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Jordan News
13 hours ago
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Apple to Rename Its Operating Systems Based on Years Instead of Version Numbers - Jordan News
Apple is planning a major shift in how it names its operating systems, as part of a broader software overhaul across its range of devices. According to Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter due to the confidentiality of the plan, Apple will begin naming its systems based on the year of release rather than version numbers. For example, the current 'iOS 18' will be renamed to 'iOS 26.' اضافة اعلان Other updates will adopt similar names, such as iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26. This move aims to unify Apple's OS branding and eliminate the current numbering system, which has often been confusing for both users and developers due to the differing release timelines of each platform. A spokesperson for the Cupertino-based company declined to comment on the report. Apple is expected to announce this change during its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 9. New Interfaces The renaming will also be accompanied by redesigned user interfaces across all operating systems, in an effort to deliver a more consistent and seamless experience as users move between devices. Internally, the new design is reportedly called 'Solarium' and will extend to tvOS, watchOS, and parts of visionOS, according to earlier Bloomberg coverage. This strategy mirrors moves made by Samsung and Microsoft in the past. In 2020, Samsung launched the Galaxy S20 to align with the release year, following the Galaxy S10. Microsoft, for its part, has used year-based naming since releasing Windows 95, followed by Windows 98 and Windows 2000. One key difference is that Apple plans to use the upcoming year — not the current one — in its naming. So even though the new systems will launch in September 2025, they will be labeled as 2026 releases, similar to how car companies name their models. If Apple continues this approach, the next releases would be named 27. Notably, Apple had previously used a similar strategy with its iWork and iLife software suites, such as iWork '08 and iLife '08 released in 2007, followed by iLife '11 in October 2010. As part of the upcoming updates, Apple is also planning to give the iPad a more Mac-like experience, potentially making it better suited for office work. Additionally, the company will allow third-party developers to access the AI models powering its Apple Intelligence platform. Expected new features this year include: real-time translation mode for AirPods and Siri, eye-tracking scroll support for Vision Pro, AI-powered health features, and an intelligent battery management mode. Apple also plans to introduce a new bilingual keyboard (Arabic-English), a digital pen for Arabic calligraphy on Apple Pencil, and a new dedicated gaming app for its devices. — Agencies
Hans India
2 days ago
- Hans India
Apple reportedly ditching traditional OS version numbers in favor of year-based naming with 'iOS 26' debut
In a major branding shift, Apple is expected to overhaul its operating system versioning by aligning it with the calendar year—starting with 'iOS 26,' 'macOS 26,' and 'watchOS 26'—according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. This change will reportedly be announced at Apple's upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. The move means Apple will likely skip conventional sequential updates such as iOS 19 or macOS 16. Instead, all of Apple's major platforms—including iPadOS, tvOS, and visionOS—will adopt the unified '26' label, signaling a broader effort to simplify and synchronize the company's versioning across its ecosystem. The new naming convention won't reflect the actual release year, but rather the year the OS is intended to represent. So, iOS 26, for example, will debut in late 2025 but remain the flagship version through most of 2026—a practical shift, given Apple's fall release schedule. In addition to the naming update, Apple is preparing sweeping user interface redesigns across all platforms. Inspired by the futuristic design cues of visionOS introduced in 2024, the UI refresh will include a sleeker look and new interactions. One notable feature in the pipeline: a renewed attempt at offering Mac-style multitasking capabilities for the iPad. While many consumer-facing platforms moved away from year-based naming in the early 2000s, enterprise and productivity software—including Linux distributions, Windows Server, and Microsoft Office—have continued to embrace the format for clarity and consistency. Apple now seems poised to follow suit, marking its biggest versioning shakeup since the transition from macOS X to macOS 11 in 2020.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Apple's 'Solarium' UI for iOS 19 is about to bring the biggest design change to iPhones in over a decade
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. We're entering the final weeks before WWDC 2025, and if reports are to be believed, it will be a monumental Apple conference. Earlier this year, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that the Apple's major operating systems, iOS and macOS, would be receiving a dramatic overhaul. Now, he has a new article saying that the interface refresh is coming to all of Apple's operating systems which includes iPadOS, tvOS and watchOS. visionOS, the software that runs the Vision Pro headset, will likely receive a smaller update. The iOS 19 interface update, allegedly codenamed Solarium, is supposed to be based on translucent visual elements in visionOS. Reportedly, Apple wants to remake all of its operating systems as part of a theme for 2025 of "consistency and unification." If the iOS 19 overhaul comes to pass, it would be the biggest design update to the iPhone software since iOS 7 in 2013. What this means for your i-devices in a broad sense is a more translucent background and potentially circular app icons. Beyond that Vision Pro-inspired look, it also means more unified layouts and standardized menus. For instance, tapping the settings icon should bring up the the same menu on every device you use. Around the same time that Gurman was initially reporting the iOS overhaul, YouTuber Jon Prosser revealed a potential look at the new look iOS 19 including a floating translucent navigation menu. Though Gurman subtweeted that leak writing on social media, "iOS 19 images floating around aren't representative of what we'll see at WWDC." As Gurman notes, with rivals focusing on AI, Apple is "focusing on making the traditional OS approach more elegant." Apple has seemingly fallen on its face when it comes to artificial intelligence. However consumers feel about the recent heavy push into AI by seemingly every tech company from Google and Microsoft to OpenAI and Grok, the concept is here and not going away time soon. As of this writing, Apple's AI rollout continues, though AI updates for Apple's voice assistant Siri have not been part of iOS 18 — nor are they likely to be before iOS 19 arrives later this year. Apple has officially said that Siri 2.0 has been delayed, possibly into 2026. Gurman posits that the recent OpenAI acquisition of Jony Ive's company will put pressure on Apple to innovate as well as catch up to the AI improvements from other device makers. Though its possible in the next couple of years Apple could start to return to innovation/catch up prominence with rumored releases of Apple smart glasses, a foldable iPhone and potentially a Siri-powered smart home device, though that all depends on Siri working properly. Gurman says that Apple won't focus on Apple Intelligence during WWDC 2025. Still, we expect a few AI features to be highlight in couple weeks including context awareness and tools meant for developers to let them incorporate AI tools in their apps. With Apple allegedly opening up Apple Intelligence to third-party AI models and developers, it could help speed up development and make Apple an AI platform offering more than other companies. We'll learn more about Solarium and the new design of Apple's operating systems during the World Wide Developer Conference which takes place from June 9 - 13 this year. The event kicks off that Monday with a keynote where we're expecting to see the iOS 19 preview. More than 184 million passwords exposed in massive data breach — Apple, Google, Microsoft and more These are the 5 rumored iOS 19 changes I'm looking forward to Apple has gotten in the way of its own AI rollout — here's how it can get Apple Intelligence back on track
Economic Times
3 days ago
- Economic Times
Apple to launch iOS 26, macOS 26 in major rebrand tied to software redesigns
Apple is making the change to bring consistency to its branding and move away from an approach that can be confusing to customers and developers. Today's operating systems — including iOS 18, watchOS 12, macOS 15 and visionOS 2 — use different numbers because their initial versions didn't debut at the same time. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Apple Inc. is planning the most sweeping change yet to its operating system names, part of a software overhaul that extends to all its next Apple operating systems will be identified by year, rather than with a version number, according to people with knowledge of the matter. That means the current iOS 18 will give way to 'iOS 26,' said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plan is still private. Other updates will be known as iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26 and visionOS is making the change to bring consistency to its branding and move away from an approach that can be confusing to customers and developers. Today's operating systems — including iOS 18, watchOS 12, macOS 15 and visionOS 2 — use different numbers because their initial versions didn't debut at the same time.A spokesperson for Cupertino, California-based Apple declined to company will announce the shift at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9. The branding will accompany fresh user interfaces across the operating systems — an attempt to ensure a more cohesive experience when people move between devices. The new look, dubbed Solarium internally, will include tvOS, watchOS and parts of visionOS, Bloomberg News reported this latest naming strategy is reminiscent of approaches taken by both Samsung Electronics Co. and Microsoft 2020, Samsung renamed its flagship Galaxy S phone line after its launch year, moving to the Galaxy S20. That device's predecessor, which debuted in 2019, was the Galaxy S10, representing the 10th generation. In 1995, Microsoft shifted to naming major operating systems after the year they launched, rolling out Windows 95 and then Windows 98 and Windows big difference is Apple will use the upcoming year rather than the current one. Though its next operating systems will launch around September 2025, they'll be named for 2026 — not unlike how car companies market their vehicles. If Apple keeps the strategy, the following set of releases will carry the 27 previously attempted something similar with its software bundles for office work and creativity apps. In August 2007, it rolled out iWork '08 and iLife '08. That was eventually followed by iLife '11, which went on sale in October part of the changes, Apple plans to give the iPad a more Mac-like experience, potentially making it more useful for office work. And the company is opening up its AI models to third-party developers, letting them tap into the underlying technology used by the Apple Intelligence new features coming this year include a live-translation mode for AirPods and the Siri voice assistant, as well as an eye-scrolling option on the Vision Pro headset. In the artificial intelligence realm, Apple is planning health features and an AI-enabled battery management also will be a new bidirectional Arabic and English keyboard, a digital calligraphy pen for Apple Pencil users and a new app for gaming on Apple devices.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Business Standard
iOS 26, iPadOS 26, more: Apple to reportedly mark operating systems by year
Apple is reportedly planning to change the naming convention for all its operating systems. According to a report by 9to5Google, citing Bloomberg, the upcoming iOS update will not be called iOS 19 as previously expected. Instead, it will be branded as iOS 26, part of a new year-based naming strategy. The change will apply across Apple's ecosystem, including iPadOS 26 for iPads, macOS 26 for Macs, watchOS 26 for the Watch series, and more. Apple OS: Expected new names iOS 26 (instead of iOS 19) iPadOS 26 (instead of iPadOS 19) macOS 26 (instead of macOS 16) watchOS 26 (instead of watchOS 12) tvOS 26 (instead of tvOS 19) visionOS 26 (instead of visionOS 3) According to Bloomberg, Apple's goal is to bring consistency across its platforms and make the branding easier to follow for both customers and developers. The move is reportedly part of a broader strategy to streamline its product ecosystem. WWDC 2025: What to expect At WWDC, Apple is expected to introduce major visual changes across its entire lineup—not just iOS, macOS, and iPadOS, but also watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. The redesign will be inspired by visionOS, featuring glass-like UI elements, updated icons, and more streamlined navigation to create a consistent visual language across devices. AI-powered features: Intelligent battery optimisation that learns from user habits, along with a new lock screen indicator showing estimated charging time. Health app overhaul: AI-powered coaching system offering personalised wellness advice, expert-led video content, and improved fitness tracking. Redesigned Camera app: Incorporates a transparent, glass-like interface influenced by visionOS, with simplified controls. Siri upgrade: A major overhaul to make Siri more intuitive and context-aware. It will support complex prompts, in-app actions, on-screen awareness, and personalised assistance. Third-party AI integration: Apple is reportedly in talks with companies such as Google, Anthropic, and Perplexity to integrate their AI models—like Gemini and Claude—alongside or in place of OpenAI's ChatGPT in its Apple Intelligence suite.
