Apple started releasing its latest generation iOS 17, macOS 14, and watchOS 10 for its respective devices a few months ago across the globe. Recently, the company announced the latest iOS 17.1.1 update to address several issues. While users are updating their devices with the latest versions of software, the Cupertino-based tech giant is already working on the next iterations of operating systems for various devices. However, this has taken a hit as per Bloomberg’s reliable Mark Gurman.
Apple pauses iOS 18 and macOS 15 development
Apple has encountered a host of bugs in the current generation software versions for its devices. Hence, the company has paused iOS 18 and macOS 15 development for a week. Apple’s Senior VP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi shared the decision to halt the development process to teams working on the new operating system. Additionally, sources told Gurman that the engineering team under Federighi spotted too many bugs that were overlooked during the internal testing.
Apple reportedly completed the M1 versions of the iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 18 last month. The concerned team was moving on to the M2 version when the development was halted. M1 and M2 are milestones of the development cycles and do not refer to M1 and M2 chipsets.
The pause in developing next iteration of iOS 18 and macOS 15 is expected to last only a few days. It is a good news as Apple is prioritizing fixing bugs and issues. The report says that the delay will not likely affect the release schedule of the iOS 18 and macOS 18.
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