Apple reportedly gives iOS 28 engineers six weeks to code and two to integrate, Bloomberg says
Apple has reportedly changed how its engineers build the first stage of next year's software, giving developers more room to experiment before features have to be locked in. The shift applies to iOS 28, macOS 28 and the other operating-system updates expected in 2027, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, as relayed by MacRumors. Apple has not commented on the report.
Gurman writes in his Power On newsletter that Apple divides the yearly work on its operating systems into three major stages. Each stage normally runs for four weeks of coding, followed by a four-week "convergence" period in which new features are merged into the shipping builds.