- The iOS 19 Camera app is rumored to get a new design
- It could be a sign of a wider visual refresh for iOS 19
- The updated look may be inspired by Apple visionOS
The camera app is probably one of the most used iPhone apps for most of us, and rumor has it that this key piece of software will get a facelift with the rollout of iOS 19 and iPhone 17 later this year.
According to Front Page Tech (via MacRumors), the Camera app interface will become more fluid, and its layout will adjust smoothly as different features and options (like panoramas or slow-motion videos) become available.
Most of the screen is still taken up by the viewfinder (what you’re actually taking a picture of), but image and video resolution options become easier to access, with scroll bars appearing at the top of the screen.
The fluid and transparent panels of the interface, as Front Page Tech points out, are very similar to the visionOS software running on the Apple Vision Pro. The idea is that the design refresh may also apply to the rest of iOS 19.
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You may recall that there was some talk about iOS 18 potentially getting a visionOS-inspired redesign last year. That didn’t happen, but it looks like Apple is still considering making its iPhone software more like its Vision Pro software.
Nothing is certain yet though – even tipster Jon Prosser, in the Front Page Tech video you can watch above, isn’t sure what’s going to happen – but we do know that Apple will already be working on iOS 19 updates ready for his iPhones.
We should get our first look at iOS 19 sometime in June when Apple holds its annual WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference). A beta program is likely to follow soon after, with a full release in September to coincide with the iPhone 17 lineup.
There hasn’t been much in the way of rumors or leaks surrounding iOS 19 so far, although we’ve heard that any iPhone running iOS 18 will also be able to run iOS 19. We’ll also most likely see a ton of additional Apple Intelligence -upgrades.
