Apple Taking New Approach to Developing iOS 28 and macOS 28
Apple has made a change to its development process for iOS 28, macOS 28, and corresponding software updates, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today , he said Apple separates development of each year's new operating systems into three major stages. Typically, he said each stage consists of four weeks of coding followed by a four-week "convergence" period where new…
Apple is implementing a revised development process for its upcoming operating systems, iOS 28 and macOS 28, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter, Gurman revealed that the tech giant has divided the development of each year's new operating systems into three key phases, deviating from their previous four-week coding and four-week convergence pattern.
This new approach entails six weeks of coding and two weeks of feature convergence for iOS 28 and other updates. Typically, the two four-week efforts would be separated, but Apple engineers are now tasked with six weeks of coding and exploration, followed by only two weeks of convergence. Employees report that they appreciate this change, as it provides more time for ideation and experimentation before finalizing features.
While Gurman did not disclose specific features for iOS 28, the update is expected to be in beta by June and released in September next year.
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