Re: [RUMOUR] Apple planning enormous changes to iOS and macOS

On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:31:38 +1300, Your Name wrote :

Plus, whichever moron in management thinks such a silly design change
will somehow "recapture some of its Pandemic-era sales" needs to be
fired.

 These rumours are very common. Because any "rumour" about Apple generates
clicks on websites.

 Apparently the redesign has now been mentioned by three separate "sources", including Mark Gurman, so has a bit more substance than most anonymous rumours. :-(
<https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/10/ios-19-visionos-redesign-rumors/>

For two main reasons, Apple "rumors" are widely reported in the field:
 <https://www.pymnts.com/apple/2025/report-apple-to-make-biggest-changes-to-operating-systems-in-years/>
 <https://www.theverge.com/news/627149/apple-ios-ipados-macos-design-overhaul>
 <https://bgr.com/tech/ios-19-will-reportedly-bring-a-full-redesign-to-apples-iphone/>
 <https://seekingalpha.com/news/4419042-apple-plans-to-revamp-operating-system-with-ios-19-report>
 <https://www.macworld.com/article/2632571/ios-19-and-macos-16-will-reportedly-bring-a-huge-interface-overhaul.html>
 <https://www.phonearena.com/news/apple-to-overhaul-software-on-iphone-and-ipad_id168375>
 <https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/10/ios-19-visionos-redesign-rumors/>
 <https://www.howtogeek.com/rumored-ios-macos-ipados-redesign-2025/>
 <https://www.engadget.com/mobile/apple-is-reportedly-planning-a-major-redesign-for-ios-19-and-macos-16-202804091.html>
 <https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2025/03/10/ios-19-apple-iphone-new-design-biggest-overhaul-coming-in-weeks-report-claims/>
 <https://www.pocket-lint.com/apple-ios-19-and-smart-hub-delay/>
  etc.
What is in the report?
  *Rounder elements, new UI, easier navigation... and more...*
My assessment (so far) is that it will be mostly window dressing.
As meaningless as Apple's "Innovative BOLD!!!!!!!! New Colors!!!!!!!".
As far as we can tell, Apple hasn't innovated more than a single thing in
the past decade (see the prior thread proving we can't find anything else).