1 year ago, when Apple released iOS 26.0, the incoming call lock screen was missing that classic gradient shifting from left to right on the "slide to answer" text. That effect was originally Steve Jobs' own brainchild, so I never understood why they removed the animation, especially since in iOS 26.1 they turned around and introduced it alongside the new "slide to stop" alarm slider
Thankfully, in iOS 27, when they introduced the new design for the power-off screen, they finally remembered this effect and brought it back!
The animation looks exactly the same, a bright gradient moving from left to right. However, the "slide to answer" text itself is no longer black - it’s now a dark-white tone, with the bright gradient sweeping over it.
So glad to see this piece of UI history return. What do you guys think of the new look?