Apple is already working on iOS 28, macOS 28

Apple is already developing its 2027 updates for iOS 28, iPadOS 28, macOS 28, and its other operating systems. This is entirely unsurprising.

As a major operating system producer and hardware manufacturer, it has to work long in advance to perfect its releases. While it has a lengthy schedule for products like the iPhone and Mac lineups, it can take just as long to get software out the door.

In Sunday’s “Power On” newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman writes that Apple has already kicked off development for the 2027 operating system updates. Indeed, he is told that software engineering teams are at the stage where they develop individual features, apps, and enhancements.

However, at this stage, it has yet to start bringing all of the parts together into cohesive whole operating systems. But, since it has about a year to go before it will show off the product of its work to developers at WWDC 2027, it still has a lot of time to play with.

Gurman adds that the iOS and iPadOS 28 updates have an internal codename of “Bell,” while macOS 28 is referred to as “Poppy.” This has led to employees creating a portmanteau of the two names, referring to the 2027 releases as “Boppy.”

This is not new to the company, as it did the same for the 27 generation. The internal name of iOS and iPadOS 27 was “Rave,” while macOS 27 was known as “Fizz,” resulting in the combination “Rizz.”