iOS 26.1 Beta 4 Lets Users Control Liquid Glass Transparency with New Toggle

[turbineseaplane]

Think about what this says about their internal processes and how out of touch they are with reality.

This entire LG situation is the EPITOME of form over function.

It's exactly what we'd all want Apple to do not in the first place.

This sort of mistaken design direction should be caught internally, literally at the concept level of discussion.

 

[pier]

some people would prefer to have a more opaque option for Liquid Glass

Some people? You mean like 90% of users?

 

[Innovati0n]

Some people? You mean like 90% of users?

94% of stats are made up.

Got a source for that 90% number?

 

[Shahar0912]

Liquid plastic

 

[Starfia]

This is all I can see with menus + icons. Ugh.

That actually is an appropriate re-interpretation of my warning there. My first paragraph of feedback to Apple after Tahoe's release was about the hope of disabling those entirely. (At least distinguishing their shade from that of the text would be a kind affordance.)

 

[Starfia]

These choices have nothing to do with design. This is about organisation.

Users should not be asked about legibility, if Apple just made the most legible version.

(Laughs)

All right – we can inform the Apple staff that the 30-year legacy of Mac display options has nothing to do with design. I'm sure they'll find that most helpful.

Are you inviting me to collect screen shots of the bouquet-like collection of settings from across Apple's platforms related to text legibility, or…?

 

[Joosst]

(Laughs)

All right – we can inform the Apple staff that the 30-year legacy of Mac display options has nothing to do with design. I'm sure they'll find that most helpful.

Are you inviting me to collect screen shots of the bouquet-like collection of settings from across Apple's platforms related to text legibility, or…?

The things you refer to are accessibility features, if you need a bigger typeface or whatever. This just feels different somehow. Like they don’t really know what they’re doing. To me it feels insecure and backtracking. Especially after they made such a big deal about Liquid Glass. To now say: ‘ah maybe not’ just doesn’t convey confidence. But maybe I’m wrong.

 

[bluecoast]

He's certainly on record for saying "choice is good" during a keynote, though that was during a momentary trepidatious mood.

I tend to recall this moment from the release of Leopard, though, when he appeared to be responding directly to user requests with respect to the interface. Listening to what people thought about Apple seemed like such a critical tooth of Steve's cog – as well as a critical part of Apple's success during his years – that I don't think it's that hard to know. Of course he'd be listening to users and take into consideration what he thought they wanted from Apple. I imagine the ability to gauge some of their applause instantaneously – an ability modern Apple has voluntarily waived – was another reason he loved the live keynotes.

I like the prerecorded keynotes of nowadays.

The clapping and sycophancy from the planted at the front Apple employees of the late teens keynotes became grating

(I’m British - we are generally pretty cynical and reserved. At least I am!).

But I’d agree with you - the Apple of today seems curiously isolated and defensive. Clearly something is not working well there.