Study finds why people aren’t upgrading to iOS 26 | Infinium-tech

According to a new survey conducted by CellCell of 2,000 US-based adult iPhone users this month, 22% have not yet upgraded to iOS 26, despite it being available since September. The main reason for this is not knowing about it, then thinking that the iPhone will update automatically. Poor battery life is also one of the reasons why people do not want the new liquid glass design. People are also worried that their iPhone will become slow after the update.

61% of users do not update immediately, most of them wait a bit to see if any major problems emerge. There are also people who think that the update will be done automatically, and others only update when they are forced to do so.

Interestingly, only 28% of those surveyed claimed that nothing keeps them away from iOS 26, meaning that 72% have at least one concern about it. The most prominent among these is the concern about battery life getting worse, followed by the phone slowing down. These aren’t unreasonable concerns given Apple’s track record over the years. Then there’s the dislike for the look or readability of the Liquid Glass UI, followed by concerns that it’s hard or impossible to go back once it’s updated.

So, while iOS 26 holds a large share in the overall distribution of versions, some people are still concerned about the update messing with battery life and performance, while others dislike the new Liquid Glass UI so much that they put off upgrading.

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