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iOS 19 is still around six months away from being unveiled, but rumors about the upcoming software update are already starting to stack up.

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Below, we recap iOS 19 rumors so far.

Redesigned Camera App

A new leak has allegedly revealed a redesigned Camera app coming with iOS 19.

On his YouTube channel Front Page Tech this week, Jon Prosser shared a video showing what the new Camera app will apparently look like, with the key change being translucent menus for camera controls. Overall, the design of these menus looks similar to visionOS, the software platform for Apple's Vision Pro headset.

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A re-created render of iOS 19's redesigned Camera app (Credit: Front Page Tech)

More of the camera's viewfinder is visible compared to iOS 18. The camera controls are split into Photo and Video categories at the bottom of the app.

The camera controls include options for recording spatial video, turning on a timer for a photo, and more. Additional controls for video resolution and frame rate pop over at the top of the screen as necessary, according to the video.


It is unclear if the alleged visionOS-like design changes will extend to other parts of the iOS 19 interface, or to more of Apple's built-in apps.

It was previously rumored that iOS 18 would feature visionOS-like design changes, but that never happened. Perhaps the changes were for iOS 19 all along.

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More ChatGPT-Like Siri

iOS 19 will introduce a "more conversational Siri" powered by "more advanced large language models," according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. This will make Siri more like ChatGPT, allowing the assistant to "handle more sophisticated requests."

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Apple will likely preview the revamped Siri during its iOS 19 announcement, but Gurman said it will not be available until as early as spring 2026. That suggests the feature will be released as part of iOS 19.4 in March or April next year.

In the meantime, iOS 18.2 added ChatGPT integration to Siri, and Gurman expects an integration with Google's Gemini to follow in a later update. And with iOS 18.4, Siri will gain on-screen awareness, understanding of personal context, deeper per-app controls, and other upgrades. Just don't expect Siri to become truly like ChatGPT until next year.

Staggered Features

A large number of new features coming with iOS 19 are expected to roll out in later versions, ranging from iOS 19.1 through iOS 19.4.

Compatible iPhones

According to French website iPhoneSoft.fr, iOS 19 will be compatible with any iPhone that is capable of running iOS 18, which would mean the following models:

  • iPhone 16
  • iPhone 16 Plus
  • iPhone 16 Pro
  • iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • iPhone 15
  • iPhone 15 Plus
  • iPhone 15 Pro
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • iPhone 14
  • iPhone 14 Plus
  • iPhone 14 Pro
  • iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • iPhone 13
  • iPhone 13 mini
  • iPhone 13 Pro
  • iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • iPhone 12
  • iPhone 12 mini
  • iPhone 12 Pro
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • iPhone 11
  • iPhone 11 Pro
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • iPhone XS
  • iPhone XS Max
  • iPhone XR
  • iPhone SE (2nd generation or later)
The oldest devices in that list are the iPhone XS, iPhone XS, and iPhone XR, all of which were released in September 2018.

Of course, some iOS 19 features will be unavailable on older iPhone models.

If this report is accurate, it would be the second year in a row in which Apple did not drop support for any iPhone models with its major annual iOS release. iOS 18 is compatible with the same iPhone models as iOS 17 is.

iOS 17 dropped support for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X.

Timing

The first iOS 19 and iPadOS 19 betas should be released during WWDC 2025 in June, and the updates are likely to be released in September.

Article Link: iOS 19 Rumors: Redesigned Camera App, ChatGPT-Like Siri, and More
 
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So a revamped Siri will be available sometime in 2026? Probably with iOS 19.4? That’s 1,5 years from now? In English first and will be slowly spread to other languages in 2027 and beyond 😳

Someone at Apple should be fired for completely missing the boat.

I’m looking out for the headlines this autumn 2025:
Introducing the all new braindead command center 😂
 
And still no iCloud mail notification badge syncing, I bet.

When I read mail on Mac, my iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Mirroring app still display unread mail notification badge unless I manually open Mail app or pull to refresh. 🤦🏻‍♂️
my god I've been wanting this for YEARS! so annoying apple hasn't implemented this super basic feature.
 
Using Siri is better on my 16 Pro. I would say it's because the microphones are better. Siri can better understand what I said. I am running the latest public betas on all my devices.
 
And still no iCloud mail notification badge syncing, I bet.

When I read mail on Mac, my iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Mirroring app still display unread mail notification badge unless I manually open Mail app or pull to refresh. 🤦🏻‍♂️
It's too bad Apple cannot get the simple things we need done. Guess if the functionality does not rate a Keynote slide it just no longer gets done.
 
So a revamped Siri will be available sometime in 2026? Probably with iOS 19.4? That’s 1,5 years from now? In English first and will be slowly spread to other languages in 2027 and beyond 😳

Someone at Apple should be fired for completely missing the boat.

I’m looking out for the headlines this autumn 2025:
Introducing the all new braindead command center 😂

It was CFed that missed the boat, according to popular stories. Apparently he tried ChatGPT well after it was publicly available and was like "oh hey, maybe Siri isn't as great as I thought" and basically didn't start until that moment.

I don't want to say anyone should be fired, but I would love to see management with more attachment to reality. Living in that literal bubble doesn't seem to be doing them any favors.

And now that they finally let Alan Dye out of his office since Vision Pro is out, we all get saddled with design language for the interface that is least like a phone.
 
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This year we do not need new operating systems. Let’s finish the one that we’re currently working on, use it for a while and then see what we need. I like the redesign camera app, release it now.
 
Camera app is fine, spend the time on fixing the current Photos app abomination instead.
Really a step backwards that to jump to your oldest photos in Library you have to tap Select, then the top of the screen to jump back and then tap Cancel to get out of selection mode. And in the Hidden folder there isn’t even that option- you have scroll manually to go back in time.
 
It was CFed that missed the boat, according to popular stories. Apparently he tried ChatGPT well after it was publicly available and was like "oh hey, maybe Siri isn't as great as I thought" and basically didn't start until that moment.

I don't want to say anyone should be fired, but I would love to see management with more attachment to reality. Living in that literal bubble doesn't seem to be doing them any favors.

And now that they finally let Alan Dye out of his office since Vision Pro is out, we all get saddled with design language for the interface that is least like a phone.
I mean Cook blew 10 billion dollars on the car project bc Jony put him in a steering wheel-less minivan and had a person read a Siri script so...😂

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...tested-an-early-apple-car-concept-230096.html
 
I wonder how many years until people would be comfortable with Siri listening to us 24/7. Listening to all conversations, keeping track of every song we ever hear, tracking our location. All of it. Maybe even seeing what we see. Would really change society if suddenly no one was ever truly alone with someone else. You couldn't gaslight people or take advantage of people if all their Siris will later just point out to them what happened, or maybe even interrupt the conversation and point out what is happening.
 
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