iOS 19: Further signs of a redesign
With iOS 19, there is to be a major redesign of the software for the iPhone. This would result in some fundamental changes to the appearance.
iOS 19 and Apple's operating systems for iPad and Mac will reportedly follow the design line of visionOS (pictured) in the future
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Small cause, big effect: When Apple made the tab bar for switching between different views in an app more compact and moved it to the top in iPadOS 18, this was initially a rather confusing change for many users. If the current rumors about iOS 19 turn out to be true, this could be a small foretaste of very big changes that are coming for iPhone owners.
In his weekly newsletter, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has now added fuel to the rumor mill, which has recently been reporting ever more loudly that the biggest redesign of iOS, iPadOS and macOS in the company's history is on the horizon. Citing his anonymous sources, Gurman has now stated that the new user interfaces of Apple devices will adopt the design concepts of visionOS, Apple's first spatial computer.
More light than color
For those who have not yet come into contact with the headset, which has not been widely used up to now, this means above all a change that involves more light than color. Apple's spatial operating system uses depth effects and transparency. Light shines through simulated glass. The use of color, on the other hand, is stingy – its sparing use is intended to draw attention in a more targeted way, according to the visionOS developer page, where Apple names the differences.
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It remains to be seen to what extent the design principles of a spatial operating system can be transferred to a two-dimensional screen. In any case, Gurman and other Apple prophets predict that users should expect a new type of window and button. It will also be interesting to see to what extent third-party app developers will have to adapt their programs and what the transition phase will look like.
WWDC provides certainty
The WWDC developer conference, which Apple traditionally hosts in June, should provide some certainty. The first developer beta versions can also be expected there before the big roll-out together with new iPhones could take place in September. A major redesign should help Apple to divert attention away from the recent discussions about the postponement of a personal Siri voice assistant and Apple Intelligence in general.
(mki)
