In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says iOS 17, could be a less significant update than Apple was originally planning. Gurman says the Cupertino firm has been focusing more heavily on its upcoming AR/VR headset and its xrOS operating system.
Apple is expected to launch the headset sometime in 2023. Gurman says Apple’s engineers have been focusing less on other operating systems, including the upcoming iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 updates.
Gurman says iOS 17, which is internally codenamed Dawn, could end up having “fewer major changes than originally planned” due to Apple’s focus on xrOS and the upcoming headset. Gurman says the feature situation for macOS 14, codenamed Sunburst will be similar.
iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14, and watchOS 10, will be announced during WWDC in June.