Apple’s operating systems to adopt a naming system similar to car manufacturers.

Written By Fahad X

Mark Gurman on Twitter:

NEW: Apple will announce its biggest ever software rebrand at WWDC, tied to operating system redesigns. Apple is moving from version numbers to years (like Windows in the 90s). The new OSs: iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, visionOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26.

I wonder if Apple would say, “iOS 2026,” but brand it as “iOS 26.” It sounds more reasonable to say the whole year just like with cars, but shorten the number when written down.

This dilemma reminds me of the iPhone “X” vs iPhone “ten” confusion.

Fahad X https://www.fahadx.com
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