Apple Announces Use of iOS 26 Update System | OBROLANBISNIS.com — The iOS update system is rumored to be changing. Apple will not launch iOS 19, continuing iOS 18 last year.
The company will use the name iOS 26. The number refers to the year 2026 which arrives a few months after the iOS update is launched, quoted from Apple Insider, Saturday (5/31/2025).
The announcement of the new name for the system will be made by Apple at the WWDC 2025 developer event starting June 9, 2025.
Apple Insider reports that the name change will apply to all operating systems. So there will be iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26.
For information, the numbering system used now is based on the system used between platforms. Because each system was launched at a different time.
According to Apple Insider, the naming system based on the same year and number for each system will make it simpler. So there is no need to make users remember which version is launching next year.
It is also not yet known whether Apple will use additional naming conventions on macOS. In addition, there has been no statement from Apple regarding the name change.
Apple has indeed simplified the system name. For example, OS X from version 10.0 Cheetah to macOS 10.15 Catalina around 2001-2019.
Next, macOS 11 Big Sur was announced in 2020. Then Apple decided to make a bigger year shift. ***
