The first screenshot of iOS 16 is exposed! This style is no different from Android

I guess everyone is tired of the bugs in various versions of iOS 15, which are still the same over and over again. In another three months, the brand new iOS 16 will be here. It is said that there will be a lot of updates in this major upgrade, and the changes in style will be eye-catching.

In fact, in the past two years, players have been complaining that the style of iOS is too unchanging, and they hope that iOS can change its style, otherwise they will get tired of it. It is revealed that the icon style of iOS 16 will change greatly this year. Industry insiders speculate that the main change is to make a certain change from the current "flat" to "three-dimensional". But this is also very strange: the style of iOS in the early years was a typical "skeuomorphism". Is Apple going to stage a classic comeback?

To be honest, if iOS 16 can pay tribute to the classic style, it will really make people cry. Think about how many years it was when you last used a phone with a skeuomorphic UI? Now, the market is full of flat minimalist UI styles. It is too difficult to find an authentic skeuomorphic UI. Even the Hammer OS that was popular at the time was only a flash in the pan, and Luo Yonghao, who kept saying that he wanted to acquire Apple, has faded out for a long time.

In addition, iOS 16 will also have a major upgrade in the design of widgets. A screenshot of a demonstration that is said to be "InfoShack" has been circulating on the Internet recently. It looks very different from the current widget design of iOS 15. It looks like different functional components are put into a "big component", which should be to distinguish different usage scenarios and the functions of different apps.

This screenshot contains a lot of information. The "InfoShack" component can contain small tools including flashlight, remote control, home, key, brightness adjustment, timer, etc. If this function can be expanded to more details, small functions such as brightness adjustment and cellular network switch can be placed in the "InfoShack" component, reducing the number of times the pull-down control center is used and improving the convenience of operation.

At present, these are the suspected news about iOS 16. However, the compatible list has also been exposed. Although the authenticity is still in doubt, it can be seen from the picture that the iPhone 6S series and the first generation iPhone SE are no longer compatible. The oldest models currently supported are the iPhone 7 series and the second generation iPhone SE. It seems that these "nail households" will not be able to experience iOS 16.

But to be honest, the style of the "InfoShack" component of iOS 16 is very similar to the current Android deeply customized UI style. For example, OPPO and vivo are making this kind of integrated functional components. It has to be said that with the passage of time, iOS is becoming more and more bloated. Although the details are much richer, it always makes people feel more and more like Android... Perhaps, this is in line with the Chinese saying "different paths lead to the same destination"?