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CNET
2 days ago
- Business
- CNET
Apple Reportedly Renaming iOS 18 to iOS 26 as Part of a New, Year-Based System
Apple may be on the verge of a big change in the way the company names its software updates -- and it's an approach that may seem familiar to anyone who's familiar with Windows 95, or a '57 Chevy. On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that Apple is rebranding its operating systems by using the two last digits of the upcoming year. So the current iOS 18 will be replaced by iOS 26, not iOS 19, when it arrives in the fall of 2025. A representative for Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Bloomberg story cites unnamed sources, who say that the additional updates will take the names iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26 and visionOS 26. According to the sources, the hope is to bring consistency to Apple's branding and remove confusion. Bloomberg notes that current operating systems, including iOS 18, watchOS 12, macOS 15 and visionOS 2, use different numbers since they didn't debut at the same time.
The Verge
2 days ago
- Business
- The Verge
Apple is reportedly going to rename all of its operating systems
Apple is going to switch up how it names its next set of major operating systems, Bloomberg reports. Instead of just notching up the version number, Apple will instead switch to marking them by year. However, the years will apparently align with the year after the one the update is actually released in, similar to cars. That means that the next big iOS update will be iOS 26 instead of iOS 19. Bloomberg says that other upcoming name changes include iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26. Apple plans to announce the change at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which kicks off on June 9th. The idea is to make Apple's software version numbers more consistent. Right now, the version numbers are all over the place; the current naming schemes include things like iOS 18, watchOS 12, and visionOS 2.
