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More Apple Apps Get Liquid Glass Redesign

So, Shortcuts seem useful? I've just created shortcuts in iOS18 to apps with "forced" LiquidGlass design icons - Apple Music Classical and Support (not using TestFlight). Seems like great solution for those who don't like LG icons.

EDIT: I found violin key in Shortcut resources. Fits better original icon (without LG borders) - 2nd picture.
 

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MarkR said:
It's incomprehensible to me that Apple would change the UI to Liquid Glass in iOS 26, but not update all their own damn apps to utilize it right away. It's just not a great look. They knew what the UI was going to be long before the developer and public betas began, much less when the official 26.0 release occurred on 9/15. Someone(s) in Cupertino dropped the ball.
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Look, they’re just busy. How long did we have those skeuomorphic designs in some apps before they redesigned them with the flat UI in iOS7? As I recall, some of them took quite a while.
 
Corpuscle said:
Such useful information. Perhaps your post could be more useful and relevant if you indicated what you think needs to be improved. Otherwise why waste everyone's time with such a silly post?
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I think he’s just saying it needs to be updated to Liquid Glass, no?
 
Overall ok but there honestly feels less overhauling as compare to moving from iOS 6 to iOS 7 (or Mavericks to Yosemite). Still exploring.
 
fede777 said:
Stupid new TestFlight doesn't show remaining days on a build
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You’re right. Why would they remove that?


Looks like Microsoft is starting to test out Liquid Glass in their Office apps. Word's new TestFlight app has it. Unfortunately I don’t have TestFlights for the other apps.
 
MilaM said:
Still not a fan of those extremely rounded corners. Seems like a huge waste of screen real estate.
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Liquid Glass brings another facet that is quite brilliant... more contextual controls.

Tap a button that changes the mode and that button morphs into a relevant control. Cancel the mode and it morphs back.

Really enjoying the genius behind the new UI design language. I did turn on "Increase Contrast" to have clean, well-defined edges, reducing the blurriness.
 
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Corpuscle said:
Such useful information. Perhaps your post could be more useful and relevant if you indicated what you think needs to be improved. Otherwise why waste everyone's time with such a silly post?
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In the context of this article, clearly the Find My app needs the Liquid Glass overhaul? That's likely what they meant.
 
I'm going to miss that old TestFlight icon for a long time. The dark mode version was one of my favorite apple icons ever. Oh well...

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Edit: Also, oddly I see a visual update on Pages when using 26.1 beta 2, despite the app having no update in 6 months. It has the same sheet interface as Apple Maps.
 
LiquidGlass looks really cool from what I've seen in review videos. If anything, I hope they'd offer a slider setting to change translucency for those who want it less transparent, or an off button for those who dislike it that much. I just hope they don't get rid of it entirely. It's nice having a UI that has little touches like this.
 
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NVDA said:
Liquid glass lol what a pointless gimmick
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IMHO, it's more a unified style with potential that just needs a little refining and honing for the few issues that do remain, with option (if possible) to disable for those with older phones that don't have the fastest GPU and/or those who just dislike the look, and those are both fair points too. IMHO it's a slick look and iconic, looking gorgeous on the iPhone 17, which was another reason I'm returning to iOS. Not the biggest, but a slick one that appealed. (But looks are subjective, of course, hence an on/off toggle or transparency slider. Surely not a big thing?)

I've seen more YouTube videos complaining about bugs with levels of sarcasm that even I am in awe over that are genuinely gimmicky, when I don't think they appreciate the complexities of the coding involved in a feature that spans the entire GUI and how unexpected results or oversights can happy much more easily as there's a lot more moving parts in a OS than there are in a 3-minute video decrying it. A RTM release will have bugs. Point releases don't always fix them all, and bug fixes are going to be prioritized as well, and have to be...
 
MarkR said:
It's incomprehensible to me that Apple would change the UI to Liquid Glass in iOS 26, but not update all their own damn apps to utilize it right away. It's just not a great look. They knew what the UI was going to be long before the developer and public betas began, much less when the official 26.0 release occurred on 9/15. Someone(s) in Cupertino dropped the ball.
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They’re too busy building a back door into the OS for the fine folks in Washington.
 
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Corpuscle said:
Such useful information. Perhaps your post could be more useful and relevant if you indicated what you think needs to be improved. Otherwise why waste everyone's time with such a silly post?
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Sure, I'll specify just a tad bit more. The bottom navigation bar is still iOS 18-style, instead of the floating iOS 26 one. That's specifically what needs to be updated. I would also welcome other improvements as well. For the most part, it seems pretty untouched except for the systemwide liquid glass changes.
 
Can we just mention that one of the most valuable companies in the world, with hundreds of thousands of employees and almost unlimited financial resources, is unable to adapt all of its small software products to the new design by Day X?

Meanwhile, small indie developers are being attacked by Apple fans for still using the old design.
 
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Good to hear about this. Would like all the Apple apps to be updated with the new Liquid Glass design as soon as possible.
 
ChamomileTea said:
Liquid Glass looks awesome!

Can’t got back!

Apps that still aren’t using it look like apps from the dial up era!
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The era when function still mattered more than form? When OS navigation was still intuitive? But true, yes: Can’t go back because once you are liquified with 26, Apple liquidates 18 and older for you.
 
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turbineseaplane said:
I'm planning to steer clear at least until well into 2026 with how it's going and what I'm seeing and reading about.
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Smart move.

I regret breaking my own rule of taking a wait and see approach.

In a moment of weakness I tossed caution to the wind and “upgraded” only to be instantly reminded of the consequences …
 
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