally new software.

To do this, all you need to do is disable its ability to download and install updates automatically.

Go to Settings General Software Update Automatic Updates.

From there, just switch off the setting at the top that allows your device to automatically install iOS Updates, and then you can turn off the other setting for automatically downloading iOS Updates so that you can stick with iOS 18.

However, if you want to maintain your security updates without compromising your iOS, leave on your Security Responses & System Files toggle.

You can delay it from happening…

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