You frequently point out exceptions like it’s the case for the majority, it’s not and doesn’t disprove my point. Most will work fine out of the box.
No, I’m just pointing out that not all icons will be that straightforward, that’s just a fact. I’m sure most could work okay, but there will be lots that won’t. With a theming option like Dark Mode Icons that some use and some don’t, if you have a couple of app icons that don’t fully support dark mode icons it isn’t a big deal. But when part of your app icon is cut off at the corners on the App Store and users Home Screen by default, that’s going to be a bigger issue. That’s a good reason to make this an optional theming option if they do it.
Strongly agree with this. The only thing is I don't think an option for circle icon makes sense, because either you'll get a bunch of cut-off icons (like the ones you mentioned in a different comment) or developers still have to update their icons to support circles.
Thanks. Yeah, I don’t know that they would have like a shape selection button or something like that, but I could see them possibly opening up to icon themes with an icon picker which could allow for shapes other than squircles. You can already do custom icons with Shortcuts and a couple of third party apps, why not make it easier with an option in the “Customize” menu? I could see them doing something like that following up iOS 18 and expanding on some of the features with iOS 19. 👍🏻
Totally agree. I think the changes will be more about simplifying user experience than a paint job, and that even lines up with what Gurman said. He said some visual elements may draw inspiration from visionOS, but the focus is on simplify interactions. Some seem to just be honing in on the “may draw some inspiration from visionOS” part, and making a bigger deal of that then the rest of what he said. I certainly think there will probably be some visual changes in iOS 19, and we’ll probably see more translucent menus and such, but I think it will still maintain a level of familiarity. Familiarity is crucial with iOS and Apple’s platforms. They’re not likely to do away with decades of muscle memory. But they are probably going to enhance and expand existing interactions, and work in new ones in a way that still feels somewhat familiar. I think there will be visual refreshes, but I think they’ll feel more like a refresh than completely different. Take the rumored Camera app design for example, while it looks a bit different, it still feels familiar, and still preserves lots of conventions from the current Camera app. It looks more like a visual refresh than a completely different thing. And that’s exactly what I expect we’ll likely see system-wide. And iOS already makes use of translucent panels for many things, my guess is that these will basically just be upgraded with a newer translucent design that mirrors the translucent panels in visionOS, with brighter illuminated edges around the panels (which also matches what we see with the new Siri design).
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To be honest, while he’s generally a reputable source, it’s also just a mockup he created, so it could just be his idea and not even be the actual design being worked on. Who knows. Though I don’t think any of the things we see there are that far fetched.
Is he? Prosser also said the Series 8 watch was going to have the flat face (that ended up being the Ultra) and the iPhone 14 Pro was going to be titanium (that ended up being the 15 Pro). His sources are always "adjacent" to the truth, but he makes some inaccurate guesses on the missing bits that give him a bad track record. He takes the rumors he hears and adds some amount of wishful thinking and makes up something new that is definitely not what the leakers gave him.
I guess what I should have said is that I don’t think he would necessarily purposefully lie and make it up, but it’s also a possibility, or perhaps he’s just got a bad source. My guess is the design is likely still somewhat in flux. 👍🏻 But yeah, I think a lot of these people so far are adding a lot of wishful thinking into things. Pretty much all of the more direct stuff we have currently is fairly vague. 👍🏻
Welp what? It’s a mockup.Welp…
Here's What Apple's iOS 19 Messages App Might Look Like
Leaker Jon Prosser today shared a mockup of what he says the Messages app will look like in iOS 19, demoing an interface with rounded, translucent...
That’s looking positive if he’s accurate with those mockups. All of those changes look nice. And we keep the squircle app icons!!! 👍🏻🎉
its so minor tho. I wanted something more dramatic. Mark Made out its more than just a fresh coat of paint
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