While Apple is preparing to reveal the iOS 19 to WWDC 2025 on Monday, several rumors surfaced, including a new potential name for the operating system, a whole new design inspired by pro vision, etc.
Here is an overview of The most notable characteristics that will come to iOS 19.
New name
Sources have told Bloomberg that Apple was planning to rename its operating systems to reflect the release year rather than using the version numbers. This means that iOS 19 will be renamed iOS 26, similar to the way the years of car model are designated. This name change will also apply to other software updates, such as iPados 26, MacOS 26, Watchos 26, TVOS 26 and Visionos 26.
Major design revision
Providing to be the most important design change since iOS 7, the operating system may include a complete visual overhaul, that which would be inspired by Apple’s pro vision helmet, according to Bloomberg. This could include translucent panels for navigation and icons of the circular application. The inspired design of Visionos will be carried out on the entire Apple ecosystem in order to create a more coherent experience.
Dedicated game application
According to rumors, Apple publishes a game application that will integrate Apple Arcade and the game offers of the App Store, with a central center for the achievements, rankings and content of the App Store. This occurs after the company acquired its first game studio, Rac7, according to DigitalTrends.
Virtual health coach
Apple can also develop AI functionality to serve as a personal health coach. This new chatbot should suggest lifestyle changes and provide health advice according to user data collected from the health application. In addition, the Health application can be reworked to include food monitoring functionality, allowing users to record their carbohydrate and caffeine intake.
Smarter battery management
Apple could improve the health of the iPhone battery with battery management powered by AI. This new feature analyzes the use of devices and make adjustments to keep the battery life. There may also be a new load icon on the lock screen which gives an estimated time for the moment when it is completely loaded.
Another rumor suggests that the inverted wireless load is tested on iPhone 17 Pro models, allowing users to load accessories such as AirPods or Apple Watch directly from their iPhone.
IA translation for messages
According to 9TO5MAC, the messages application is defined to obtain an Apple Intelligence translation function which can automatically translate messages as soon as they hit user reception boxes. 9TO5MAC also reports that Apple Intelligence could feed a survey functionality which allows people of group cats to vote and offers survey suggestions generated by the AI.
And Siri?
A notable absence of all rumors is the impressive Siri capacities highlighted in the presentation of Apple 2024, which presented a more contextual assistant which can collect information and carry out actions on different applications. The company said in March that new features were delayed.
Although we can expect ads related to AI, the main objective is probably on design changes. The reports indicate that improvements in existing Apple Intelligence features will also be introduced, as well as new additions.
This story was initially published on June 3 and will be updated as rumors are coming out.
