Apple is already working on iOS 28 and macOS 28, and this time the changes in these versions begin before the first line of code is written. After the new features in iOS 27, it seems the company is reorganizing its internal schedule so it can give its engineers more time to explore new ideas and develop features. A decision that may bring a few surprises this coming June.
Six weeks to develop and two to integrate
Apple divides the development of its new operating systems into three major stages. Each of them consists of four weeks of programming followed by four weeks of integration, in which the new features are brought together within the system, as Mark Gurman reports in his weekly newsletter. With iOS 28, the first stage now devotes six weeks to development and two to integration.
The total time remains eight weeks, but the new distribution will give engineers much more room to experiment, test, and invent. According to Gurman, the engineers themselves view the change very positively, since being able to try more ideas before deciding on the final features should translate into more improvements and new features and faster progress to the iPhone’s performance and capabilities.
A promising move to speed up software development
The change comes while, according to Gurman, John Ternus is asking Craig Federighi to speed up Apple’s AI roadmap. Following advances in Apple Intelligence and Siri AI, Apple wants to make more room for ideas that will show up in upcoming updates that we should see at WWDC 27 next June.
The features we’ll see in iOS 28 remain a mystery, but we do expect to see a quite interesting evolution of Siri, which would become an even more capable assistant on our devices. Who knows what Apple’s engineers will be testing over these six weeks and which ideas will take shape to officially arrive in the coming months.
