iOS 19 Wish List: What Our Writers and Editors Hope to See in the Next iPhone Update
Published on: 2025-07-17 11:00:00
Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference is set for June 9, when the tech giant is expected to announce the next version of its iPhone operating system, iOS 19. That means WWDC should be our first glimpse of new features that will likely land on your iPhone later this year.
While iOS 18 brought some useful new features to all iPhones, like RCS messaging, and Apple Intelligence to newer iPhones, we're still taking bets on what Apple will include in iOS 19. Reports suggest Apple is planning a significant redesign of the iPhone OS, changing everything from icons, apps, menus and more. But CNET's writers and editors have a few ideas we'd like to see in the upcoming OS. Some things we've asked for in the past, like customizable lock screen controls, have come to fruition so maybe we'll hit the mark again this year.
Here are some of the features and changes we hope Apple includes in the upcoming iOS 19 software.
Bring split screen to the iPhone
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