Work on iOS 19 will reportedly begin at Apple, and the premiere is expected to take place in 2025. Apparently it will be codenamed Luck

Apple has reportedly begun developing next year’s operating systems for its devices. The report comes just a month after the Cupertino tech giant unveiled iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2 at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024. iOS 18, which will be publicly available in the fall, will bring home screen customization, Control Center improvements, RCS support, and more. While little is known about what iOS 19 might bring, the company is said to have codenamed it Luck.

Apple reportedly begins work on iOS 19, macOS 16 and more

The information comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter, which mentions that the company has formally begun work on major operating systems for 2025. These include iOS 19 for iPhone, macOS 16 for Mac devices, watchOS 12 for Apple Watch, and VisionOS 3 for Apple Vision Pro.

Citing anonymous sources, Gurman claims that Apple has also assigned dedicated codenames for each of the aforementioned operating systems. While iOS 19 is called Luck, macOS 16 has been codenamed Cheer. watchOS 12 is internally named Nepali, while VisionOS 3 is internally named Discovery. It is worth noting that these codenames do not have any meaning about the new features the operating system may include.

The report emphasizes that the company’s work on next year’s operating systems begins with the fine-tuning of this year’s operating system, which will be available in the fall. However, this is not unusual for the tech giant, which usually starts its software development process at this time of year. Gurman also says the company has also started work on next year’s hardware and will need software to test the devices.

As this is very early in the software development cycle, no new features or changes are known at this stage. However, leaks should appear in the coming days. Separately, Apple is also preparing to publicly release iOS 18 later this year. The company recently released iOS 18 Developer Beta 2 with iPhone Mirroring, a new RCS Messaging toggle (currently disabled), and a new dark theme icon for the App Store.