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iOS 19 Will Bring Biggest Design Overhaul Since iOS 7
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Preach it. I didn't ask for the camera control on my 16 PM, it's worse for having it. So the above applies to hardware too
Sorry for being "that guy" again, but iOS 7 was the worst thing that has happened to iOS. And iOS 18 looks and feels horrible. Fingers cross they reduce the neon colours and white screens.
Yes every few years this kind of story always comes out to get people excited & then it does it’s a damp squid
Apple’s push for a major design overhaul across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS is a welcome change, but I doubt a fresh interface alone will renew my interest in the latest iPhone. I would expect that the aesthetic updates and UI refinements will breathe new life into my current devices. But when it comes to buying a new iPhone, I need something fundamentally different.
What would really capture my attention is an iPhone that breaks away from the current formula. An iPhone Air or an iPhone Flip with a fresh form factor, a significantly improved camera sensor and lens, and a battery that lasts longer would make a real difference. While a more consistent cross-platform experience is appealing, it will not be the deciding factor in upgrading my device as long as my devices continue to play nice together.
Apple Intelligence, once it is successfully released and delivers real value, will be another reason for me to upgrade my iPhone. However, it sounds like we are still years away from that reality. Apple has fallen short on both strategy and execution in this area. While AI-driven features could redefine how we interact with our devices, Apple’s cautious approach means a truly transformative experience is not coming anytime soon. Until then, a revamped interface alone will not be enough to convince me to upgrade.
What would really capture my attention is an iPhone that breaks away from the current formula. An iPhone Air or an iPhone Flip with a fresh form factor, a significantly improved camera sensor and lens, and a battery that lasts longer would make a real difference. While a more consistent cross-platform experience is appealing, it will not be the deciding factor in upgrading my device as long as my devices continue to play nice together.
Apple Intelligence, once it is successfully released and delivers real value, will be another reason for me to upgrade my iPhone. However, it sounds like we are still years away from that reality. Apple has fallen short on both strategy and execution in this area. While AI-driven features could redefine how we interact with our devices, Apple’s cautious approach means a truly transformative experience is not coming anytime soon. Until then, a revamped interface alone will not be enough to convince me to upgrade.
Frankly, there hasn't been a drastic UI overhaul since iOS 7.0 introduced the "flat" graphical design. There are rumors that some elements of iOS 19.x will use elements from Vision OS.
Yes. I'm willing to bet it was originally slated for iOS 18 but due to market and Wall Street pressure, Apple Intelligence got pushed up to iOS 18 and the UI revamp was set aside for iOS 19. In hindsight, the wrong decision was made (if I'm right).
I've come to appreciate IOS 7 over the years. It was a tragedy on the iPhone 4 and demanding on the iPod I had at the time, but it brought the control center and back swipe gesture with it.
This is a rumors site. You’re the one calling them journalists. You’re worried about misinformation on a site that digs up unconfirmed rumors.
I'm not trying to say "Apple can't win," I'm saying there are fiercely opinionated people in the forums who seem to have conflicting ideas of what Apple should be doing. I definitely do not claim to know that people don't mean what they say when they repeat, with dependable regularity, the same comment every time emojis are mentioned. So I don't write off their opinions when I read them. Rather, I take them as mostly serious people who are bothered by Apple doing something that doesn't align with what they want Apple to do.
And I also don't claim to know what "existing users" want - whether that's a new UI or new features or bug fixes and security fixes. I imagine that, since there are so many iPhone owners, there are plenty of people who want varying degrees of all of those things, and probably a whole ton of people who don't give it much thought at all.
I do believe that the people who comment in the MR forums are the tiniest subset of knowledgable tech types, who sometimes seem to have trouble separating what they want from what they seem to think all iPhone/Apple customers want.
Some new UI is always refreshing but I haven't been a fan of the latest UX/UI approaches. It's currently all over the place and every app has a different interaction paradigm altogether. The Photos app is just strange in comparison, and it feels unfinished. The dynamic island covers the Done button in the Search and the animations are laggy. I hope all apps don't get laggy as this.