Apple unveils iOS 26 with major design overhaul inspired by Vision Pro

At its annual developer conference in June 2025, Apple unveiled iOS 26 — the most sweeping visual transformation of its mobile operating system in over a decade. Drawing from the spatial design language of its mixed-reality platform visionOS, Apple is extending a glass-like aesthetic across every screen in its ecosystem, from iPhone to Apple TV. The move is less a cosmetic refresh than a philosophical declaration: that the boundaries between traditional and spatial computing are dissolving, and Apple intends to guide users across that threshold one familiar interface at a time.