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No iOS 19: Apple Going Straight to iOS 26
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They could eventually introduce Trimesters to veil the problems. Or introduce a completely new time/date count (anyone still remember Swatch Beat, where Apple is rumored to have been in contact with Swatch?).
In my opinion it does not. It’s a logical, sequential numbering scheme.
So is Y2K coming all over again... will we hit iOS 00 or iOS 100, and then what about iOS 10 or iOS15 in 2115... guess I won't be around to worry about it 🤪
This seems like a smart move to me. It might seem odd at first, but we’ll adjust.
I like that they plan to use the number of the year after release. You wouldn’t want the OS sounding “last year” just a few months after release.
From the posts I’ve read and from talking to friends, this seems to be a rare moment when most people seem to like something Apple is doing.
I like that they plan to use the number of the year after release. You wouldn’t want the OS sounding “last year” just a few months after release.
From the posts I’ve read and from talking to friends, this seems to be a rare moment when most people seem to like something Apple is doing.
"Well it's one louder isn't it" (Nigel Tufnel)
With the design overhaul that's coming this year, Apple plans to rename all of its operating systems, reports Bloomberg. Going forward, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS will be identified by year, rather than by version number. We're not going to be getting iOS 19, we're getting iOS 26.
iOS 26 will be accompanied by iPadOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26 instead of iPadOS 19, macOS 16, tvOS 19, watchOS 12, and visionOS 3.
Changing the name of the operating systems will introduce consistency across the lineup, rather than having several disparate numbers that don't match up. Apple is using vehicle-style numbering for operating systems and choosing the number of the upcoming year, so it'll be iOS 26 instead of iOS 25 because the update will be available across both 2025 and 2026.
The names will reflect a new effort by Apple to provide a more unified design across operating systems on different devices. The refreshed visionOS-like design update is coming to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.
Apple plans to announce the new naming scheme at the Worldwide Developers Conference that's set to begin on Monday, June 9.
Article Link: No iOS 19: Apple Going Straight to iOS 26
I had a feeling something like this might happen due to visionOS, they don't want it to sound so far behind the other products in terms of version.
Probably planned with the expected release of realityOS etc too.
Probably planned with the expected release of realityOS etc too.
I’m hoping going from iOS 18 to iOS 26 ends up being the biggest upgrade yet.
With the design overhaul that's coming this year, Apple plans to rename all of its operating systems, reports Bloomberg. Going forward, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS will be identified by year, rather than by version number. We're not going to be getting iOS 19, we're getting iOS 26.
iOS 26 will be accompanied by iPadOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26 instead of iPadOS 19, macOS 16, tvOS 19, watchOS 12, and visionOS 3.
Changing the name of the operating systems will introduce consistency across the lineup, rather than having several disparate numbers that don't match up. Apple is using vehicle-style numbering for operating systems and choosing the number of the upcoming year, so it'll be iOS 26 instead of iOS 25 because the update will be available across both 2025 and 2026.
The names will reflect a new effort by Apple to provide a more unified design across operating systems on different devices. The refreshed visionOS-like design update is coming to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.
Apple plans to announce the new naming scheme at the Worldwide Developers Conference that's set to begin on Monday, June 9.
Article Link: No iOS 19: Apple Going Straight to iOS 26
It means your iPhone you purchased in 2026 is currently running the operating system released in 2027, what are you having problems grasping here?
I'm all for it, wasn't the iPad 3rd generation marketed as the New iPad, I mean that's just great isn't it?
iOS 9, macOS 9, watchOS 9, tvOS 9, Apple Watch Series 9, iPad 9th generation…
iPhone 9 not existing was a coincidence.
Agreed. In fact, Microsoft got away from the year naming scheme because it unintentionally accentuated how long they were taking between major OS updates. Windows 95-> Windows 98 -> Windows Millennium Edition.The Microsoft-ication of Apple has set in
I think this new naming scheme is a monumentally bad idea.
Interesting if true—skipping to iOS 26 could suggest a major shift, possibly tied to Apple Intelligence or a unification across Apple’s OS platforms. Maybe they're aiming for a fresh start to match their AI push in 2026. But feels more like a branding move than anything else.
It makes sense, except for the "vehicle-style" year scheme. It would be a lot less confusing, more simple and elegant to just name it the year it came out in.
I still also hope they'll drop the forced yearly update cycle, focussing more on stability and bigger updates with (if needed) larger intervals, like they did in the past. With the new naming scheme, these hopes are somewhat diluted, but it could still be the case, like back when MS Windows used this year naming scheme. With Microsoft it sadly was only short lived though, Windows 95, 98 and 2000.
Avoiding logic. What a mess. Just call it 2025, after the year of release. It’s been an annual cycle since forever.
It would be great however if they shifted the cycle to later in the year. So instead of september make christmas the release time and call it after the following year.
Or release in spring and call it after current year.
I hope the namechange comes paired with new scheme.
It would be great however if they shifted the cycle to later in the year. So instead of september make christmas the release time and call it after the following year.
Or release in spring and call it after current year.
I hope the namechange comes paired with new scheme.
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