A new leak from fpt.’s latest YouTube video reveals significant changes coming to the iOS 19 Camera app and possibly a broader shift for the OS. The Camera app will have a much cleaner interface with fewer distractions around the viewfinder. It will also integrate settings that are currently found outside the app, such as resolution and frame rate control during video recording. This is something Android has had since the beginning, and it will finally arrive in iOS 19.
The leak suggests a major redesign for the iOS 19 Camera app, which may indicate larger system-wide changes. The video doesn’t show the actual redesign, as fpt. wants to protect its sources within Apple. Instead, it presents a close representation of the future Camera app. The design focuses on the viewfinder, minimizing distractions. The camera modes and settings are more condensed, and the animations are smoother, requiring a swipe to access them.
In some ways, this resembles certain Android camera apps, particularly with the ability to change resolution and frame rate directly in the camera app, rather than going into the general Settings menu.
However, the leak hints there’s more to this than just a redesign. The camera app’s overall aesthetic and interaction design seem similar to visionOS, suggesting a potential system-wide redesign for iOS 19. This idea isn’t too far-fetched, considering the last major iOS redesign occurred with version 7.
It’s also possible that Apple will gradually introduce visionOS aesthetics, starting with subtle redesigns of core iOS apps before eventually rolling them out across the entire system.
Of course, it’s still early to be certain about these changes, as iOS 19 is at least 9 months away, and much could change by then.
