Apple goes to vary the way it names its subsequent set of main working methods, Bloomberg reports. As a substitute of simply notching up the model quantity, Apple will as an alternative mark them by yr.
Nevertheless, the numbers will apparently align with the yr after the one the replace is definitely launched in, much like vehicles. That signifies that the following massive iOS replace can be iOS 26 as an alternative of iOS 19. Bloomberg says that different upcoming title modifications embody iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26.
Apple plans to formally announce the change at its Worldwide Builders Convention (WWDC), which kicks off on June ninth. The concept is to make Apple’s software program model numbers extra constant. Proper now, the model numbers are in every single place; the present naming schemes embody issues like iOS 18, watchOS 12, and visionOS 2.
At WWDC, Apple can be anticipated to point out off a design overhaul of its working methods that’s impressed by the Imaginative and prescient Professional’s visionOS. The occasion begins with a keynote on June ninth at 1PM ET.