Overview
- The iOS 27 developer beta 5, released Tuesday, August 11, 2026, contains battery-driver and Battery Intelligence code that references six unreleased Apple device codenames labeled V62–V69.
- Reporting by multiple outlets maps those codenames to expected models as V62: iPhone Air 2, V63: iPhone 18 Pro, V64: iPhone 18 Pro Max, V67: iPhone 18, V68: a foldable device often called iPhone Ultra, and V69: iPhone 18e.
- The references sit inside battery-management files, which suggests Apple is adding OS-level profiles for new hardware behaviors such as hinge-angle detection and support for devices with two batteries.
- The code strengthens prior reporting that Apple may stage its iPhone 18 rollout — with high-end Pro models and the foldable targeted for September 2026 and lower-cost models delayed into early 2027 — though Apple has not confirmed any dates or names.
- This match fits a pattern of iOS betas surfacing unreleased hardware details but does not equal an official announcement; component yield and 2nm chip production could still affect final timing, availability, and pricing.