It’s been a while since we’ve seen a dramatic overhaul on any of Apple’s operating systems, but we could see the biggest ones in years as soon as WWDC.
Apple is gearing up to overhaul its operating systems in hopes of making its platforms more cohesive. The idea is that the change should make the platforms feel familiar to people coming from one device to another.
The new updates are expected to come later in 2025 according to Bloomberg. Apple will update its icons, menus, apps, windows, and system buttons.
Sources told Bloomberg the design is loosely based on visionOS, the operating system on the Apple Vision Pro. The revamp to iOS 19 and iPadOS 19 is codenamed “Luck,” while macOS 16 is dubbed “Cheer.”
It seems as though this will be the biggest refresh to the Mac operating system since 2020 with the advent of Big Sur, and the iPhone since iOS 7.
The changes will allegedly go much further than aesthetic tweaks. The report claims that user interfaces will change — but without a merge that’s happened elsewhere.
For those who are hopeful that they’ll see the iPad adopt macOS, don’t get too excited. The company still plans on keeping the devices separate — after all, it still wants customers to own both.
If the report is accurate, we’ll see many of the changes profiled at WWDC 2025, which will presumably take place this June.
The move reportedly aims to recapture some of its Pandemic-era sales. While Apple saw incredible growth in 2021, its numbers haven’t been nearly as good since. However, it seems as though the company is already beginning to see a rebound.
As Bloomberg points out, even though the design change has probably been a long time coming, it might be a good distraction from the less-than-perfect Apple Intelligence launch.
Just last week, Apple confirmed it would not be launching its new, more personalized Siri in iOS 18.4. While it’s possible that we may see the improved Siri in iOS 19, it’s just as likely that Apple could hold off even longer.
