Leaked iPhone roadmap offers best reason yet for year-based rebrand<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>This week brought a surprising report saying Apple
plans to rebrand all its software platforms with year-based naming. So, iOS 26 will launch this fall (think car models) rather than iOS 19. Could iPhone hardware be the next subject of change? Apple’s leaked roadmap may offer a clue.</p>
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Leaked iPhone roadmap offers best reason yet for year-based rebrand