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Apple\u2019s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC<\/a>) is coming soon, and that\u2019s when we will learn all about macOS 16, the next version of the Mac operating system (as well as iOS 19<\/a> the new iPhone OS and iPadOS 19<\/a>). This version could include some big changes for the Mac, including a new look interface. <\/p>\n Apple hasn\u2019t made any formal announcements about macOS 16 so far, but rumors are starting to leak. This article keeps track of the reports, so you can get an idea of what to look forward to when macOS 16 is revealed in June and arrives on Mac later in the year.<\/p>\n Update June 1: The next version of the Mac operating system may be called macOS Tahoe.<\/em><\/p>\n We\u2019ll get a first look at the next version of macOS at WWDC in June, but Apple\u2019s official release of macOS 16 (possibly called macOS 26) will be in the fall, as is usually the case.<\/p>\n The release of macOS 16 is likely to coincide with the release of iOS 19<\/a>, which will probably happen a few days after the iPhone event in September 2025. We anticipate the September iPhone event will take place on September 9, so the software could be out around September 15 or 16. <\/p>\n However, Apple has previously scheduled the update to macOS after iOS, sometimes as short as a week, sometimes as long as a month, so there could be a longer wait.<\/p>\n Here is the recent shipping history for macOS.<\/p>\n However, you won\u2019t have to wait until the full release to try the new software out. Apple will run a developer beta as well as a public beta, so if you want to try out the new features before they are released to the general public you will be able to do so. Both betas are free, though the developer beta requires a free registration as a developer. <\/p>\n The first developer macOS Beta<\/a> is usually shipped at the beginning of WWDC. In 2025 the WWDC keynote will take place on June 9. The public beta is released about a month later, usually after the developer beta moves to a second stage (beta 2). In 2024 the pubic beta arrived on July 15.<\/p>\n Between WWDC and the official release in the fall, Apple will release beta updates to developers and the public. Anyone using the beta is encouraged to file bug reports using the included Apple\u2019s Feedback Assistant app so that the company can address them. <\/p>\n Learn more about participating in Apple\u2019s beta software program<\/a> so you can sign up and test the new software as soon as the beta arrives.<\/p>\n Unlike its other operating systems, Apple attaches a name to macOS. The current name is macOS Sequoia, but as it is version 15 of the software it\u2019s also known as macOS 15. So, it follows that the next version of macOS will be macOS 16, except that there is a report from Mark Gurman of Bloomberg claiming that Apple will call the next version of its Mac operating system<\/a> macOS 26. This will be in line with all its operating systems, so we can expect: iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26 and WatchOS 26. If this happens, it will certainly be less confusing for everyone! <\/p>\n \nmacOS 16: Release date<\/h2>\n
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macOS 16: Developer and Public Betas<\/h2>\n
macOS 16: What will macOS 16 be called?<\/h2>\n