Next year's iOS update may be lacking in major changes - except for new AI features, according to Mark Gurman's latest Power On newsletter for Bloomberg.

The transition from the current iOS 26 to next year's iOS 27 will apparently focus on "quality improvements and artificial intelligence features," Gurman says. He goes on to describe it as a "Snow Leopard-style update." That refers to how Apple followed up 2007's macOS X Leopard — a major software update for Apple's desktops and laptops — with a smaller one focused on refinement for the user, rather than adding even more features.

Apple apparently hasn't tried such an update with iOS or iPadOS yet because of the pace of change in the smartphone and tablet markets.

Yet iOS 26 was one of the biggest changes to the look and feel of the iP

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