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iOS 19 to Have Some of the 'Biggest' Design Changes in iPhone's History

Didn't Apple learn their lesson about making big changes all at once from iOS 7?

I hope this rumor isn't true. While I don't want the UI to stay stagnant and never change, the right way to do things is to make small incremental changes every year.

Compare iOS 7 and iOS 18; they look quite different despite there being no "complete redesign" between them. Improve and enhance things gradually, so you don't introduce lots of bugs and/or overwhelm users with change.
 
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I recently stood outside of my local Apple store and looked in an can see the current products. In one corner, Apple's latest flop: "Vision Pro" was on display without one customer looking at it. It is when it hit me, "That Apple has not come out with a new product that excites the public. And they have been riding this iPhone wave for too long."
 
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zorinlynx said:
Didn't Apple learn their lesson about making big changes all at once from iOS 7?

I hope this rumor isn't true. While I don't want the UI to stay stagnant and never change, the right way to do things is to make small incremental changes every year.

Compare iOS 7 and iOS 18; they look quite different despite there being no "complete redesign" between them. Improve and enhance things gradually, so you don't introduce lots of bugs and/or overwhelm users with change.
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On the other hand, sometimes you just need a fresh start.
A lot of iOS 18 feels like new stuff just stapled onto iOS 7, just look at the action button settings panel or the new control center.
 
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iOS is in need of a refresh, we've had the same UI pretty much since iOS 7 12 years ago, a few changed here and there but nothing really drastic.

One thing I really wish they would improve on is the task switcher, instead of the crappy flat carousel design which I absolutely hate, how about having a similar design to the iPad, shrink all the open apps and show multiple apps on screen but scroll down for more open apps. Screens are now more than large enough for this to be rolled out for all current devices, or even better, make it an option so people can pick what layout they like.

They could easily show 4 to 6 open apps on the task switcher if they copied the iPad.
 
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Lounge vibes 05 said:
He’s not referring to the Vision Pro, he’s referring to macOS and iOS.
In the podcast I linked above, he basically says that from this point forward, the iPad and Mac interface will look “identical”.
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When Steve Jobs first introduced OSX with Aqua UI, he said it was so good you could lick it. I wonder if this major UI makeover will be on the same level, impact wise.
 
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smulji said:
When Steve Jobs first introduced OSX with Aqua UI, he said it was so good you could lick it. I wonder if this major UI makeover will be on the same level, impact wise.
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And even with that interface, it was * extremely* polarizing at the time, and had to be tuned down over the years.
Check this quote:

“One of my strongest early developer memories was being in the “UI Feedback Forum” at WWDC after they introduced Aqua. Think of a live Q&A, but developers giving notes to a team of Apple engineers.
To these veteran Mac coders, the reaction to Aqua was universally negative. People were actively very angry. It’s a waste! It’s ugly! It’s confusing! How could you. It went on and on, and I was surprised because Aqua looked cool and fun to me.
After that WWDC, they never did another Feedback Forum.”

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One of my strongest early developer memories was being in the “UI Feedback Forum” at WWDC after they introduced Aqua. Think of a live Q&A, but developers giving notes to a team of Apple engineers. To these veteran Mac coders, the reaction to Aqua was universally negative. People were actively...
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I really, really miss the old design language back in iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion where almost everything had a soul, a unique feel. The iTunes 11 album design, cover flow, the dock, the time machine, … While I don’t think we will get almost any skeuomorphic design back I hope we move on from this flat design misery.

Also, being able to delete first party apps on macOS just like iOS is much welcomed
 
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One thing is certain: once we get a look at it, all the people who complained with the release of iOS 7 and who maintained for years that iOS 6 was the One True Visual Design will now herald iOS 18 as the new One True Visual Design despite claiming it was terrible just the day prior.
 
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GMShadow said:
One thing is certain: once we get a look at it, all the people who complained with the release of iOS 7 and who maintained for years that iOS 6 was the One True Visual Design will now herald iOS 18 as the new One True Visual Design despite claiming it was terrible just the day prior.
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It’s so true.
 
Interface design is like a pendulum. It swings one way, then comes right back. And repeats 😂

To be honest, I prefer simple interfaces. Quick and efficient and some of them are timeless.

Interfaces that are busy and full of transparency don’t age well.
 
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What always annoys me with these things is the artists impressions and marketing images look really amazing, things at angles, overlays etc. and when you actually get the finished product, never looks anything like those images!
 
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