Apple Rebrands macOS, iOS and More with Year-Based Names

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At WWDC 2025, Apple unveiled its new “Liquid Glass” design, a major user interface overhaul for iOS 26 and other operating systems like macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

This redesign introduces a sleek, translucent aesthetic with glossy, glass-like elements, transparency effects, and layered depth, inspired by the Vision Pro’s visionOS, aiming to create a unified, immersive experience across Apple’s ecosystem.

Alongside this, Apple announced a new naming convention, adopting a year-based approach, resulting in iOS 26, macOS 26, and similar designations to streamline versioning and enhance consistency across platforms.

So this fall we will have:

  • iOS 26
  • watchOS 26
  • tvOS 26
  • macOS 26
  • visionOS 26
  • iPadOS 26

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…developing, more to follow

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