The newest iPhone software release could be the last big update before Apple moves to the next-generation iOS 26. Here’s what’s in it.

Many of those bugs were inside frameworks and other technologies that are used across Apple’s apps, he noted – though there is no evidence they have actually been exploited. The update comes soon after Apple made the first public version of iOS 26 available.

The iOS 18.5 update also introduces the option to display a banner using the Back Tap function. Back Tap turns the Apple logo on the back of your iPhone into a usable button that can open your camera, take a screenshot and more when you double- or triple-tap it. And with iOS 18.5, you can make your iPhone display a banner whenever you use Back Tap.