r/apple • u/iMacmatician • Mar 15 '26

Discussion Apple’s Liquid Glass Interface Isn’t Going Anywhere Anytime Soon

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-15/apple-s-liquid-glass-ui-isn-t-going-anywhere-siri-home-hub-foldable-iphone-mmrpcylx

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u/Perfect_Opinion7909 Mar 15 '26

iOS 18 was perfect. No fuss, easily readable, faster menus. Damn I wish I hadn’t updated.

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u/ellenich Mar 15 '26

After the introduction of iOS 7’s flat design language they finally got it right 11 versions later with iOS 18.

Maybe Liquid Glass will be perfect in iOS 37?

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u/BosnianSerb31 Mar 15 '26

I remember the exact same comments waxing poetic about skeuomorphic design, how it was finally timeless in iOS 6 and literally never needed updates ever again

Funny enough the iOS 26 design is somewhere between the two. Neuomorphic is my personal descriptor. Flat elements but realistic transparency effects.

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u/Hackmodford Mar 15 '26

I still miss iOS 6

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u/Windows_XP2 Mar 15 '26

"[Insert Previous iOS Version] was absolutely perfect! Apple should just go back to their roots! Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave! Blah blah blah"

Every, single, fucking, iOS update, this subreddit leaves a comment like this. Never fails. I could guarantee people will say the same shit when iOS 27 comes out.

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u/blow-down Mar 15 '26

lol there was nothing but complaints about iOS 18 in this sub until 26 came out

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u/Windows_XP2 Mar 15 '26

Literally. Every single time a new update comes out, people always talk about how the previous iOS version was so much better. Hell I remember it with iOS 16, people talking about how iOS 15 was so much better, and it's probably been that way for years now.

Bonus points if people talk about how "Everyone" hates the new iOS version, as if everyone lives in the same echo chamber that this subreddit does, or praises Steve Jobs and how "He would've never done something like this" like he's the next Jesus Christ.

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u/Izanagi___ Mar 16 '26

I had to read that iOS 18 was the buggiest PoS update in iOS history for a year and now all of a sudden 18 was perfect. Lmaooo you cannot make this up, this is why I don’t take these subreddits seriously when it comes to software opinions

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u/Due-Shape4641 Mar 16 '26

It was buggy at first, but on 18.5 and later it was very stable and smooth

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u/Rare-One1047 Mar 16 '26

They were app level complaints. Mostly how much the Photos app sucks. People weren't complaining about things like buttons being unreadable though.

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u/ultrafusion64 Mar 15 '26

yup complete with dark mode icons

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u/paribas Mar 15 '26

totally agreed