iOS 19: Three new features are being announced next month

I'm having trouble getting excited about any of these.  Can someone
explain to me what's so great about any of them?

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#1: Major design overhaul

This is the big headliner feature. Apple is reportedly preparing its
biggest iOS redesign in years, with more changes than we’ve seen since
iOS 7.

iOS 19’s new design is expected to have three main goals:
Simpler to use
Faster to navigate
Easier to learn

Leaks have pointed to Apple striking a balance of keeping things
familiar, but also fresh and streamlined.

For example, apps that use tab bars may now make that navigation float
above content and integrate a search bar. So it’s not an iOS 18
Photos-style total rewrite, but the design still has meaningful visual
and functional changes.


#2: New third-party AI integrations

Last year when Apple Intelligence launched, it brought a two-fold
strategy.

Most AI features are built and powered by Apple’s own LLMs. But the
company also integrated the intelligence of ChatGPT into Siri and its
writing tools. Reporting indicates the same approach will continue in
iOS 19, with Apple potentially offering several new third-party AI
models to choose from. Google Gemini will likely be one of them.

While there will also be new in-house AI features in iOS 19, the
expansion of third-party options should help Apple give users more
power than it can provide on its own.


#3: External display ‘Stage Manager’ mode

The iPhone keeps getting increasingly more powerful, and restrictions
in iOS don’t always let that power shine through. But reportedly in iOS
19, there’s a big multitasking upgrade on the way—at least, in a
certain context.

iOS 19 is rumored to offer a new Stage Manager-like UI when your iPhone
connects to an external display. Thus enabling you to use multiple
iPhone apps at once.

It may seem like a niche use case, but there are two reasons it makes
sense:
iPadOS 19 will similarly get big Stage Manager upgrades and next year’s
iPhone Fold needs proper multitasking support By shipping this new
Stage Manager UI in iOS 19, Apple can gather feedback from users and
make adjustments next year before the iPhone Fold’s  launch.

https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/05/ios-19-three-new-features-are-being-announced-next-month/