According to Bloomberg, Apple is planning a significant overhaul of the design and user experience of its operating systems, including the upcoming versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This redesign aims to create a more consistent user experience across the company’s software, impacting various elements such as icons, menus, apps, windows, and system buttons.

The new design may draw inspiration from visionOS, the operating system used in the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset. The Vision Pro features a distinct style that differs from Apple’s other software, characterized by a focus on translucency, floating interface elements, and rounded app icons.

As noted by Bloomberg, Apple has not made significant changes to the design of its software since the introduction of iOS 7 and macOS Big Sur. The release of iOS 7 in 2013 marked the first version of the iPhone’s operating system overseen by former Chief Design Officer Jony Ive, while macOS Big Sur, released in 2020, was the first version to run iPad apps and work on Apple’s custom silicon. In contrast, the upcoming updates to iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16 do not appear to have equally significant shifts, aside from the company’s ongoing work on Apple Intelligence.

Apple Intelligence, introduced alongside iOS 18, includes a range of new AI-powered features for working with audio, images, and text, as well as a revamped version of Siri that can use apps on behalf of the user. While most of these features have been released, the new Siri functionality has been delayed and is now expected to be available “in the coming year.”