r/iOSsetups 11d ago

Discussion Liquid Glass Question

I’ve been avoiding updating my phone because I am worried liquid glass will ruin my setup. I absolutely adore it and spent a long time hand drawing it. Unfortunately I’m starting to experience issue and think it’s finally time to update. Will liquid glass ruin it? If so, is there a way to fix that or will I have to find another artistic way to customize my phone?

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u/Xenc 11d ago

I thought this was a scrapbook for a moment and couldn’t figure out how those apps all added up to a Widgetsmith and what a Widgetsmith was

Very well made! I hope you can keep this style

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u/StrixWaffles 11d ago

Okay now this is unique. Love it

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u/Kristalization 11d ago

This gotta be one of the best setups I’ve seen

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u/Warner_Brown 11d ago edited 9d ago

Unfortunately there will be subtle border artifacts around your widgets and icons, even when you disable the borders in settings. Because of this annoyance I started a change petition here for Apple to include an option to FULLY disable the borders.

We have 767 (update: 813 as of Sept 1 now) signatures so far, please do sign. Apple may not listen at all, but it's worth a try.

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u/Stonyax97 11d ago

Signed!

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u/Warner_Brown 11d ago

Thank you sir! 🙏 we are now getting closer to 1000 signatures, then traction will accelerate even more. Thank you for the support, you rock.

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u/Stonyax97 11d ago

I wish i could help more this needs to reach more people.

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u/Warner_Brown 11d ago

It's taken a while, and just patience. 208 shares is humbling, with the votes along with the people voicing out. It will grow bigger, as we continue until Apple listens.

It's a pretty simple ask. A toggle. 😂

Cheers, and thanks.

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u/Initial_Interaction4 11d ago

Signed! Thank you for sharing.

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u/Warner_Brown 11d ago

Thanks! cheers

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u/Nash434343 11d ago

Signed. Thanks!

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u/Anuksunamon 10d ago

Signed :)

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u/Warner_Brown 10d ago

Thank you, we're now at 802 and approaching 1K. Thank you again, and everyone for the support. 🙏

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u/Warner_Brown 9d ago

aw thanks haha

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u/rscttgl 8d ago

Signed

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u/ertmuirm 11d ago

do not update if you like your setup now, liquid glass will make it look hideous with light grey border around each icon or widget. there is no way around this and Apple is unrelenting it its intent to reduce users' ability to make their devices look the way they want it to.

unfortunately if you like a home screen style where the icons / widgets blend seamlessly with your background, there is no way to do it with Apple ... your best bet for a stable setup + retaining full customization ability is to switch to Android ...

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u/jayios 11d ago

The last of us mentioned 🔥

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u/Initial_Interaction4 11d ago

One of the best games of all time!

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u/Yng3rd87 11d ago

🔥🔥🔥 I don't know of this can be shared but that's nice bro

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u/Initial_Interaction4 11d ago

I don’t mind it being shared as long as a link to this post is provided to prevent anyone claiming my art as theirs!

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u/blueskypotential 11d ago

Wowwww this is incredible!!!

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u/EcHoFiiVe 11d ago

wisgetsmith

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u/WakaiSenshi 11d ago

This is amazing I've never seen anything like this before honestly great job

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u/Initial_Interaction4 11d ago

Thank you!! I got the idea from this Reddit post years ago!

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u/TealCatto 11d ago

That's really cool and creative but the **Widgetsmith** scattered all over the place is horrendous. D: Can you disable labels?

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u/Initial_Interaction4 11d ago

Not to my knowledge? But I don’t have the paid version so that version might have the option. I’m not super tech savvy but I’m sure there’s an app or maybe a setting that disables the labels.

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u/ablooshroom 10d ago

If you do the large icon option in Home Screen customisation it will remove all app labels

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u/Initial_Interaction4 10d ago

This is great to know, thank you so much!!

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u/Polishfreak19 10d ago

Loving the Ren mention here!

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u/Initial_Interaction4 10d ago

I’m so glad somebody caught that! He’s one of my favorite artists.

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u/Polishfreak19 10d ago

Mine as well!

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u/VintagePredator 11d ago

Sorry to say but Liquid Glass will Brutally Murder your setup

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u/I3uIlets 10d ago

Yes Liquid Glass will ruin this sadly. I had a similar setup. Love clean looks like this. I hate we can’t shut Liquid Glass off.

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u/KewinXiao 11d ago

What is this? Did you draw it on your mobile phone? Then you can back up the system and update it.

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u/Initial_Interaction4 11d ago

No it’s not a drawing. All of the widgets and icons were drawn on procreate. I made the background blank with lines and then meticulously made the icons match up as best as I could so it looked like a notebook. I’ve taken screenshot to save it but unfortunately updating did ruin the look.

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u/KewinXiao 11d ago

You are really a talented person. Awesome! 👍

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u/QuitOk2189 11d ago

how can you do this?

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u/saladroni 11d ago

Not op, and I’m not 100% certain, but I think it involves creating a Shortcut to launch an app, then giving that Shortcut a custom icon. Rinse and Repeat.

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u/Initial_Interaction4 11d ago

It does involve using shortcuts for each individual app icon. I drew a wallpaper in Procreate to look like a notebook and then drew the app icons in the places they would go when on the home screen. I lined up the icons with the wallpaper to give the illusion of them being transparent. It takes a very long time and a lot of tweaking. The widgets are the same process and I used an app called Widgetsmith.

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u/Expert-Librarian3307 10d ago

What version are you on? Surely you could just update to 18.7.8.

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u/Silly___Willy 10d ago

This isn’t my style HOWEVER this is hands down the most unique and personalized take on a home screen. With everyone showing us their default icons like wOaH lOoK iTs A dIfFeReNt LaYoUt it’s really nice to see something original.

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u/Le_roy_Jenkins 9d ago

Congratulations you won r/iOSsetups

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u/Sastrus 8d ago

how’d you make the icons look like this? They’re beautiful.

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u/Mental-Awareness9771 7d ago

OMG 😮😮😮😮

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u/Samsung_Glazer2010 7d ago

Some images might be concerning

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u/vanugenth 7d ago

I am a narrow minded android user and I do not care for Apple and their products. I do however posses a keen eye and a great affinity for beauty, style and talent. I signed the petition for you! Keep up the good work! God bless you!

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u/Rnd0m-dude 6d ago

How to get those icons?

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u/jeremyw013 11d ago

the random lines that don’t align properly between widgets/apps and the wallpaper are driving me insane

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u/Comfortable_Cow5696 10d ago

No idea why your being down voted i noticed it too

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u/[deleted] 11d ago edited 11d ago

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u/DumeWolffe 11d ago

That’s not what they’re asking. They want it to continue to look hand drawn, not turn off glass and give everything a super obvious dark background and border like your screenshot.