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No iOS 19: Apple Going Straight to iOS 26
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surprised all the protest - this numbering scheme as described in the article makes sense.
To me, it tells me each OS is getting major changes to justify this new naming scheme which would line up with the rumors. I don’t think it's entirely necessary to rename them like that, I’d much prefer to see it as iOS (2026) instead of iOS 26.
It's all marketing, and doesn’t really matter too much anyways. As long as my devices still work, I don't really care what the OS is called.
It's all marketing, and doesn’t really matter too much anyways. As long as my devices still work, I don't really care what the OS is called.
Very surprised. If this is how it is going to be named, it might not be far off before Apple decides to rename the numbering scheme of iPhones.
So iPhone 17 with iOS 26 😆 and no intelligence and a crap Siri.….. Apple need a kick up the ass and get back to leading the field.…
Apple sure as heck ignored that when it comes to collecting dollars.
What was the launch price of iPhone X?
So why isn't the OS that is being released in 2025, called IOS 25? IOS 26 seems more confusing. Are they calling it 26, because the will end-of-life it in 2026? Odd...
so they used to do this way back in the day with stuff like iLife:
if it is iOS '26 with the apostrophe, it makes it more clear that its the release year.
otherwise jumping to "version 26" does feel a little cringe, especially with where we are right now with bugginess, delayed features, and a superficial paint job as the rumoured headlining feature.
if it is iOS '26 with the apostrophe, it makes it more clear that its the release year.
otherwise jumping to "version 26" does feel a little cringe, especially with where we are right now with bugginess, delayed features, and a superficial paint job as the rumoured headlining feature.
Most of the promised features won't arrive until 2026.
Apple learned their lesson with AI.
It’s smart that they did this as a controlled leak. I actually like Gurman, but he’s certainly being used. That’s not a bad thing.
Anyway, here’s a selfie I took while reading the article.
Anyway, here’s a selfie I took while reading the article.
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The thing is, it comes out late in the year so will be out of date in 3 months.
Well, they did have a Mac OS 9. How I miss that operating system. The current macOS is far superior but I’m just nostalgic I guess.
I'm not sure about "vehicle-style" numbering; it seems more likely that it's just in line with Apple's fiscal year calendar (October-September).
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.
