Apple stops signing iOS 18.5, blocking downgrade from iOS 18.6<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>It’s been just over a week since Apple released iOS 18.6. Since the iPhone software update has shipped without issue, Apple has stopped signing the older iOS 18.5 software version. </p>
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Apple stops signing iOS 18.5, blocking downgrade from iOS 18.6
