Although the iOS 18 release cycle is running really slow (thanks to Apple Intelligence), Apple is just five months away from unveiling the next-gen iOS 19. Like with previous iOS generations, the leaks and rumors for iOS 19 have already started surfacing, speculating the new features iOS 19 will bring to iPhones and the models that will support it.
From compatible devices to expected features to possible delays, this post details everything you need to know about the upcoming iOS 19.
iOS 19: Expected features
Besides the usual slate of performance updates, there is not much we know about iOS 19 currently. However, rumors are rife about significant upgrades to Apple Intelligence’s capabilities and a major overhaul of Siri.
A more evolved version of Siri
According to Bloomberg, we will see a “more conventional Siri” in iOS 19, powered by “more advanced large language models (LLMs).” The report further states that this new substantial upgrade will transform Siri to behave and interact “more like a human,” making it capable of “handling more sophisticated requests,” similar to how ChatGPT or Google Gemini works.
While we believe that a revamped Siri is coming with iOS 19, the chances of this happening are slim, as Apple has just already revamped Siri with iOS 18 on Apple Intelligence-supported devices.
While rumors suggest that iOS 18-supported iPhones will be iOS 19 compatible, only a handful of them will get access to all the new features, similar to what happened in iOS 18 with Apple Intelligence features.
iOS 19: Expected delays
Although iOS 19 is expected to come with substantial upgrades, it is unlikely that all the features will be available at the launch. It is also possible that we might see a delayed launch timeline compared to the usual one. This is because Apple is already lagging with the iOS 18 rollout as it still hasn’t released some of the most anticipated Apple Intelligence features and will most likely release them with iOS 18.4 in March 2025.
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According to Mark Gurman, Apple engineers are still rumored to be working on iOS 18 when they should already be working on iOS 19 by this time. This delay in ongoing iOS 18 development and rollout means that we will have to wait longer than usual to get our hands on all the new features of iOS 19 as the work on them is believed to be delayed.
iOS 19: Release date and timeline
If we follow the typical Apple fashion, the Cupertino tech giant will most likely reveal the upcoming iOS 19 at WWDC in June 2025. Beta testers will get their hands on the iOS 19 first developer beta as soon as the event concludes. Apple generally releases the first public beta one month after the first developer beta, so we expect the first iOS 19 public beta to be released somewhere in July 2025.
Wrapping up…
That’s pretty much it for now. We will regularly update this post with new leaks and rumors regarding iOS 19 features.
Do you have your own iOS 19 features wishlist? We would love to hear about it in the comments below.
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