Subj : iOS 18 tipped to get a visual redesign this year  with macOS foll
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Sun Feb 25 2024 17:45:05

iOS 18 tipped to get a visual redesign this year  with macOS following later

Date:
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:30:42 +0000

Description:
As well as a bunch of AI features, it sounds as though iOS 18 is going to 
come with a new look as well.

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The design elements in iOS don't often change  and when they do, it's not 
usually by much  but the upcoming iOS 18 software could indeed have a 
significantly updated look, according to one well-placed source. 

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman (via 9to5Mac ), Apple "is indeed working 
to update the design of iOS as early as this year". That doesn't give us much 
detail to work with, but it does suggest there will be noticeably different 
visuals. 

Gurman  usually reliable when it comes to predicting Apple's moves  was in 
part responding to rumors that iOS 18 would borrow some design inspiration 
from visionOS on the Apple Vision Pro. That "total overhaul" isn't happening, 
says Gurman, though it sounds as though Apple may get part of the way there 
in 2024. 

New versions of iOS are usually unveiled at Apple's Worldwide Developers 
Conference (WWDC) in June, so we don't have too long to wait to see what 
Apple's been working on  and how much different in style it is to iOS 17 . An 
"ambitious and compelling" update iOS 18 will be coming to the iPhone 15 
(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd) 

The biggest visual overhaul we've ever seen for iOS came with iOS 7 , 
launched back in 2013: skeuomorphism (where digital elements are designed 
like their real world equivalents) was out, and a much more modern look was 
in. 

In the decade since, app icons and menus have been tweaked and adjusted, but 
there hasn't been what you would describe as a full-scale redesign. We'll 
have to wait and see what iOS 18 brings when WWDC 2024 gets underway. 

Gurman has previously gone on record as saying that iOS 18 is going to be an 
"ambitious and compelling" upgrade, so it sounds as though there's a lot to 
look forward to. As with everything else in tech lately, generative AI is 
likely to play an important role  with Siri and iOS set to be updated with 
some big new AI-driven capabilities. 

According to Gurman, a visual refresh is also coming to macOS, though it'll 
lag behind iOS: the updates Apple is planning to the macOS design are 
apparently still in the early stages, and won't be completed until 2025 or 
2026. You might also like iOS 18 could be the biggest Apple software update 
yet Here's our full review of iOS 17 iOS 18 could debut Apple's new 
generative AI



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/ios-18-tipped-to-get-a-visual-redesign
-this-year-with-macos-following-later


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