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Apple is tweaking its controversial Liquid Glass design
Key takeaways
- When Apple announced its major design overhaul, Liquid Glass, at last year s WWDC, it was met with a polarizing reaction from users.
- Apple says that it is updating the foundations of how Liquid Glass is built to ensure exceptional readability.
- Crucially, Apple said that it won t force users into this new look.
When Apple announced its major design overhaul, Liquid Glass, at last year s WWDC, it was met with a polarizing reaction from users. While some users liked the sleek, transparent designs that look glassy, others found the new design difficult to read. At Apple s WWDC 2026 event on Monday, the company announced some changes that may benefit the Liquid Glass haters among us.
Apple says that it is updating the foundations of how Liquid Glass is built to ensure exceptional readability. It will apparently accomplish this by diffusing complex content behind it to create more depth and separation between content panels.
Crucially, Apple said that it won t force users into this new look.
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