Apple prepares to present iOS 19 in less than two months during its traditional WWDCthat this year will be held next June 9 In Cupertino, and the leaks are already beginning to heat the environment with a novelty that, although it may seem less, promises to significantly improve the daily experience of millions of users.
As Jon Prosser has advanced, a renowned and usual filter, with iOS 19, Apple would move the Search bar In applications to the lower edge of the screen, something that would mark a before and after, especially for iPhone Pro Max users, with huge screens and difficulties to reach that bar at the top.
New function of iOS 19
Currently, in iOS 18, the search bar is located at the top of the screen inside most app. This forces the user to stretch their thumb or even use both hands, especially if an iPhone Pro Max or the recent iPhone 16 Pro is handled, whose screens are far from being small.
According to Prosser, in iOS 19 Apple will bet on relocating that search bar to the lower edge, just where the user's thumb normally rests. In this way, looking for a message in Issssage, a song in Apple Music or an application in the App Store will be much more intuitive and accessible. You will not have to slide or juggle With the device in hand. The function will always be visible, without hiding after gestures, as is currently in messages.
The first mockups that Prosser has shared show this new location in applications such as messages, Apple Music and the App Store, both in apps with lower navigation bar and in those that do not have it. In all cases, the search bar appears permanently, so it is not necessary to slide down to activate it. This not only improves ergonomics, but Simplify navigation and reduce distractions.
This change does not appear out of nowhere, since for years users have been claiming a more comfortable interface for large screens. Although Apple has introduced functions such as “accessibility” to temporarily lower the interface, these solutions have always been rather patches, but iOS 19 It could be the first version that you really think of functional design for larger screens.
It would not be the first time that Apple relocates key elements in favor of usability. It already happened with safari in iOS 15when the address bar became at the bottom to facilitate navigation. Although at first it generated controversy, over time many users got used to it and thanked the improvement. Everything indicates that with this new search bar something similar will happen.
Waiting for Apple to confirm the details at the World Developer Conference of June, everything indicates that iOS 19 will not only bring a visual redesign, but also functional. And if the search bar is only the beginning, we could be facing the most practical update in years, because when the change not only enters the eyes, but also shows in each small function, it is then when Apple makes the difference again.
