Apple Extends iOS 28 Coding to 6 Weeks, Cutting Convergence to 2
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Updated · MacRumors · Nov 8
Apple Extends iOS 28 Coding to 6 Weeks, Cutting Convergence to 2
3 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Nov 8
Summary
Apple shifted the first development stage for iOS 28, macOS 28 and related updates to six weeks of coding and two weeks of convergence, departing from its usual 4-and-4 split.
The change gives engineers more time to explore and develop features before they must be integrated, and employees cited by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said they favor the new setup.
Apple still divides each year's operating-system work into three major stages, with each stage traditionally pairing four weeks of coding with four weeks of feature convergence.
No iOS 28 features were disclosed, but the software is expected to enter beta in June and reach a public release in September next year.