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'The way Apple's design team intended it from the start': Liquid Glass ...
(Image credit: Apple) Apple will tweak Liquid Glass in macOS 27, a new report claimsThe changes aim to fix the most pertinent criticisms leveled at the designBut they will be limited in scope and won’t fundamentally alter Liquid GlassIt’s safe to say that Apple’s Liquid Glass redesign has proven to be controversial, and nowhere is that more the case than in macOS 26. But despite Apple apparently doubling down on its commitment to the glassy user interface, it seems that the company is willing to make some concessions to improve the fit and finish of its operating system.That’s what’s been reported in Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter. There, Gurman pointed out that in several aspects of macOS — particularly those featuring sidebars or dense concentrations of text — Liquid Glass textures “reduce text clarity or create interface confusion.” That’s something that Apple is allegedly setting out to address in macOS 27, which will be revealed at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 8.This “slight redesign” will come with fixes for “shadows and transparency quirks,” Gurman claims. This could help to address some of the most pressing concerns surrounding Liquid Glass in macOS 26, where glassy surfaces and textures often make text blurry and difficult to read.However, Gurman is adamant that “Liquid Glass itself isn’t going away,” and is instead merely being “refined.” “The goal is more of a cleanup and refinement effort aligned with the company’s wider push to polish its software this year,” he said, adding that similarly small-scale changes are coming to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 at the same time.A ‘not-completely-baked’ implementation (Image credit: Apple / Future)Interestingly, Gurman includes a sort of half-admission from his Apple sources that the company isn’t entirely happy with Liquid Glass. Speaking of the upcoming changes to the design, Gurman says they are “meant to make Liquid Glass look the way Apple’s design team intended it to from the start. Last year’s operating systems didn’t necessarily suffer from design problems, I’m told, but rather a not-completely-baked implementation from Apple’s software engineering team.”It says a lot that even Apple’s internal staff are somewhat dissatisfied with Liquid Glass. The design overhaul has taken a battering online, with loud and frequent criticism being leveled at its aesthetic sensibilities and its effect on readability. But with no official word from Apple, we...
Apple May Tweak Liquid Glass With macOS 27 to Improve Readability
He says Apple is working to implement the design it originally intended to roll out, with sources referring to macOS 26's Liquid Glass design as a "not-completely-baked implementation from Apple ...
iOS 26 review one year later - AppleInsider
Liquid Glass wasn't limited to iOS 26, but I'll keep my conversation about it limited to that platform. The new material stands out most on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. Every Apple app quickly ...
iPadOS 26: all the new changes and features | GeeksChalk
iPadOS 26 brings Liquid Glass to the iPad along with a rebuilt windowing system, the Phone app on iPad, deeper Apple Intelligence integration, and four new built-in apps.
