Apple faces iOS 19 setbacks amidst heavy iOS 18 feature rollouts: Mark Gurman

Apple’s staggered approach to releasing iOS 18 features has reportedly caused delays in the development of its successor, iOS 19. According to renowned tech journalist Mark Gurman, the unusually feature-rich updates in iOS 18.1 and 18.2 have tied up engineering resources, leaving less time for the next-generation operating system.

Writing on X, Gurman shared insights into Apple’s internal challenges. He said,”I continue to hear that the gradual rollout of features across iOS 18 to iOS 18.4 is leading to delays of some features scheduled for iOS 19. That will lead to a long-term rollout of features next cycle as well. Engineers are stuck working on iOS 18 projects when they’d usually already be on to the following OS.”