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The first iOS 19 beta is less than two months away, and there are already a handful of new features that are expected with the update. Apple should release the first iOS 19 beta to developers immediately following the WWDC 2025 keynote, which is scheduled for Monday, June 9. Following beta testing, the update should be released to the general public in September.
Below, we recap the key iOS 19 rumors so far. New Design With Floating Tab Bar iOS 19 is expected to introduce a new design that looks more like the visionOS operating system on the Apple Vision Pro headset. According to Front Page Tech's Jon Prosser, iOS 19 will have a glass-like appearance, with added translucency for menus, buttons, and other user interface elements.
He also expects rounder app icons, and a new floating tab bar in Apple apps. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman also expects iOS 19 to have a visionOS-like design, and he believes the design changes will be the biggest since iOS 7. End-to-End Encryption for RCS Last month, Apple said that it plans to add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to the Messages app in future iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS software updates.
That likely means iOS 19, macOS 16, and other corresponding updates. Apple promising end-to-end encryption for RCS messages indirectly confirms that it will be adopting the RCS Universal Profile 3.0 specification, which also includes several iMessage-like enhancements that were originally introduced in version 2.
7 of the specification. iOS 18 supports RCS Universal Profile 2.4.
Here are five new capabilities to expect for RCS conversations on iOS 19: End-to-end encryption, which will prevent Apple and any other third party from being able to read messages and attachments while they are being sent between devices In-line replies Edit messages Unsend messages Full-fledged Tapback support for RCS messages, ensuring they always work iMessage conversations with blue bubbles have supported end-to-end encryption by...
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