Apple iOS 28 first leak surfaces days before iOS 27 debut, hints at major changes
Follow UsApple is currently preparing for its WWDC 2026 event, which is scheduled to kick off next week.
At the event, the main spotlight is expected to be on the debut of iOS 27 and Apple's latest AI-powered features
ver, even before iOS 27 is officially unveiled, the first details about iOS 28 have already emerged.
Apple is currently preparing for its WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) 2026 event, which is scheduled to kick off next week. At the event, the main spotlight is expected to be on the debut of iOS 27 and Apple’s latest AI-powered features. However, even before iOS 27 is officially unveiled, the first details about iOS 28 have already started to emerge.
SurveyAccording to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is already working on iOS 28, and the update is expected to be much bigger than this year’s iOS 27 release. “Next year’s ’28’ releases are already shaping up to be far more significant than the ’27’ updates,” Gurman wrote, though he did not reveal any specific details about the upcoming software.
Gurman also shared the internal codenames for Apple’s future operating systems. According to him, iOS 28 is codenamed “Bell,” while macOS 28 is internally known as “Poppy.”
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The iOS 28 software is expected to arrive alongside Apple’s redesigned 20th-anniversary iPhone, which is rumoured to launch in September 2027. For now, Apple’s focus remains on iOS 27. The upcoming update is expected to introduce a major Siri overhaul and several new Apple Intelligence features. One of the most anticipated additions is a more personalised version of Siri that can better understand a user’s personal context and what is happening on the screen.
Apple previously demonstrated some of these capabilities at WWDC 2024. In one example, Siri was able to answer questions about a user’s mother’s flight and lunch reservation by pulling information from the Mail and Messages apps.
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Reports also suggest that iOS 27 could introduce a dedicated Siri app that supports both voice and text conversations, making it more similar to AI chatbots such as ChatGPT. Apple is also expected to add a new “Search or Ask” feature to the Dynamic Island.
At this point, it is still unclear what exactly will make iOS 28 a bigger upgrade than iOS 27. Since the software is not expected to be unveiled until WWDC 2027, it may be a while before Apple reveals more details about its plans.
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