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Apple Codename Provides Clue About iOS 19's Rumored New Design

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Multiple sources have claimed that iOS 19 will introduce a new design with more translucent buttons, menus, notification banners, and more, and there is now another clue that points towards this glass-like appearance.

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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today said the new design project is codenamed "Solarium" internally. A solarium is a room with glass walls that allow in plenty of sunlight, so this codename further hints at iOS 19 having a "glass-like" appearance with translucent interfaces. The new design is expected to look similar to visionOS for the Apple Vision Pro.

Jon Prosser has shared alleged renders of iOS 19's Camera and Messages apps on his YouTube channel Front Page Tech, and both apps have more translucent designs. However, there is some debate over the extent of the design changes.

Gurman previously claimed that iOS 19 could have the biggest design changes since iOS 7 introduced a much flatter appearance in 2013.

Apple's annual developers conference WWDC returns on Monday, June 9 this year. The first iOS 19 beta should be made available to developers for testing immediately following the opening keynote that day, and the software update should be released to the general public in September. Even the WWDC 2025 logo might hint at iOS 19's new design.

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gpat said:
So... are they ripping off Windows Vista now?
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Besides Vista (maybe) being one of the first mainstream OS with transparency elements, doesn’t already macOS has some kind of frosted glass UI? Like the left tab in Finder and Mail. This just expand that to iOS
 
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Glass metaphor we had with iOS7 so this is just a bit more glass update, what is all the fuss about?
 
Trausner said:
Im realy to a design focused person. I need functionality. How about an archive button in iMessage. Or even better, dual app support with external display support. A Stage Manager Lite… but one that actually works well…?
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This ^

The real problem with a full design reset from a company like Apple is that it just ends up pushing back all the work on actually useful things people have been hoping get addressed (like your Archive button desire)
 
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MacRumors said:


Multiple sources have claimed that iOS 19 will introduce a new design with more translucent buttons, menus, notification banners, and more, and there is now another clue that points towards this glass-like appearance.

iOS-19-visionOS-UI-Elements.jpg

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today said the new design project is codenamed "Solarium" internally. A solarium is a room with glass walls that allow in plenty of sunlight, so this codename further hints at iOS 19 having a "glass-like" appearance with translucent interfaces. The new design is expected to look similar to visionOS for the Apple Vision Pro.

Jon Prosser has shared alleged renders of iOS 19's Camera and Messages apps on his YouTube channel Front Page Tech, and both apps have more translucent designs. However, there is some debate over the extent of the design changes.

Gurman previously claimed that iOS 19 could have the biggest design changes since iOS 7 introduced a much flatter appearance in 2013.

Apple's annual developers conference WWDC returns on Monday, June 9 this year. The first iOS 19 beta should be made available to developers for testing immediately following the opening keynote that day, and the software update should be released to the general public in September. Even the WWDC 2025 logo might hint at iOS 19's new design.

Article Link: Apple Codename Provides Clue About iOS 19's Rumored New Design
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I still miss the skeuomorphic design of the original design, still think that it was much better than the current flatter design.
 
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jfreedle2 said:
I still miss the skeuomorphic design of the original design, still think that it was much better than the current flatter design.
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We might as well go back to pixel perfect design requirements of iOS6 era if all the devices are going to converge on such similar sizes (all large iPhones we have now, for instance).

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Actually that would be better than the current flat boring design.
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I agree. Apps had true personality and life back then.
Now I often don't even know which App I'm in at times.
 
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S.B.G said:
As long as the changes they make don't negatively interfere with the usability of the iDevices I don't see anything to complain about. It's nice to keep things looking fresh from time to time.
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Well, that is the problem, I’m afraid that due design changes there will be more swipes or clicks needed to perform the same task as before. I hope I’m wrong but judging by the new camera interface..

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I see potential tap and swipe where used to be just a swipe.
 
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