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iOS 19 Will Bring Biggest Design Overhaul Since iOS 7
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I kind of want Apple to take a year off between major new releases (but still release bug/security fixes in the meantime of course), and rewrite as much of the codebase in Swift, SwiftUI and Metal. Start with the frameworks/libraries, like what they did with Core Data > Swift Data, and do the rest of the OS and then apps. Try to consolidate all the code between the various OSes so as to not have to reinvent the wheel. Hoping all this would help streamline the process of making new features and cutting down on bugs.
May want to check the story today about iOS 18.3.2 that is just supposed to be bug fixes and security updates. I know the facts can get in the way of a really fun narrative, but all those comments just come across as completely tone deaf to anyone who is actually paying attention.
I would like to think that they will bring iOS6 look & feel again, but maybe that's just me
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Am I the only one who gets really annoyed when so called journalists assert rumours as truth? In as much as you're probably right, and history is on your side you still don't know. Unless you have a source, even an unnamed source who you deem credible who also throws around the word "will" like it's a fait accompli then please adjust your phrasing. There's a whole lot of misinformation out there in the media, please don't be part of it. You can do better.
From the same designers that made iOS 18 Photos app. 😨
100% agree. Headlines here, stories, comments, etc... anyone who claims to know what will happen in the future is a joke. If they knew, they'd win the lottery every week.
If this means they are nuking System Preferences and redo it completely, then I am happy.
I think they're asking for a mass bug fix release, not a security patch.
I HOPE to the ghost of Steve Jobs that it's ALREADY finished and already being beta testet 3.0 internally.
I’m close to trying an android again after last using one 15 years ago. Siri has gotten worse this past year, so many ui collisions on iOS, mess of a photos app, maps not updating new construction roads for 2 years now and routing fails, watch still needs to update settings and fails, Apple Pay just didn’t work yesterday, so many bugs. They need to fix bugs and user experience. They should split hardware/phone launch from new os launches, release ios when it’s ready with all features not a beta version. We are still in beta of iOS 18.
...and yet I still wont be able to do basic things like have an extra column/row on my home screen and remove the names without making the icons look ridiculously huge.
I'm not sure if this is a good idea. Apple should just do what some call a "Snow Leopard" update with no significant changes but do a lot of bug fixes with iOS 19.0, along with the new AI-based Siri experience. Wait until iOS 20.x versions to overhaul the UI in the biggest change since iOS 7.x after the underlying code is cleaned up first.
All I see are negative comments, lets look to the positives Apple did not release something that might have caused more problems their trying to make sure everyone has a positive experience. if you are unhappy with what Apple is doing then don't buy their products and stay off the ecosystem, for those of us who are willing to be patient can reap the rewards.
An “all new design” like the last 5 iPhones?
If this is true, It will work. People around these parts will drink the punch and point to it as Apple still having "it" mark my words. Apple is all bread and circuses these days.