Dominic Preston / The Verge:

Apple renames its OSes, shifting to a year-based system; the next iOS is iOS 26, alongside macOS Tahoe 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26  —  Version numbers now match the year, but not the current one. … Apple has announced a sweeping change to how it names — or, rather, numbers — its operating systems.

Dominic Preston / The Verge:

Apple renames its OSes, shifting to a year-based system; the next iOS is iOS 26, alongside macOS Tahoe 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26  —  Version numbers now match the year, but not the current one. … Apple has announced a sweeping change to how it names — or, rather, numbers — its operating systems.

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