India, Dec. 9 -- Apple is preparing to release iOS 26.2, the next major update for iPhone users, with a public rollout expected as early as this week. Reports from 9to5Mac suggest that the company has already distributed the Release Candidate (RC) version to beta testers, which signals that the update release is imminent.

Last week, Apple made the RC build of iOS 26.2 available to beta testers. The RC version typically serves as the final pre-release software before public availability. A well-known leakster on X has further reinforced the imminent launch by sharing build numbers 23C52 and 23C54 for iOS and iPadOS 26.2. The RC build itself carries the 23C52 number. While the reason for the two build numbers is not confirmed, it may relat...