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No iOS 19: Apple Going Straight to iOS 26
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I like it! They should also renamed `iOS` to `iPhoneOS` to be consistent with OS names!
I hope this is true. I find the existing numbering scheme annoying. It makes little sense that iOS 18 is the same generation as macOS 15.
Wonder if they will stop doing annual updates at some point. Then we could go from iOS27 to iOS 29. That's not confusing at all.
I think I like this. It was almost inevitable. I keep forgetting which iOS is the latest and I always need to second guess the latest iPhone as well. Can’t imagine iPhones won’t follow a similar change:
Pixel 27 and Galaxy S 27 coming next year, for sure.
- 2027 iPhone (not iPhone 18)
- 2027 iPhone Air
- 2027 iPhone Pro
- 2027 iPhone Ultra (not Pro Max)
- 2027 iPhone Fold
Pixel 27 and Galaxy S 27 coming next year, for sure.
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I can’t believe it took them so long for this like this makes perfect sense. Now pls Apple rename the IPhone Pro Max Ultra Galaxy Super Titanium to something shorter.
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
Cupertino, please standardize the hardware and chips too. Mini, SE, e, Pro, Air, 4K, Max, Ultra is just alphabet soup anymore. Let's get back to the Jobs' foursquare for each category. Ok, perhaps a tic tac toe board...
I guess because it’ll be the OS the public use for most of 2026.
Mac OS 9 was a masterpiece…. /s
EDIT: I must say, I am in favour of this: keep it simple and recognisable..
And leave the macOS 26 name behind. MacOS 26 is fine.
Why are people mad about this? It does make sense, and it would also make sense to name the iphone/ipad/mac by year.
With that said, it should be '25.
With that said, it should be '25.
weird that they didn't do this back when macOS went from 10.15 to 11
So in 69 years we’ll get MacOS 95 and run Windows 95 on a virtual machine inside of it!
You get 2026 cars coming out in summer 2025. Why not OSes?
By the time the thing goes OTA, 2025 is mostly over. Make it seem futuristic by calling it 26.
Plus, it probably is FY26 for them as a company, right?
leap years are for bugs
Fine with this. Long needed a unified naming convention for the operating systems.
Honestly if they are updating it based on year then I think it should be 25. When we look back it could be confusing which OS came out at which time. For example iOS 26 actually came out in ‘25. If they are looking to update the numbering to alleviate confusion I don’t think this quite fixes it.
Just because a good idea was used by a competing company does not mean it's a bad idea.The Microsoft-ication of Apple has set in
Remember that Microsoft are also responsible for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X and Xbox Series X/S. The only console that has zero guesswork in their console names is from Sony.
It's just a number. But still, it means Apple is doubly down on a commitment to release annually. That's not bad per se, but may be better to be flexible and have the option of not being fixed to a twelve month schedule.
I just know the website editor here let out a loud deep sigh
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