WWDC 2025: Apple's Big Software Rebrand Means iOS 26, macOS 26 Are Coming
WWDC 2025: Apple's Big Software Rebrand Means iOS 26, macOS 26 Are Coming
Apple is reportedly skipping a bunch of numbers and jumping straight to "26" for its next major software updates. Yep, instead of the expected iOS 19, we're apparently getting iOS 26 this fall. This applies across the board – iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 are also expected. This wild move is expected to be announced at WWDC on June 9th. So, what's the tea? Why the big leap? According to sources cited by Bloomberg, the main goal is to bring consistency to Apple's branding and ditch a system that can be confusing for both customers and developers. Right now, platforms like iOS (at 18), watchOS (at 12), macOS (at 15), and visionOS (at 2) have different version numbers because they didn't launch at the same time. This new yearly naming system aims to make things uniform. Apple is reportedly taking a page out of other industries' playbooks. It's similar to how car manufacturers name their models after the upcoming year. Microsoft…