Apple's iOS 26 rebrand suggests it's dodging the AI race, not leading it

Apple's iOS 26 rebrand suggests it's dodging the AI race, not leading it

Apple possibly rebranding iOS 19 to iOS 26 only reveals that the company is just making excuses to dodge the AI race at this point.

Apple’s iOS 26 rebrand suggests it’s dodging the AI race, not leading it - Boy Genius Report - WiredFocus

Bloomberg‘s report that Apple is considering rebranding iOS 19 to iOS 26 shows that the once-innovative company leading the tech industry now seems to be making excuses to avoid the AI race. As I’ve written a few times before, this WWDC 2025 (at least based on the rumors so far) could have been one of the greatest Apple keynotes ever… if the company hadn’t completely missed the point. While Google and OpenAI are leading with agentic AI features …