No iOS 19: Apple Going Straight to iOS 26

[Astuces iOS]

I don't get all the fuss

I'm already using an iPhone 21 Mini

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Why this looks to me like an iPhone 13 mini?

 

[Lioness~]

Whatever you're smoking MacRumors, it's dangerous 🚭

 

[emulajavi]

Now do the same for iPhones, iPads, Macs, processors, etc!

It’s a better way of identifying when was something released!

 

[turbineseaplane]

Getting ready for Apple Vision Pro 2030 I see!

 

[MallardDuck]

When you can't innovate...iterate....when you can't iterate, increment the version number.

For hardware I bet they move to the mac style for phones. Mac is just MacBook Pro, but under system info it says (Nov 2024). it'll just be iPhone/Pro/Max with no number.

At least they're not following intel on CPU naming

 

[Pixelspeeper]

Will definitely purchase the Iphone 26 Pro Max with 100 TB

 

[calcu007]

Why 26 and not 25? Serious question

Did you read the explanation? I don’t think so.

 

[Astuces iOS]

Seams like the iPhone 17 will be called iPhone 26

 

[turbineseaplane]

Will definitely purchase the Iphone 26 Pro Max with 100 TB

Starting at $19,999

 

[johnediii]

Didn't Microsoft already do this 30 years ago?

MacOS 26 = Windows 95
🤣

 

[HouseLannister]

Really doesn't make things much easier when we will still have an iPhone 17 Pro Max with an A19 Pro running iOS 26 coming out in fall 2025.

 

[BatmanAtkinson]

I like it! They should also renamed `iOS` to `iPhoneOS` to be consistent with OS names!

Originally, it was iPhone OS until iOS 4. Why wouldn’t they call it so? I suppose iOS is easier to pronounce.

 

[magicvash]

Makes sense. I’ve been waiting for them to unify their OS versions for a while

 

[Anonymous123]

2026 cars/trucks will start coming out in 2025. Are you confused by what year car people have?

Car makers do that to boost sales to entice people to buy earlier without having to wait until the next year. Apple’s OS updates are free so there’s no need for them to adopt that naming convention. And just because one industry uses a manipulative naming scheme doesn’t mean it’s okay for another to use it too.

If the purpose is to simplify the naming of Apple’s OS ecosystem then I think it misses the mark. I look at it as the year it releases should match the number, and 25=2025 is always going to be simpler than 26=2025.

 

[BatmanAtkinson]

Didn't Microsoft already do this 30 years ago?

MacOS 26 = Windows 95
🤣

No, because Microsoft did not release Windows 96 in ‘95

 

[CrazyMacUser]

Why not do this with hardware too then? We could have iPad 2026, iPad Air 2026, iPhone 2026, MacBook Pro 2026, etc. lol

 

[Ammar Aldawood]

Posted this on Reddit about 2 years ago and it wasn't approved. Kind of accurate though.

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[DutchApplePie]

Is this an April fools joke?

I swear for a moment I forgot what month we were in.

 

[maxfromdenmark]

It’s the quantum leap 7 years ahead until Apple Intelligence works properly.

 

[ToothBlueth]

Didn't Microsoft already do this 30 years ago?

MacOS 26 = Windows 95
🤣

They are trying hard to replicate the internet explorer monopoly, but on iOS.

 

[adrianlondon]

They asked Apple's AI what number comes after 18.

 

[ipedro]

If they do this with iPhones, everyone with a year old iPhone 16 suddenly has a decade old iPhone.

Peer Pressure: What’s wrong with you? It’s way past time to update your iPhone 16. chop chop!

 

[ToothBlueth]

Why not do this with hardware too then? We could have iPad 2026, iPad Air 2026, iPhone 2026, MacBook Pro 2026, etc. lol

Did they not call one of the iPads ‘the new ipad’. I thought that was genius.

Sorry for the AI slob and mind it might me wrong (DuckAI with Mistral Small 3):

Yes, Apple has released several models that were initially referred to as "the new iPad." This naming convention is often used to differentiate the latest model from its predecessors. For example, the iPad released in 2017 was initially called "the new iPad" to distinguish it from the iPad Air and iPad Pro models. Similarly, the iPad released in 2018 and 2019 were also referred to as "the new iPad" at the time of their launch. These models are part of Apple's strategy to keep the iPad lineup clear and to highlight the latest entry-level iPad.

 

[The Doctor11]

I'm a strong believer that if we go to this method it should be iOS 25, year of release.

 

[HouseLannister]

And just because one industry uses a manipulative naming scheme doesn’t mean it’s okay for another to use it too.

But every software with a year in it has been doing it this way for decades. This is not new behavior. Apple avoided it (mostly) because their iLife and iWork usually came out in January, but they did some years "early" too. Microsoft has always released Office this way (until it became Office 365 to disconnect it from a year altogether).