u/bbycumquat

So my face ID stopped working and since I still have AppleCare+ on it, I brought it into the Apple Store. Genius Bar said it must be a hardware issue and said they can replace it with the caveat that I MUST update my phone to IOS 26 because it “needs to configure” with the system.

My phone battery is original and still rocking at 83%. I’ve had no major glitches or really any issues with my phone so I’m just wondering whether I should update my phone or wait until IOS 27 comes out? I’m so afraid of updating my phone after seeing all the reviews of any updates after IOS18 has drove the phone to shit