Top Stories: iOS 19 and iPhone 17 Pro Rumors, Siri Revamp Turmoil, and More

It was a large week for leaks and rumors successful the Apple world, with caller claims astir iOS 19, the iPhone 17 Pro, and adjacent the 20th day iPhone coming a mates of years from now.


Sources besides spilled the beverage connected the interior turmoil astatine Apple astir the Apple Intelligence-driven Siri revamp that has seen important delays, truthful work connected beneath for each the details connected these stories and more!

iOS 19 Leak Reveals Alleged New Design With Rounder App Icons, Floating Tab Bar, and More

YouTuber Jon Prosser is backmost with immoderate much claims connected his Front Page Tech transmission regarding design updates coming successful iOS 19, and according to accusation he's seen, we could beryllium successful for immoderate large changes.


Sources wrong Apple person shown Prosser a much glass-like interface inspired by visionOS, including rounder icons, a caller floating pill-shaped tab barroom astatine the bottommost of galore built-in apps, and immoderate further plan tweaks.

For an overview of everything we've heard truthful acold astir imaginable plan changes for iOS 19 with conscionable astir 2 months agone until its authoritative unveiling astatine WWDC, check retired our recap article.

iPhone 17 Pro's New Rear Camera Bar 'Same Color arsenic Rest of Device'

Leaks person shown the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models volition person a overmuch larger rear camera bump spanning the full apical of the device, and a caller assertion from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says the bump volition beryllium the aforesaid colour arsenic the remainder of the device alternatively than being a chiseled achromatic colour seen connected immoderate renderings.


On the diagnostic front, Jon Prosser has said the iPhone 17 Pro models volition see native enactment for simultaneous video signaling from some beforehand and rear cameras, thing that truthful acold has lone been disposable done prime third-party apps.

We've besides recapped a fig of different important changes rumored to beryllium coming to the iPhone 17 Pro aboriginal this year.

Apple Planning 'Bold' New 20th Anniversary Design for 2027 iPhone Pro

We're inactive a mates of years distant from the 20th day of the iPhone's debut, but Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple is readying thing peculiar for the milestone: a "major shake-up" that volition see not lone the much-rumored foldable iPhone but besides a "bold" caller look for the Pro-level iPhone models.


Gurman says the 2027 iPhone Pro models volition marque much extended usage of solid successful their construction, but small other is known astir what Apple has successful the works.

Report Reveals Internal Chaos Behind Apple's Siri Failure

The Apple Intelligence-powered revamp of Siri has deed a fig of stumbling blocks, starring to Apple uncharacteristically announcing a hold successful immoderate of the upcoming features. An extended caller study from The Information this week reveals details of the turmoil that has gone connected down the scenes astatine Apple.


According to the report, indecision and repeated changes successful absorption from Apple enactment astir however to deploy Apple Intelligence frustrated engineers moving connected the project, with Siri successful peculiar being a "hot potato" that bounced betwixt teams without important advancement being made.

Sources bespeak that immoderate of the astir awesome Siri features demoed successful Apple's Intelligence's unveiling astatine WWDC 2024 were efficaciously fictitious, with the functionality not adjacent moving connected trial devices astatine that point. The demo adjacent seemingly came arsenic a astonishment to members of the Siri team.

Waiting for the Perfect MacBook Pro? 2026 Might Be the Year

We're expecting an update to the MacBook Pro aboriginal this twelvemonth with a caller M5 spot and immoderate different upgrades, but for a much much important revamp, you mightiness privation to hold until 2026.


Rumors bespeak the 2026 MacBook Pro could spot a plan overhaul with OLED displays, a smaller pinhole camera cutout replacing the existent notch, and possibly adjacent a thinner and lighter plan and 5G connectivity.

In summation to the MacBook Pro overhaul, 2026 whitethorn besides spot the motorboat of Apple's rumored ample foldable device, which reportedly features an 18.8-inch show erstwhile unfolded.

iOS 18.4.1 Update Coming Soon for iPhones

iOS 18.5 remains successful aboriginal beta testing, but Apple appears to person an interim iOS 18.4.1 update connected the way, and it should beryllium arriving wrong the adjacent week oregon two.


It's unclear what fixes volition beryllium included successful the update, but these updates typically absorption connected information issues. It's imaginable it could besides code a fewer problems that popped up successful the iOS 18.4 update specified arsenic CarPlay connectivity issues immoderate users person been experiencing, though that's simply speculation astatine this point.

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