Overview
- Liquid Glass brings transparent, dynamic UI elements to iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 following its WWDC25 unveiling.
- Developer beta users report that fully transparent icons and blurred backgrounds can make menus and app elements hard to read.
- A hidden accessibility switch under Display & Text Size lets users reduce transparency and increase UI contrast with one tap.
- Apple will open a public beta in July and plans to refine the Liquid Glass design based on user feedback before the fall 2025 release.
- A free Windows tool called DWMBlurGlass already replicates the Liquid Glass look, and some observers speculate it could foreshadow Apple’s next AR glasses interface.