macOS 16’s major redesign could be like Big Sur all over again

Next month, Apple will unveil its new designs for iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16. One reported goal of the redesigns is building more consistency between the various platforms. For the Mac, that means we could have another Big Sur situation on our hands. Big Sur’s new design prompted touchscreen Mac speculation macOS Big Sur was the last time Apple introduced notable design changes for the Mac’s software. The update arrived in 2020, almost immediately sparking speculation on an age-old topic: touchscreen Macs. Keen eyes observed that Big Sur seemed to space out certain UI elements more. For a platform afforded the precision of a pointer, the extra spacing seemed gratuitous. It was almost as if Apple was preparing macOS to support touch input. Five years later, that clearly wasn’t the case. But by revisiting Apple’s explanation at the time, it seems inevitable that we’re in for another Big Sur-style moment when macOS 16 debuts. macOS 16’s design looks set to repeat the Big Sur ... Read full article.