{"id":262420,"date":"2026-06-02T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/apple-ios-26-5-1-software-restricted-to-iphone-17-series-iphone-air-only-should-you-upgrade\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:50:16","slug":"apple-ios-26-5-1-software-restricted-to-iphone-17-series-iphone-air-only-should-you-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/apple-ios-26-5-1-software-restricted-to-iphone-17-series-iphone-air-only-should-you-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple iOS 26.5.1 Software Restricted To iPhone 17 Series, iPhone Air Only: Should You Upgrade?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple iOS 26.5.1 Software Restricted To iPhone 17 Series, iPhone Air Only: Should You Upgrade?<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidphelan\/2026\/06\/02\/apple-ios-2651-software-restricted-to-iphone-17-series-iphone-air-only-should-you-upgrade\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-02 16:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.forbes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Apple iPhone 17 Pro<\/span><\/p>\n

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Well, this is unusual. Apple has released its latest iPhone update and it\u2019s for a small portion of the installed user base: any iPhone with 17 in its number and the iPhone Air. Read on for full details of this strange update.<\/p>\n

This post has the initial thoughts on the new release and I\u2019ll be updating this post over the coming week and I\u2019ll add final thoughts on Tuesday, June 9.<\/p>\n

Who Is It For And How Do You Get It?<\/h2>\n

Unlike other iOS 26 updates, this update is only for a select group of phones. Specifically, it\u2019s for the iPhone 17 series, that is, iPhone 17, iPhone 17e, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max plus the other phone released last fall, which is not part of the 17 series, iPhone Air.<\/p>\n

To upgrade, if you have one of these five phones: go to the Settings app on the iPhone, choose General, then Software Update. Next, select Download and Install, and the software will download from there. This download was large, 17.44GB on my iPhone 17 Pro Max \u2014 unheard of for what looks from the outside like a minor-point update. Note that if you\u2019re updating from an earlier iOS 26 version, or even from iOS 18, your download will be much bigger and take longer to install.<\/p>\n

What It\u2019s About<\/h2>\n

Some users of the five phones covered by this update have reported issues with the battery, specifically a problem recharging when the iPhone is drained or nearly drained of battery life. <\/p>\n

This update is here to fix that problem so that what, after all, are the most recently released Apple phones of all, will function properly again. Apple says the issue has only affected a small number of users.<\/p>\n

Apple iOS 26.5.1 Security<\/h2>\n

There are no security issues in this update. Not one. There were dozens in the last release, iOS 26.5, but this time it\u2019s all about the iPhone battery.<\/p>\n

Initial Reactions<\/h2>\n

There have been a lot of reactions asking whether the update is really only for iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air. It is. And just as many questioning whether the size of the…<\/p>\n

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