This year, Apple tested a new strategy: that of the major update divided into several parts, distilled over the months. So, if iOS 18 was indeed put into service alongside the new iPhone 16s in September, all of the major features of iOS 18 will not have been offered until much later. These include Apple Intelligence, which will only be available in December across the Atlantic, while in France, we must wait until next April in order to benefit from it.
iOS calendar split in two
Obviously, this new way of operating meets with a certain interest at Apple, which would decide to also follow it for iOS 19. Thus, in 2025, we would be entitled to a transition to this new major update in September/October, but it You would have to wait a few more months to take advantage of all the features offered by the update. This is what we learn at Bloomberg, during Mark Gurman’s traditional newsletter: “I’m told that a wider than usual number of iOS 19 features have been delayed until spring 2026 (for iOS 19.4)“, we can read.
So here is a schedule that would follow the current schedule planned for iOS 18: an update in September followed by a new major update in the spring, 6 months later. Note also that this strategy is not unique to Apple: Google is preparing to follow exactly the same, by dividing its major Android updates in two each year. By this method, manufacturers thus offer themselves an additional good period in the year, in order to make consumers want to make a purchase of a new device at these specific periods, rather than concentrating everything in the months of September/October. . So, expect that the features teased for the release of the iPhone 17 will not all be available when they are released: patience will certainly be required.
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