Apple intends to revamp its versioning system for the forthcoming generation of iOS and other software updates in 2025, opting to label the new iteration as iOS 26, bypassing the seemingly logical iOS 19. This shift aims to streamline versioning across all platforms by aligning the number with the upcoming year, 26, thereby eliminating potential confusion arising from sequential version numbers like iOS 19 and macOS 16. Nevertheless, the precise ramifications of this change on iPhone users remain to be seen.