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Android and iOS have both received visual overhauls in 2025. Android 16’s QPR1 update brought the Material 3 Expressive style to Pixel phones, while iOS 26 offered the Liquid Glass aesthetic.

The Apple Store application has been updated to utilize the Liquid Glass material Apple introduced with iOS 26. On Thursday, following the release of iOS 26.2 beta 2, the official Apple Store iOS app ...

Apple released iOS 26.2 beta 1 last week, introducing several updates, such as the option to customize the Liquid Glass appearance of the iPhone’s Lock Screen clock, the ability to set alarms within ...

Apple's latest iterative update for iPhones brings a welcome change for those who aren't a fan of its Liquid Glass design overhaul. After user complaints that the Liquid Glass' translucent design was ...

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Apple just rolled out iOS 26.1, the first official update to its latest (and clearest) operating system. It released with a handful of new features that aim to make the interface even more intuitive - ...

Apple just launched a redesign of the popular song-identifying app Shazam, which was spotted by 9to5Mac. This update takes full advantage of the company's recently-launched Liquid Glass visual ...

So. Farewell then, Liquid Glass. You made Apple’s software interfaces all transparent and arguably harder to read. “Why has everything on my iPhone changed?!” That’s what people said about you. When ...

If Apple was trying to make a splash with its Liquid Glass redesign of iOS 26, it succeeded—just maybe not in the way it had hoped to. In case you haven’t been keeping tabs on Apple’s ongoing iOS ...

Apple’s new Liquid Glass interface has been somewhat controversial since it was introduced in June at WWDC 2025. While some users like the bold new look, others are not fans of how the exaggerated ...

iOS 26.1 will include a switch to apply a tinted look to Liquid Glass. The option renders screen elements less transparent. The switch will also reach the iPad, Mac, and presumably the Apple Watch.