One month after debuting its Liquid Glass redesign at WWDC, Apple is already experimenting with making it less glass-like.

Apple is introducing a new Liquid Glass design across its software platforms. It’s all about adding transparency and glass shine effects to Apple’s in-app interfaces across its renamed iOS 26, iPadOS ...

The key element in this was Aero, Windows 7’s glass-like transparency effect. With this in place, colors subtly refracted through windows and title bars, and it all shimmered and shone in real time as ...

Apple unveils iOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe and iPadOS 26 with translucent Liquid Glass design at WWDC 2025, featuring ChatGPT integration as competitors advance rapidly.

But it’s the iPhone 17 Air, with its radically sleek design, that could feel most like a taste of the future today.. When I see iOS 26 and Liquid Glass, I see a design that’s made for thinner ...