We are used to seeing leaks and rumors months before WWDC, when Apple's new operating systems are discovered. However, I think this time, with iOS 14, we are facing one of the most leaky updates in the history of iOS. Throughout the week we have been able to learn news from the system code. Designers now try decipher how you translate those functions visually. In this case, we take a look at what it might look like all changes to the home screen in iOS 14, above all, the new list mode that we would see in the update.
Home screen in iOS 14: it's not a redesign, it's an extension
If we look back, since the launch of the first iPhone with iOS 1 we have always had one Home screen with apps in the form of a square view. Screens and screens with the application icon. Later, with the update of the system, new features were added such as the possibility of adding "blank pages" or the creation of folders. Nevertheless, this could change in iOS 14. The conception that we currently have of the home screen could change with this new update.
The leaks suggest that Apple would enable a list mode for the home screen. That is, we can see all the apps in the form of a list instead of ordered in different pages. The different concepts also show how we could have three tabs in this mode: sorted alphabetically, recently used and notifications. Using this mode can facilitate access to apps and even check notifications more quickly.
But beyond usability it means a before and after in the use of iOS, leaving 12 years ago with the same home screen mode. Renewed or die. In addition, many designers believe that Apple would not completely eliminate the current home screen, but would add a button to switch between normal view and list view, as we can see in the concepts that you have throughout the post.
