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iPhone 14 Pro Max What is the best iOS Update?

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Steven SANH

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What is the best iOS update for the iPhone 14 Pro Max?

17.7 --- 18.7.8 --- 26.6 🤔

PS: I don't need the liquid glass, with the new AI or the new Siri?

Also I must admit, I am happy with the Photos App in 17.7.
 
iOS 16.7.2 but since you are already on iOS 17.7 and there are at least two changes in iOS 18.x that you may not like, stay with iOS 17.7
  • Control Center introduced in iOS 11 was dropped in favor of a new design in iOS 18
  • Photos in iOS 18 has a new interface compared to Photos in iOS 17 and earlier
 
I'm on iOS27 Developer Beta 4 and have been very happy with this iOS. It is improved over iOS26 and I have this across several of my iPhones including my primary iPhone. I haven't had any issues running this iOS.
 
You gotta use IOS 26 for a while to make sure that the super annoying white shimmering border around all the app icons doesn’t make you hate looking at your phone.
It doesn’t sound like much - but man it sure is annoying.
 
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Andeddu said:
iOS 18 is the GOAT’d version of iOS for modern iPhones. Never had an issue with it.
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I have to agree with this as well. Extremely stable even on the iPhone 11 (and definitely everything that follows that model).

I run iOS and iPadOS 18 as the original iOS version (iPhone 16 Plus and iPad 11th-gen (A16)) and it is a wonderful experience.

I wouldn’t be opposed to using an updated device (barring the Xs and Xʀ) on iOS 18. If the experience with the iPhone is good (it is, I tested that myself), then any iPhone until the 16 is at least equally good.

A subjective opinion, but I despise 26 and Liquid Glass, so 18 is the best of both worlds: stable on older devices and with a good design.
 
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I have to agree with this as well. Extremely stable even on the iPhone 11 (and definitely everything that follows that model).

I run iOS and iPadOS 18 as the original iOS version (iPhone 16 Plus and iPad 11th-gen (A16)) and it is a wonderful experience.

I wouldn’t be opposed to using an updated device (barring the Xs and Xʀ) on iOS 18. If the experience with the iPhone is good (it is, I tested that myself), then any iPhone until the 16 is at least equally good.

A subjective opinion, but I despise 26 and Liquid Glass, so 18 is the best of both worlds: stable on older devices and with a good design.
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I separate iOS versions by design language so, for instance, iOS 1-6 would be considered “Gen 1”, iOS 7-18 are “Gen 2” and iOS 26-?? is “Gen 3”. I really loved iOS 7-18 (other than the extremely poorly optimised version that came out, possibly iOS 10 or 11).

I kinda agree with your take on iOS 16. I am using it on my secondary phone, an 8 (which I’ll retire in 2 weeks in favour of the 13) and I love everything about it. It’s probably the last iOS version with zero AI integration.
 
now i see it said:
You gotta use IOS 26 for a while to make sure that the super annoying white shimmering border around all the app icons doesn’t make you hate looking at your phone.
It doesn’t sound like much - but man it sure is annoying.
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I read online that you can get rid of the annoying border around apps in iOS 26. Check it out and tell me if it fixes the issue...?

Go to Settings >
Accessibility >
Display & Text Size >
Turn off Show Borders, and toggle Reduce Transparency or Increase Contrast on and off.

Does it fix it? 🤔
 
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