Apple's made changes to Liquid Glass, but how noticeable are they?

Apple this week detailed a broad set of improvements to Liquid Glass, the translucent design language it introduced last year, spanning readability, personalization, sidebar behavior, and app icons.

After using iOS 27 on my iPhone for over a week, I've found the Liquid Glass slider to be one of the update's most underrated ...

Apple had a big surprise in store for yesterday’s iOS 26.1 beta 4 release: there’s a new setting that lets users tone down Liquid Glass substantially systemwide. Here’s why I see this as a win overall ...

Apple’s iOS 27 update focuses on faster performance, Siri AI, Liquid Glass controls, expanded Apple Intelligence, and new family safety tools.

Whenever software gets redesigned, it’s a risky move. Apple knows that from last year’s big Photos app revamp, which many users were not a fan of. Because of the risks associated with big changes, I ...

The UI change is one of several subtle tweaks to Liquid Glass in iOS 27. The main improvement is a Liquid Glass slider within the Settings app that lets you adjust how clear or tinted you want the ...

Apple has redesigned its first-party app icons for the second year running, with iOS 27 addressing blurriness complaints about iOS 26 by integrating additional layers of Liquid Glass directly into the ...

Apple's big new design language is almost here, and it's coming to all of Apple's major operating systems in the fall with the official launch of iOS 26. Liquid Glass is what Apple calls its newest ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

iOS 26 was the most ambitious iPhone operating system update since the iOS 7 revamp. Of course, with such a major change, not everyone was going to like the update, and during the iOS 26 beta cycle, ...