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    Apple to Rename Operating Systems with Year-Based Numbering

    May 29, 2025 / 6:37 AMMay 29, 2025

    Starting this year, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS will adopt a consistent naming structure, with the upcoming releases dubbed iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS…

    Cover of Apple Magazine’s special edition for June 12, 2026, featuring the headline “WWDC26” with a vibrant, glowing sphere and colorful light trails, highlighting new iOS 27 and AI-powered workflows.
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    Siri Rebuild Could Make iOS 27 Apple’s AI Reset

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    iOS Security Update Closes the FBI Notification Bug

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    Foxconn Cyberattack Puts Apple’s Supply Chain Data at Risk

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    Dual Capture Pushes iPhone 17 Toward Social Video

    Apple intelligence - A multicolored, abstract looped star icon above the words “Apple Intelligence”—highlighting its Limited Rollout and potential as an AI-Powered Support Assistant—appears in a blue to red gradient on a light gray background.

    WWDC26 Puts Apple Intelligence Under Developer Pressure

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    Full-AI iOS Could Disrupt the App Economy

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