Apple is going through a
period of turbulence within its leadership teams, even as
Tim Cook prepares to leave .
Following several recent departures, including
John Giannandrea who was in charge of the AI division , it is now
Alan Dye , vice president in charge of interface design, who is preparing to leave the company to join Meta
according to Bloomberg .
His role was crucial in the design of the recently released Liquid Glass , and in the development of the Apple Vision Pro …
Alan Dye sets off for Meta: a new chapter…
As a pillar of Apple design since 2015, Alan Dye will officially take up his position at Meta on December 31, 2025, in order to begin 2026 on a new professional chapter.
According to information revealed by Bloomberg, Alan Dye is expected to lead a new design studio tasked with integrating hardware, software, and artificial intelligence into the company’s interfaces.
According to Mark Zuckerberg, this studio will be the place where design, technology, and creativity meet to imagine the next generations of products, particularly in the field of wearable AI devices and smart glasses, while a new Ray-Ban model is on the way…
Apple is reorganizing with Stephen Lemay
To replace Alan Dye, Apple had already anticipated this reorganization, and entrusted the keys to design to Stephen Lemay , a long-time designer within the company since 1999.
For his part, Tim Cook emphasizes that Stephen Lemay embodies Apple’s excellence and collaborative culture , having participated in all of the company’s major interfaces.
A changing design and recurring departures…
Alan Dye’s departure is part of a series of changes that have affected Apple’s design direction for several years now. Following the departure of Jony Ive and his successor Evans Hankey, several designers joined LoveFrom and OpenAI to work on AI devices.
Liquid Glass, which was introduced under Alan Dye, has been widely criticized for its readability on iOS and Mac, and Vision Pro is struggling to attract the general public, partly because of its high price.
And while the brand is still struggling to convince the public, with several delays for the release of the new version of Siri, all these elements highlight the challenges Apple faces in maintaining its identity in the face of fierce competition and a rapidly changing market.
Even though Apple continues to regularly announce very reassuring figures , 2026 should be a pivotal year for the company…