iOS 15 is still a long way off, but we already know what we want from it and we’re hearing some leaks and rumors.
iOS 15 is a long way off yet, but we’re already hearing the first early leaks and rumors about it, all of which you’ll find below. Beyond that, we also have a good idea of when it’ll arrive – as well as which devices will support it. Expect it to arrive alongside the iPhone 13. Further down, we’ve also included a list of some key improvements we want to see from iOS 15, since the latest available version of iOS 14 isn’t without its issues, despite how much it overhauled the operating system. Several updates have come since, incrementally patching out flaws and debuting new features. The sizeable iOS 14.5 update is now live, adding a slew of new perks, including a mask-friendly way to unlock your iPhone, though only for Apple Watch owners. It’s the biggest update since iOS 14 launched, so we probably won’t get anything new before we see the first preview of iOS 15 at WWDC 2021. (And while older phones will be left out of the iOS 15 fun, Apple released a small update – iOS 12.5.3 – with fixes and security patches for handsets as old as the iPhone 5S.) We’ll also be updating this article whenever we hear anything new about Apple’s next big iPhone software update, so check back regularly for all the details. New versions of iOS typically land in mid-September. Generally they’re accompanied by a new iPhone launch, so we could see iOS 15 land alongside the iPhone 13, but Apple delayed the iPhone 12 to October of 2020 while still launching iOS 14 on September 16, so with or without a new iPhone, September 2021 looks very likely for iOS 15. However, while that date is when the finished version will probably hit phones, Apple will almost certainly announce iOS 15 a whole lot earlier. New versions are generally unveiled at the company’s WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) in June, so expect to see iOS 15 at WWDC 2021, which Apple has now confirmed runs from June 7-11. A developer beta will probably land at the same time, with a public beta likely arriving later in the month – so if you don’t mind bugs, you might be able to try iOS 15 for yourself by late July. Of course, while we’re talking about iOS 15 here, iPadOS 15 will almost certainly follow the same trajectory. Before all that, we’ll get iOS 14.
