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So, if you thought that your iPhone was
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getting iOS 19 later this year, you are
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wrong. And in this video, I want to
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discuss the big change coming to Apple's
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next iPhone software update, some fresh
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leaks, and more. So, first off, the
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breaking news that we just got today is
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that Apple is planning to rebrand its
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software naming scheme for the first
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time in 15 years since Apple switched
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from iPhone OS 3 to iOS 4 back in
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2010. And what exactly is the naming
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scheme change? Well, how about instead
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of iOS 19, we're getting iOS 26? Yes,
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iOS 26 as in the year 2026. And this
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comes from Mark German over at Bloomberg
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who says that Apple is planning the most
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sweeping change yet to its operating
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system names, part of a software
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overhaul that extends to all of its
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devices. And honestly, my first
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impression of this was that I really
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like this change because right now, if
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you think about it, everything is so
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spread out. Like we have iOS 18, we have
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Watch OS 11, we have Mac OS 15, we have
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Vision OS 2. Like there's just so many
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numbers that nothing is cohesive. It's
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kind of just all spread out and it's
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very confusing. Unless you're somebody
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who watches my videos and you're really
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into these software updates. So instead,
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Apple is going to streamline the
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software so that everything is 26. So
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iOS 26, iPad OS 26, Mac OS 26, Watch OS
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26 and so on. You get it? So yes, even
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Vision OS is going to go from vision OS
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2 to Vision OS 26. Quite the jump there,
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but that is to streamline everything and
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make everything just cohesive in terms
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of software naming. So, these new
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software versions will all be unveiled
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and the first beta will roll out for all
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of these at WWDC 2025, which takes place
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on June 9th. So, we are very close to
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this. And of course, you know, as of
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right now, this is technically still a
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rumor, although it does seem to be
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pretty legitimate given the fact that it
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comes from Mark German. And also, there
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was some stuff found in the code related
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to Mac OS 26. Now, if you don't
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understand why Apple is calling it 2026
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instead of 2025, even though it's
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released in the year 2025, it's because
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they're releasing the software late in
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the year in September. So, if you think
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about it, from September to September,
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you're going to be spending more time
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using iOS 26 in 2026 instead of in 2025
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because you only have from September to
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December in 2025 to use it. So without
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making it seem outdated, Apple is
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labeling it as 2026 since you're going
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to be using it for many more months in
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2026 than in 2025. It's the same thing
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that car manufacturers do. When car
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manufacturers release a new car model in
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the end of the year, like in the second
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half of the year, they almost always
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call it the next year. Like they call a
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2025 model. Like if a car gets released
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in the end of 2025, it'll most likely be
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called a 2026. still label it as a 2026
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model. So, that's nothing new. Car
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manufacturers have been doing that for a
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long time, and I'm sure others have as
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well when it comes to software, but it
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looks like Apple will be switching over
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to that style. And I think that this
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naming scheme change also adds some
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validity to all the previous rumors that
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we've heard about Apple overhauling the
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software in terms of visual changes, how
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everything is going to be more cohesive.
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So, iOS, Watch OS, Mac OS, they're all
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going to be more cohesive. that aligns
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with this rumor as well that
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everything's going to have the same name
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as in 26. So because of that, I would
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absolutely expect to see some type of
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design overhaul for iOS 26 along with a
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more cohesive look in the settings for
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all of the software updates. Not just
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the settings, like really all around
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through iOS, Watch OS, Vision OS.
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They're all going to have a very similar
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design style. I would also hope that
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we're going to see better settings in
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Mac OS to be more like it is on iOS, but
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we're just hearing that everything is
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going to be streamlined and very similar
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across the board, not just with the
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name, but also with the design language.
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So, this whole naming scheme change to
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the software versions really has me
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thinking, is Apple going to give the
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iPhone the same type of naming scheme
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change this year? So, will we maybe not
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see the iPhone 17? May it be something
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different this year? Maybe the iPhone
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2026 or iPhone A19 and A19 Pro. Could
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that be what Apple does this year? Now,
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I do understand that it is a lot harder
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to rename something like the iPhone than
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the software that it runs. There's a lot
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more to it. So, I don't think it's as
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easy to just change it like it is the
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software. But, I mean, if you look at it
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right now, Apple does have this kind of
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naming scheme for the iPad and for the
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Mac. So, it would not be too surprising.
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it would not be anything brand new for
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Apple to change the naming scheme of the
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iPhone. However, we do not have any
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rumors of that being the case, but of
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course, we will have a lot more time to
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see if those kind of rumors circulate as
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we get closer to that new iPhone's
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release, which is going to come in
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September. Now, we also have some
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insight into some potential features
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coming with iOS 26, and one of these is
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very interesting, and that is that we
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might be getting a dedicated gaming app
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in iOS 26. This comes according to Mark
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German over at Bloomberg as well and he
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says that the app will let Apple users
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launch games plus it will have sections
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for in-game achievements, leaderboards,
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editorial content, and communication.
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And he did mention that Apple is also
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planning a Mac version of the app that
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can tap into games downloaded outside of
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the App Store. Now, we also got an
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interesting rumor from Android Authority
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that says that iOS 26 could make it
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easier for iPhone users to transfer an
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eSIM over to an Android phone. And this
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was actually found in the code of the
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Android 16 beta. So, it references a new
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transfer to Android feature that could
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indicate an option that's going to be
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coming in iOS 26 to wirelessly transfer
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an ESIM from iPhone to Android. And then
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of course, one of the biggest changes
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that we're expecting in iOS 26 is going
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to be the new AI powered battery
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management mode. So this is something
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we've been hearing about for quite some
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time now. And apparently this is going
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to be a mode for all iPhone models, not
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just Apple intelligence models, which is
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going to be pretty interesting how
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that's marketed. But it's essentially
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going to analyze how a person uses their
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iPhone to make adjustments to conserve
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energy. And it's also going to have that
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little indicator on the lock screen to
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indicate when your device is going to be
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fully charged. And we're also hearing
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from Mark German that the AirPods might
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get a live translate feature with iOS
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26. So he says the capability will work
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like this. If an English speaker is
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hearing someone talk in Spanish, the
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iPhone will translate the speech and
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relay it to the user's AirPods in
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English. The English speaker's words,
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meanwhile, will be translated into
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Spanish and played back by the iPhone.
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And of course, the big one that all eyes
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are going to be on is going to be the
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design changes coming with iOS 26 and
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all the other operating systems. So,
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we're expecting to see the floating tab
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bar kind of like we have on Vision OS
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with the Vision Pro across the board in
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all applications. It'll kind of be a
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floating tab bar down there for, you
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know, built-in menus and buttons. So,
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that'll be nice. And we are also
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expecting to see Stage Manager for the
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iPhones as well. So, if you're a fan of
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Dex on the Samsung phones, you might get
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something somewhat similar with stage
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manager on the iPhone. So, that is the
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latest on iOS 26. And man, it's going to
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take some time to get used to saying
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that, but iOS 26, watch OS 26, Mac OS
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26. What do you guys think about this
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naming scheme? Are you a fan of it? Are
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you not? you know, people don't have a
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problem with it when it comes to cars
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and other, you know, software companies
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that do this, but I'm curious what you
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think about it with the iPhone and, of
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course, all the other operating systems.
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I think it makes things a lot more
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streamlined and a lot easier for me,
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especially so I don't have to mess up in
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my videos and say a different number
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than what we're on. But what do you
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think about it? And also, do you think
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that Apple's going to switch the iPhone
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naming scheme now that they're changing
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the software naming scheme? Let me know
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all your thoughts down in the comments
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below. And also make sure you stay tuned
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for my WWDC 2025 coverage. We will have
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to wait and see. Apple officially
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announce this on June 9th. Anyways guys,
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thanks for watching and I'll see you
