The next major update to the iPhone, iPad and Mac operating systems could bring the biggest design changes to the company’s platforms in years, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.
The update, which will arrive in iOS 19, iPadOS 19 and macOS 16, will revamp icons, menus, apps, windows and system buttons, and simplify navigation and controls, the report said. The new design is reportedly heavily based on VisionOS, the operating system for Apple’s VisionPro VR headset, which uses round icons and translucent panels for navigation.
The changes, which are a major focus of Apple’s software and user interface design teams, are being overseen by Apple’s vice president of human interface design, Alan Dye, according to Bloomberg.
The company will first showcase iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16 at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, the report said.
