If Apple changes the name of its OSes to iOS 26 and WatchOS 26, will they change what the iPhone is called?

Apple is going to change the way it names its software, according to a report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Instead of iOS 19 and WatchOS 12 being previewed at WWDC, Apple will show off iOS 26 and WatchOS 26. The idea is that Apple's software across the board, from TVOS to VisionOS, will have the year incorporated into its name. But why 26 and not 25? Gurman posits that it could have to do with the fact that Apple's fiscal year begins in October, or that it ties into previous rumors that Apple will move to smaller, more frequent software updates.

But if Apple's software names will reflect the year, why not its hardware? Will the iPhone 17 series be revealed in September or will it be called the iPhone 26? Will it be the Series 11 or the Apple Watch 26 this ...