Apple’s three goals for iOS 19 redesign sound lofty, but just right

iOS 19 will reportedly introduce a big redesign, alongside overhauled companion updates like macOS 16 and iPadOS 19. Per Mark Gurman, Apple executives have three goals in mind for the updates, and they sound lofty but spot-on. Executives at Apple have a clear vision for OS overhauls In his Power On newsletter over the weekend, Mark Gurman shared some new tidbits about the expected iOS 19 redesign. Some of the more noteworthy details came in a paragraph talking about Apple’s goals for the new updates. Executives say the goal is to make the operating systems simpler to use, faster to navigate and easier to learn. The software should also set the stage for new hardware designs, including foldable devices and touch-screen Macs. And it will have to adapt to an era dominated by artificial intelligence assistants, rather than people continually dipping in and out of applications. Based on this excerpt, it seems that Apple’s leaders have three explicit goals. iOS 19 and its other updates ... Read full article.