Apple is reportedly planning a radical shift in how it names the software that powers your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more. But the most confusing part? The future is arriving a little too early — on paper, at least.
Later this year, your iPhone won’t be updating to iOS 19. Instead, it’s said to be skipping straight to iOS 26, part of Apple’s sweeping rebrand that brings all its operating systems — iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS — under a uniform, year-based naming system. That means the software launching in 2025 will be named for…
