GoKawiilApple released iOS 27 beta 5 yesterday, with changes including new app icons and Spotlight design tweaks. As it turns out, the update also includes references to all the new iPhone models expected to be released over the next six to eight months.
Unreleased iPhone references
As first spotted by Macworld, iOS 27 beta 5 references six unreleased iPhones spanning the entire iPhone 18 lineup, the iPhone Air 2, and the forthcoming foldable iPhone Ultra. The references were found in “system files related to the iPhone’s battery drivers and Battery Intelligence features.”
The code references include only Apple’s internal identifiers (V62, V63, etc), not the marketing names. Based on other leaks, however, you can correlate those model identifiers to their expected marketing names:
V62: iPhone Air 2
V63: iPhone 18 Pro
V64: iPhone 18 Pro Max
V67: iPhone 18
V68: iPhone Ultra (or iPhone Fold)
V69: iPhone 18e
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