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My wish for iOS 26 is that, in…

My wish for iOS 26 is that, in preparation for the 20th anniversary all-glass iPhone, the new UI design will pave the way for system-wide pass-through video (just as visionOS uses) so as to feel like your content is the device. No more static background wallpaper. Truly transparent-seeming.

This mode probably won't debut until iPhone 20, however, since it will depend on a higher baseline of camera and sensor hardware (as Vision Pro did).

2.1k likes · June 4, 2025 at 6:04 AM UTC

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