Apple's Biggest WWDC 2025 Reveals: iOS 26, Liquid Glass and More

The next version of the operating system is due to ship in the fall (likely with new iPhone 17 models), but developer betas are available now, with a public beta expected in July.

Transparent new Liquid glass design

After more than a decade of a flat, clean user interface -- an overhaul introduced in iOS 7 when former Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive took over the design of software as well as hardware -- the iPhone is getting a new look. The new design extends throughout the Apple product lineup, from iOS to WatchOS, TVOS and iPadOS.

The Liquid Glass interface also now enables a third way to view app icons on the iPhone home screen. Not content with Light and Dark modes, iOS 26 now features an All Clear look -- every icon is clear glass with no color ...