New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Apple is reportedly preparing to release iOS 26.2, the next major update for iPhone users, with a launch expected as early as next week. According to a 9to5Mac report, the company pushed out the Release Candidate (RC) build today, signalling that the public rollout is imminent.

The arrival of the RC strongly suggests the update will likely land between Monday 8 December and Wednesday 10 December. This follows Apple's long-standing pattern for mid-December x.2 releases. In previous years, Apple issued such updates in the second week of December, including iOS 18.2 on 11 December and iOS 17.2 on 11 December. While there is always a chance the company could push out a revised RC build and delay the final version slightl...