Apple has reportedly started developing next year’s operating system for its devices. The report comes just a month after the Cupertino-based tech giant unveiled iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and VisionOS 2 at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024. iOS 18, which will be publicly launched this autumn. Screen customization, Control Center improvements, RCS support, and more. Although there is not much information about what iOS 19 can bring, it is being said that the company has given it the codename Luck.
Apple has reportedly started developing iOS 19, macOS 16, others
This information was given by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter, which mentioned that the company has formally started developing the major operating system of 2025. These include iOS 19 for iPhone, macOS 16 for Mac devices, watchOS 12 for Apple Watch, and VisionOS 3 for Apple Vision Pro.
Citing unnamed sources, Gurman claims that Apple has also allocated dedicated codenames for each of the above operating systems. While iOS 19 is being called Luck, macOS 16 is codenamed Cheer. watchOS 12 is being called Nepali internally while VisionOS 3 gets the internal name Discovery. Notably, these codenames do not mean anything about new features coming to the OS.
The report highlights that the company’s work on next year’s operating system is beginning at a time when it is also fine-tuning the current year’s OS, which will be launched in the autumn. However, this is not unusual for the tech giant, which usually starts its software creation process around this time of the year. Gurman also claims that the company has also begun developing hardware products for next year, and will need software to test the devices.
Since this is a very early stage of the software development cycle, there are no new features or changes known at this stage. However, leaks are expected in the coming days. Separately, Apple is also preparing to publicly launch iOS 18 later this year. Recently, the company released iOS 18 developer beta 2 with iPhone mirroring, a new toggle for RCS messaging (currently not active), and a new dark-themed icon for the App Store.
