Apple Announces All-New 'Liquid Glass' Software Redesign Across iOS 26 and More

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced a complete redesign of all of its major software platforms called "Liquid Glass."

Announced simultaneously for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and CarPlay, Liquid Glass forms a new universal design language for the first time. At its WWDC 2025 keynote address, Apple's software chief Craig Federighi said "Apple Silicon has become dramatically more powerful enabling software, materials and experiences we once could only dream of."

Inspired by visionOS, Liquid Glass is layered throughout the system and features rounded corners have been matched to the curved screens of the devices. It behaves just like glass in the real world and morphs when you need more options or move between views.

App icons have been totally redesigned with multiple layers of Liquid Glass, and there is a new clear look that sits alongside light mode and dark mode. Apple also showcased design changes to the Camera app, Photos, Safari, Phone, FaceTime, and more.

The Lock Screen now features options for a clock that dynamically changes in size depending on how much space is available, 3D photos, and more. Animated album art can now take up the entire Lock Screen. Apple says the new Liquid Glass design language sets the stage for years to come.


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[TwoBytes]

I saw liquid glass.
I want skeuomorphism back.

 

[MacNerd1239]

I am confused. This looks completely phoned in. I'm not sure what I expected but it wasn't Windows Vista Aero Glass.

 

[drinkingtea]

This looks like a cheap Chinese UI. Yikes.

Literally, what did they do besides slap glass aesthetics over the UI?

And absolutely nothing changed about the stupid notifications.

 

[CChrisG]

Love it, fresh, clean and beautiful

 

[MrGimper]

Wow, glass, that’s new.

Otherwise, the same.

 

[fireguy286]

Laughs in Windows Aero, ok, rounded Windows Aero.

 

[Electroni]

Change for the sake of change is dumb.

 

[BatmanAtkinson]

they finally changed the Mail app icon 🥳

 

[vegetassj4]

spacial scene photos? So like Facebook?

 

[tingly]

Some changes seem like they're just for the sake of change.

 

[Pudlo]

amazing, and those new wallpapers...truly amazing, whats next...new Siri icon? such an amazing update, hope next year we get a new icon for apple intelligence and maybe a new emoji set

 

[applepotato666]

It's horrifyingly ugly I can not believe my eyes. It adds so much clutter and complexity

 

[vegetassj4]

I wonder what time the keynote started?

 

[Spock]

Aqua 2.0

 

[Mackie924]

Shrug. I like the new look.

 

[ItsASpider]

Honestly, the effect when content scroll underneath a "liquid glass" surface looks incredibly and needlessly distracting...

 

[bailsafe]

This looks like a cheap Chinese UI. Yikes.

No Chinese UI looks that bad. Liquid Glass is awful.

 

[orangeadrenaline]

Simply breathtaking

 

[russell_314]

Change for the sake of change is dumb.

I can understand the quote get off my lawn” mentality because I’m like this sometimes. I don’t think change for the sake of change is dumb. What’s dumb is when they make something worse by changing it for the purpose of change.


If change just for the sake of change didn’t happen, we would still be driving cars that looked like they did in the 80s.

 

[marcoago]

I thought worse and blander. Kinda like it. It's like Aqua 2.0 which is great. Some doubts about on how long the clear transparency will last, they've always toned it down every time they had introduced it (oringal OS X and Yosemite).

 

[ViralTrendsToday]

Hot take, the concepts were better.

 

[Seanm87]

I like it. Looks really good.

 

[Mackie924]

It's horrifyingly ugly I can not believe my eyes. It adds so much clutter and complexity

Lol. People are so extra. It's not even that big of a change.

 

[russell_314]

Liquid Glass is awful.

Simply breathtaking

I think it’s funny that some people will love something while others will absolutely hate it. This is proof that you can’t please everyone. The objective is to make something that the majority will like. Whether this design is that is to be determined.