iOS 19: Apple’s big plans for a ‘glassy’ new design overhaul

Apple officially set the date for WWDC 2025 today, which is where it will announce iOS 19 and its other new software platforms. According to rumors, iOS 19 is set to be one of the biggest software revamps in Apple’s history.

Now, a new video from Jon Prosser has more tidbits on what to expect from the all-new iOS 19 design. Mark Gurman, meanwhile, says Apple has even more planned for iOS 19 and Prosser’s renders are missing key details …

Prosser previously shared mockups of the revamped Camera and Messages apps coming with iOS 19. According to Prosser, these mockups (and the ones in today’s video) were created based on actual footage he saw of iOS 19 in action. Prosser worked with 3D artist Asher Dipprey to make these mockups.

Today’s video from Prosser outlines a few details on what to expect from iOS 19’s new design:

• A “glassy, visionOS-themed” design that spans apps, buttons, the keyboard, and more.
• The new look will feature a “more rounded aesthetic and glossy, almost glassy styling,” where edges of interface elements “sort of pop up from the screen.”
• The keyboard in particular “almost looks like it’s floating” thanks to this new design.
• Many similarities to the design details we’ve seen in the Apple Sports and Apple Invites apps.

One thing Prosser specifically calls out at the end of the video is that the version of iOS 19 that he saw doesn’t use circular app icons on the Home Screen. He notes that “there’s always a chance” that could change and rounded Home Screen icons could happen.

In a post on social media, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that these images “aren’t representative of what we’ll see at WWDC” and are “based on either very old builds or vague descriptions, missing key features.” Gurman says we should “expect more from Apple in June” than what these leaks show.

As of right now, I don’t think what we’ve seen lives up to the hype that iOS 19 will be Apple’s biggest visual revamp since iOS 7. It’s good to know that Gurman says there’s more to the story.