{"id":953211,"date":"2026-05-11T19:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/953211\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T19:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:05:19","slug":"apple-just-released-new-updates-for-old-versions-of-ios-ipados-and-macos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/953211\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple just released new updates for old versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/apple-logo-glow.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apple shipped its 26.5 software lineup today, including <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/11\/apple-releases-ios-26-5-with-3-key-features-including-new-wallpapers-for-your-iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iOS 26.5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/11\/ipados-26-5-now-available-for-ipad-heres-whats-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPadOS 26.5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/11\/macos-26-5-now-available-heres-everything-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">macOS 26.5<\/a>, and more. But the company also shipped new updates for older versions of its iPhone, iPad, and Mac software too, including iOS 18.7.9 and more.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 18.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, and more among new updates for older OS versions<\/p>\n<p>Today alongside its latest 26.5 family of software updates, Apple released new updates for three older iOS versions, four older iPadOS versions, and two previous macOS versions.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full list of older updates, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aaronp613\/status\/2053887797853933819?s=61&amp;t=a-bloX1n-TZ50ofqhetO1A\">courtesy of Aaron Perris<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>iOS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>iOS 18.7.9 <\/li>\n<li>iOS 16.7.16 <\/li>\n<li>iOS 15.8.8 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>iPadOS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>iPadOS 18.7.9 <\/li>\n<li>iPadOS 17.7.11 <\/li>\n<li>iPadOS 16.7.16 <\/li>\n<li>iPadOS 15.8.8 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>macOS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>macOS Sequoia 15.7.7 <\/li>\n<li>macOS Sonoma 14.8.7 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We don\u2019t have the full details on what\u2019s included in these updates just yet. However, they\u2019re largely expected to focus on security improvements.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Apple has <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/127114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published security notes<\/a> for iOS and iPadOS 15.8.8. They highlight that the updates have the <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/04\/22\/ios-26-4-2-fixes-bug-that-allowed-deleted-notifications-to-be-retrieved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">same notification security fix<\/a> that shipped in iOS and iPadOS 26.4.2 last month.<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re running one of these older versions of iOS, iPadOS, or macOS, be sure to update to get the latest security enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>Are you still running iOS 18 or another of these older OS versions? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Best iPhone accessories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756850171_644_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756850171_896_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4rDvqMk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1044137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778526319_554_750x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple shipped its 26.5 software lineup today, including iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS 26.5, and more. 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