Apple iOS And macOS 26 Unite To Pour Liquid Glass Over All Your Devices

Rumors of a big OS revamp were true, and Apple spilled it everywhere yesterday at WWDC 2025. The company dumped its new Vision Pro-styled UX design, dubbed Liquid Glass, all over its iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and Apple TVs. Honestly, it's a little surprising that its entire product line didn't intentionally and aggressively pursue a singular, cohesive interface theme sooner. However, finally, Cupertino will make all of its on-screen experiences look alike in its annual OS updates, all of which share the same version number: 26.

For sure, Liquid Glass is a departure from Apple's current industrial design, which finds its origins in 2013's iOS 7, with its flat shading, abstract iconography, and semi-transparent blurred backgrounds. The design is a bit more minimal in nature. For example, the entire bar along the bottom of the screen in Safari will be reduced to floating buttons and ...