Apple has changed its development process for iOS 28, macOS 28 and related software updates, Mark Gurman reported in his newsletter. The first stage of this year’s OS cycle featured six weeks of coding followed by two weeks of feature convergence, replacing the usual four-week coding and four-week convergence split.
iOS 28 development timing
Typically, Gurman writes, Apple separates development of each year’s major operating systems into three stages. Each stage normally consists of four weeks of coding followed by a four-week “convergence” period where new features are integrated. For the first stage this year, Apple instead assigned “six weeks of coding, exploration and feature development, and then only two weeks of convergence.”
What engineers and schedule details reveal
According to Gurman, employees say they like the change because it “creates more time for coming up with ideas and exploring them before needing to lock things in.” He did not disclose any specific features planned for iOS 28. The update is expected to be available in beta in June and released in September next year.
