iOS 19 Will Bring Biggest Design Overhaul Since iOS 7

[MacRumors]

Apple is planning for a major design overhaul of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac interfaces with the introduction of iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16 later this year, reports Bloomberg. The update will "fundamentally change" the look of Apple's operating system, introducing a more consistent cross-platform experience.

Apple plans to update the style of icons, menus, apps, windows, and system buttons, and the company will simplify the way that users navigate and control their devices. The changes "go well beyond a new design language and aesthetic tweaks."

While specific details are scarce, it's supposedly the biggest update to iOS since iOS 7, and the biggest update to macOS since Big Sur.

There are design elements taken from visionOS, but the update is only "loosely based" on the Vision Pro interface. visionOS features round app icons with a lot of translucency, plus a simple navigation system and more use of 3D elements.

It is Apple's hope that a revamped interface will renew interest in its latest iPhones, iPads, and Macs and distract from the delayed rollout of Apple Intelligence Siri features.

We'll get our first look at the new design in iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16 at the 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference, which will take place sometime in June. After that, the updates will be tested for several months before seeing a public launch in the fall.

Article Link: iOS 19 Will Bring Biggest Design Overhaul Since iOS 7

 

[sniffies]

Hopefully it won't be riddled with bugs and we won't have to wait until iOS 20 to enjoy iOS 19.

 

[abatabia]

I’m a broken record here. Just fix that bugs. Please. Don’t bring new bugs.

 

[attohs]

They're going to distract us with a shiny new UI at the World Wide Damage Control convention.

 

[poematik13]

great, so more bugs

 

[Dwalls90]

Hasn't this been rumored for years now? Given how behind Apple is on AI, this seems like odd prioritization.

 

[BorisDG]

That was the case for iOS 18... than Apple Intelligence and everything flopped. I have lower expectations. My bet is iOS 20, since it's "big" number.

 

[Alwaysfindsaway]

Great. A million new UI bugs that no one seems to have noticed before shipping. That will be fun

 

[dannys1]

Such a happy bunch on here.

 

[Vasilioskn]

Oh lord here we go again.

 

[anshuvorty]

Um....I am scared guys...the last time Apple did a redesign, it didn't go so well.....

And as an IT Admin, I don't know how this will affect managing enterprise Macs....

They already made macOS so annoying with these annoying prompts just for basic screen recording access:

What other annoying changes will macOS 16 bring? Ugh...

 

[WhackyNinja]

Stay tuned for May when Mark “Flippity Floppity” Gurman posts another article saying

“It’s just gonna be a minor update, why did you think it was going to be a big redesign?”

 

[NT1440]

They're going to distract us with a shiny new UI at the World Wide Damage Control convention.

Apple doesn’t just slap together a new UI. IF 19 has a new look it’s been worked on for years now (likely alongside VisionOS). Stop being so dramatic.

 

[ps3zocker]

This can go in a whole lot of different directions. App icons going circular everywhere? Or will they bring rounded rects to watchOS and visionOS? Will icons adopt the 3D look of macOS and visionOS? Or will everything go flat like it's right now on iOS?

 

[CharlieBrown-DE]

This is just spoilered now to distract from Siri-gate.

 

[Bones402]

Always refreshing getting a new UI, though we were expecting this thru some rumors for a while now. With their latest issues with Apple Intelligence, I assume this will be the shiny new toy at WWDC.

 

[soapropos]

round icons

so basically Android

 

[Crzyrio]

hmm this sort of lines up with the rumors that Apple Intelligence was suppose to be released this year.

That fancy UI was probably part of the design overhall. While It does look very cool now, I Imagine it will feel a lot more in place with the new design.

 

[gank41]

Hopefully this doesn't mean that all the other stock apps like the Phone App and Messages get the iOS 18 Photos App makeover. Sounds like a SwiftUI revamp. Expect things to look similar, but since it'll all be built from the ground up again, also expect a ton of bugs. More than usual, I'd assume...

 

[xmarcuswildx]

So iOS 20.

 

[Etc_]

Please, every iOS version has been rumored to be the “biggest design overhaul” for years.

 

[xmarcuswildx]

This is just spoilered now to distract from Siri-gate.

Yeah this was my first thought. Bean counter cook had to do something.

 

[attohs]

Apple doesn’t just slap together a new UI. IF 19 has a new look it’s been worked on for years now (likely alongside VisionOS). Stop being so dramatic.

The World Wide Damage Control I am referring to would be the pathetic Apple Intelligence rollout. A shiny new UI will distract from Siri's lack of intelligence.

 

[Jashar7]

Apple is planning for a major design overhaul of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac interfaces with the introduction of iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16 later this year, reports Bloomberg. The update will "fundamentally change" the look of Apple's operating system, introducing a more consistent cross-platform experience.

Apple plans to update the style of icons, menus, apps, windows, and system buttons, and the company will simplify the way that users navigate and control their devices. The changes "go well beyond a new design language and aesthetic tweaks."

While specific details are scarce, it's supposedly the biggest update to iOS since iOS 7, and the biggest update to macOS since Big Sur.

There are design elements taken from visionOS, but the update is only "loosely based" on the Vision Pro interface. visionOS features round app icons with a lot of translucency, plus a simple navigation system and more use of 3D elements.

It is Apple's hope that a revamped interface will renew interest in its latest iPhones, iPads, and Macs and distract from the delayed rollout of Apple Intelligence Siri features.

We'll get our first look at the new design in iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16 at the 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference, which will take place sometime in June. After that, the updates will be tested for several months before seeing a public launch in the fall.

Article Link: iOS 19 Will Bring Biggest Design Overhaul Since iOS 7

Well I hope so, glad Apple is researching and finding out that human nature likes novelty and this is all about but please for God sake fix the bugs…

 

[nortonandreev]

I hope so!