Apple introduces a delightful and elegant new software design
Apple introduces a delightful and elegant new software design
Apple previewed a new software design, crafted with Liquid Glass, that makes apps and system experiences more expressive and delightful.
Running iOS developer beta here. No mi gusta.
LFMAO blur radius needs to be lots higher
Agreed. It just looks so busy with all of the background details.
I guess that's the flaw with this design language. It looks kinda cool, but the effect is not very pronounced unless there are clear background details for it to do its whole refraction thing over. But then when there's too much background detail, it makes the actual foreground interface harder to read.
I don't hate it per se, but I think it's just an unnecessary step backwards from the design languages popular today. But what I know I'm really going to hate is that now everyone is going to be trying to copy Apple's design language, and we are teetering back towards the bubbly, glossy, skeuomorphic design of Frutiger Aero from the mid 00's.
This makes me nauseous
sorry buddy but it's "me" not "mi"...
Protip: if you requested the 26 beta and are regretting that rash decision... Reboot, then hop back into update settings and change it back to off. Thankfully, it resets and now you can wait out the far more sensible 0.2 beta, where they've ironed out the crazy kinks.
I haven’t reverted, but for every other version of iOS I’ve ever used, reverting requires a full wipe and then a restore from an old backup that was made with the old OS.
Are you saying that you reverted from 26 and downloaded and installed iOS 18 from the cloud?
Edit: everything I’m seeing in the developer forums is telling me nothing has changed. Reverting is not as simple as changing that toggle. Once you change that toggle, you will be locked into db1 until a new public release drops… unless you wipe and install the 18.5 ipsw
Ah crap, it just reminds me of Windows Vista.
Also, having buttons and controls on transparent backgrounds makes things harder to read / discern.
The the lock screen however is a nice Apple-esque touch.
The Windows Vista part of this is a complement. Software should be fun and colorful again. Apple's design is lacking in color, but this feels like a step forward.
I also agree that throwing transparency everywhere is probably really bad for readability. I hope the high-contrast mode can correct for that.
should
I don't get this part but it's a matter of taste I guess.
Oof. It does not look good, especially pausing on videos and the rest of the video ui. Why change it from their current design? I think this current design is the best OS design out of any OS ever. Now they’re just wrecking it.
DuckDuckGo summary: “Liquid Glass is a new design language introduced by Apple for its operating systems, including iOS 26, which features a translucent and dynamic interface that adapts to content and lighting. This design aims to create a more unified and visually appealing experience across all Apple devices.”
I just want to know what happened with the other 6 iOS versions. They got lost on the way up!
Its moving to a calendar based naming scheme ig
It makes sense for me. Thanks!
Just switching to annual numbers and a uniform version number system for all their operating systems. iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, MacOS, visionOS, watchOS, HomePod, etc.
They should’ve done this years ago. They have too many damn operating systems and platforms now.
I want to lick it.
snozzberries taste like snozzberries.
I don’t hate it. It’s just not a priority that I was interested in. For instance maybe revert the Photos app to its old goodness, rather than its new crapness. Maybe even expand usage cases for the dynamic island, since they’ve had so much time to do so and seem to have lost interest.
I was just happy to see that they added a tab for albums to the Photos app. That was my biggest frustration.
Apple can suck my dick.
Did we not try the liquid glass thing decades ago?
Reminds me of Project Looking Glass which was terrible compared to Compiz.
I think I remember running that on a Live CD that came with a Linux magazine.
Bloody hell I’m old.
I wish they would just like talk about security vulnerabilities and just like privacy issues and like tech dystopia stuff when it comes to the Apple channel on the Fediverse. This to me just seems like an instance to just advertise. Like, I have no interest in Mac, whatsoever. Especially with Adobe and Pantone and all these fucking dick rags. I used to create art and I kind of do but I've switched gears and you know I just have no interest working with inside these ecosystems and also I don't purchase things that were created in these ecosystems. Also, everybody keeps using this stuff, which is making everything look the same, which is not valuable. I ignore like virtually all marketing. I want what I want. There's only so much innovation in certain areas, you know, and then you're just like polishing a turd moving it around a little bit kicking it Smushing it it still a turd