iOS 26 Speculation Thread

[Cobold]

Their most important app, Messages, still continues to look as dated and boring as always.

Maybe YOUR most important app.
I haven’t opened messages for ages and the last time was for an SMS verification code from eBay 🤣

 

[Nathan576]

🕕

 

[nortonandreev]

The video on the live stream slight reminds me of Microsoft's Fluent 2.

 

[LutzRFrank]

🕕

5 minutes to go and already 170'000 waiting on Apples YouTube ...

 

[Nathan576]

Bring on the circles!!!!!!!

Just messing lol. I’d be very surprised.

 

[maxrest]

It’s time- here we go!!!

 

[HouseLannister]

Starting with an ad for F1. Definitely a "developer-focused" event.

 

[LutzRFrank]

Didn’t expect them to start with Apple Intelligence …

 

[Nathan576]

Didn’t expect them to start with Apple Intelligence …

Now you can be disappointed in even more languages!

 

[HouseLannister]

Oh weird. The glass icons without color look creepy.

 

[Populus]

Yep, same squared icons.

See you around enjoying the WWDC keynote!

 

[Nathan576]

Pretty underwhelming so far.

 

[Banglazed]

Apple elevates the iPhone experience with iOS 26

Apple today previewed iOS 26, a major update that brings a beautiful new design, intelligent experiences, and improvements to the apps users rely on every day.

www.apple.com

 

[Populus]

That way the time stretches… literally… is hideous.

The 3D effect on the Lock Screen images on the other hand… looks fun. But I’m afraid that will dramatically drain the battery.

 

[Nathan576]

This is not their biggest redesign, iOS 7 was much bigger. What are they smoking in cali?


Edit:so if you use dark mode it’s like literally the same as iOS 18, what a joke.

 

[LutzRFrank]

Still square icons …

 

[Populus]

Okay, nice mustang (She says CarPlay “is a must-ang feature” LOL), but… I’m using this moment to take a break.

 

[HouseLannister]

I think there is too much glass. This look will not age well. I don't think it will go the decade plus that the iOS 7 look lasted.

 

[Sal09]

You need an Aston Martin to use that carplay ultra. Now that’s innovative lol.

 

[Populus]

I’m not drawn by this new design… looks not only boring, but a bit rushed. Like… let’s throw in a couple of “glassy effects” while keeping the same menus and structure.

 

[Populus]

LOL, the live translations are slooooow…

Not so live after all, if you have to wait 5 seconds.

 

[Stiille]

I like the new all glass design and no colors - bu seems like there won’t be a icon picker 😮

 

[Nathan576]

I’m not drawn by this new design… looks not only boring, but a bit rushed. Like… let’s throw in a couple of “glassy effects” while keeping the same menus and structure.

Pretty disappointing, Apple is losing it.

 

[Populus]

Pretty disappointing, Apple is losing it.

Yep, that was my thought as well. I’m not saying “Apple is doomed”, but it is losing movement, energy, in the last years.

 

[TL24]

Underwhelming as usual but leave it to Apple to make it seem like these little UI changes are the greatest thing to happen to humankind.