Your next OS updates revealed WWDC25

What's coming soon to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and more? We take an in-depth look at what's in store...

- WRITTEN BY IAN OSBORNE

iOS 26

watchOS 26

tvOS 26

macOS 26

visionOS 26

iPadOS 26

THE OPENING KEYNOTE at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is the most important event of the year for Apple. It’s when Cupertino announces its next-gen operating systems. And on June 9 2025, the keynote introduced us to the new versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS, but unusually, no new hardware.

In a widely leaked move, Apple abandoned the existing version numbers, and is suffixing each of this year’s updates OS with “26”, as they're 2026's operating systems (as always, they're released in the fall). This tidies up what had become a messy inheritance. From now on, we'll always know which version of the iPadOS is contemporary with a given version of macOS, for example, because they'll be numbered in the same way.

Something else the operating systems have in common is a new visual style for the interface. Dubbed Liquid Glass, this new appearance is used across the board on Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, and Apple TV. Once again, Apple has taken steps to bring its mobile and computing operating systems together, making it even easier to switch between them.

As well as the version renaming and beautiful new design, the 2026 operating systems are packed with fantastic new features that make using Apple products more productive and fun. Let's take a look...

Introducing Liquid Glass

LIQUID GLASS IS