I think they're trying to slowly work out some ideas that will be key when real AR glasses become a thing.
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Hate iOS 26's Liquid Glass Design? Here's How to Tone It Down
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Agree 100%.
I really think "cool looking interfaces" in TV & Movies have infected the minds of "designers".
This is all for the "look" and not for the usability.
I think it's beautiful and I can't wait for the public release. I have the beta installed and I find myself digging around just to see what else has been glass-ified.
My background is black anyway. All wallpapers are annoying.
And the one time where it would actually be important to exactly see what's on the screen, namely when adjusting brightness, they still blur it. (On Android, the screen specifically gets un-blurred while adjusting brightness.)
if it isn’t my old foe, Windows Aero. We meet again.
Not a bad idea to use this feature... I will try with reduce animations and see if my iPhone is faster !
I already hate the new glass icon look i prefer dark. With App icons its ok, but with game icons its horrid.
Because we've determined that that's exactly the comfortable number of icons you can see and press on a 4" sc... oh wait.
Enjoy your ride. You are going to be there someday too. And... you will be shocked at how some of the diminishment's and perils of age show up at your door literally after a nights sleep.
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Android 16 was just released today and loaded up on my Pixel. Very few new features but a serious redesign under the hood with api hooks, fixes and performance tuning. Solid release so far. The point releases will build in features on top of a solid foundational GA version. I like that approach. Gemini got ‘snappier’ too 😁.
Form over function <the designer’s honeypot.
It doesn't look very appealing nor does it add any value or functionality. I would've preferred some method of reaching the control center via a long swipe down to differentiate between spotlight search. A lot of project managers just make unnecessary UI changes to stay relevant/fill their resumes with fluff. Meh!
why does Apple keep putting lipstick on a pig? At this point it feels like all they do is circa-2010 Android skins on top of an ancient OS. The OS needs a complete revamp with new and innovative features added to allow for faster workflow, more customization, and more automation. The hardware is fantastic but the software really is a drag. I find myself enjoying the recent versions of Android more than ios and I say this as a massive Apple fanboi with at least 15 Macs at home.
Just in time for the new iPhone Aero.
Looking forward to the "Liquid Glass/Spilled IPA/Frosted Urine/We Ran Out Of Ideas in 2014" interface 👍
This has all the excitement and usefulness of watching paint dry. If this constitutes Apple "innovation" in 2025, it's time for me to become familiar with the dreaded Android platform.
Close to the what Apple is intending. The idea is to mimic VisionOS, so consider iOS and iPadOS can keep the rear camera ON while maintaining privacy with on-device live feed with no recording while using LiquidGlass that way it will resemble a poor-persons VisionOS where the iPhone is a viewfinder and LiquidGlass is the UI/UX similar to VisionOS.
People always hate at first consider going from Skeuomorph to flat and now LiquidGlass, eventually some will dislike and some won't even care. As the World Turns.
This is an even better summation:
Steve Jobs Would Have Fired Everyone
https://macdailynews.com/2025/06/11...ves-calls-wwdc-2025-a-yawner/#comment-2662894
The liquid glass is cool looking but seems like a way to create a need for hardware resources to make older devices obsolete faster. It’s really completely unnecessary from a user perspective. Seems like it’s self serving to Apple business model.
