Apple announced a big change to how it names its operating systems at WWDC 2025 on Monday. Instead of using system names like iOS 19 and macOS 19, the company will now use the year as part of the name.

Apple kicked off WWDC 2025 with its keynote presentation at its annual World Wide Developer’s conference, and it was a bumper affair. We were treated to a raft of updates across all of the firm’s software platforms, as we were introduced to iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26 and visionOS 26.

Apple's AutoMix feature will debut in macOS 26 and iOS 26 in the fall. It's pretty good for casual listening, but won't replace good DJ software or a human with skill.

Apple announced the next major version of MacOS, called MacOS Tahoe, versioned as MacOS 26, at WWDC 2026, and now the first beta version is available to download. For Mac users who are enrolled in

At Monday's WWDC conference, Apple announced the new macOS Tahoe, which comes with a series of updates related to Apple Intelligence, continuity features with the iPhone, and Spotlight search.

It's not just Intel code — after a period of undeath, Time Capsule's time is coming, with Apple cutting off support for Time Machine backups using the hardware in macOS 27.

Soon, you won't be able to run supported macOS versions on Intel x86-based PCs. How long before someone finds the next clever hack to merge the Mac and PC universes?

Apple just announced a slew of new features for MacOS 26, but some of them debuted on Windows first - one even decades ago.