The change of strategy in the name of its operating systems that Apple could formalize to the WWDC25 next week could have pushed Xiaomi to review your plans related to Hyperos 3.
The next version of the operating system, in fact, could be called Hyperos 26 To align with the choices of the Cupertino giant. Let’s find out what could be the benefits of this change of denomination that could be configured as a clever move or lost occasion.
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Xiaomi could follow Apple once again
What was initially born as a sort of Apple d’orienteproposing smartphones that, especially on the user interface front, they were ape the iPhones (and still today inspiration It is still quite evident), it has evolved over time to become a reality that proposes an entire ecosystem of devices.
Indeed, Xiaomi pushed strong even where the giant of Cupertino has never really dared, see the car segment with the electricians Xiaomi su7 and the newborn Xiaomi Yu7being able to count on potential even higher than those of the Bitten apple And on a home market that, thanks to the situation duties, could allow him to recover most of the market shares owned by Apple with his iPhone.
As anticipated, Hyperos (like the progenitor Miui) has always been to a certain extent inspired From iOS, an operating system with which it “communicates” well thanks to the complete support for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Xiaomi, however, could miss the opportunity to remain in his and follow Apple even in the next, large, change: at the WWDC25, in fact, it seems almost certain that the giant of Cupertino goes to upset the numbering system of its operating systems, abandoning the consecutive numbering (and different from OS to OS) to marry the unique reference with the year.
The next iOS, iPados, Macos, Watchos, Tvos and Visionos will be called iOS 26, iPados 26, macOS 26 (TAHOE), Watchos 26, Tvos 26 And Visionos 26. According to the Specialized Portal Xiaomitime, the next version of Hyperos will not be called Hyperos 3 as expected so far (natural evolution of Hyperos 2) but, as you have intuited, should be called Hyperos 26.
Why could Xiaomi choose Hyperos 26?
Hyperos 3 or, at this point, Hyperos 26 It should be officially announced in October 2025, at least according to the usual calendar of release of the Chinese giant which at that time should present the next generation flagship smartphones.
The change of denomination could be one sly Because it would align your operating system to those of the manufacturer “leader of the sector”, demonstrating once more to potential buyers that their operating system is of the same generation of that proposed by the Cupertino giant.
Also, this new road It could give users a minimum of clarity in addition to the generation of belonging of the operating system (especially in Europe, considering that Hyperos 26 would come to us between the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026), to field a sort of standards globally and allow Xiaomi to exploit a numbering system future-proof that can be sustainable in the long term.
On the other hand, for Xiaomi it could be a lost occasion: Staying on its current strategy that provides for Hyperos 3, the Chinese producer would prove not to be influenced by the dynamics of the Cupertino giant. Otherwise, as further alignment, will we also have to expect the Xiaomi 17 (like the iPhone 17) instead of the Xiaomi 16?
Only time will tell us if this paradigm change will really invest Hyperos 3, an operating system that is already under development on a Android 16 basis and which could accommodate any changes to the name already with the next beta.
