Apple has officially introduced Liquid Glass Design, a groundbreaking UI redesign across iOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and iPadOS 26. Announced at WWDC 25 (June 9–13, 2025, California), this marks Apple’s most significant visual transformation since iOS 7.
What is Liquid Glass Design?
Liquid Glass is a translucent, light-reactive interface that enhances icons, widgets, and navigation. It dynamically adjusts based on lighting conditions and user interaction, creating a fluid, immersive experience. add.
1)Foundation Models Framework:
This will allow developers access the intelligence which is fast, reliable and when you are offline but also protect the privacy of the users.
2) Liquid Glass design inUI:
Glass-like transparency that reacts to light and motion.
Adaptive icons & widgets for a seamless experience.
Dynamic lock screen with floating tab bars and 3D effects.
3) iOS 26:
The latest features that users are going to experience are
- updated lock screen will feature times and controls in liquid glass that will allow icons to shrink and expand to give spaces of new messages and notifications to pop up much broader in details.
- The lock screen will allow easy swift for photo of users choice to place at lock screen.
- Give 3D effect of two dimensional images
- artistic animation of artwork of music album with better coordination of glass of playback control.
4) Camera Enhancements
- Swipe gestures for quick mode selection (Portrait, Cinematic).
- Enhanced aspect ratio controls for better framing.
- Stunning 3D effects on 2D images.
5) Apple Intelligence Upgrades
- Live Translation integrated into Messages, FaceTime, and Phone.
- Visual Intelligence for AI-powered search and interaction.
- Call Screening & Hold Assist to filter calls and notify users when a live agent is available.
- Visited Place Map History for tracking locations.
Why Liquid Glass design is a Game-Changer?
The Liquid Glass interface dynamically modifies its appearance based on images, videos, and web pages, allowing users greater control over icons and widgets. Apple Intelligence further enhances AI-driven interactions, making iOS 26 smarter and more intuitive.
be it easy swipe up of icons on lock screen or in camera features , the liquid glass design in iOS 26 making it much more user friendly.
6) iOS 26 Release Date & Compatibility
Developer Beta: Available now.
Public Beta: Expected July 2025.
Official Release: Fall 2025, alongside iPhone 17.
Supported Devices: iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16 series, and newer models.
Some special features include
- real-time translation during conversation
- image-based visual intelligence search
- call filtering with caller reason display
- streamlined camera UI
- “visited place” map history
The liquid glass design in iOS 26 changes and modify its interface depending upon image , videos , web page etc as watched or utilized by the user. It further allows the user to control more the icons and widgets of the screen for navigation and other uses.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) – iOS 26 & Liquid Glass Design
1. What is Liquid Glass design in iOS 26?
Liquid Glass is a new translucent interface that dynamically adjusts based on lighting conditions and user interaction, creating a more immersive experience. It enhances icons, widgets, and UI elements with a smooth, glass-like effect.
2. Which Apple devices will support Liquid Glass?
The Liquid Glass design in iOS 26, macOS 26 (Tahoe), and iPadOS 26. It will be available on all supported devices, including the latest iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
3. How does Liquid Glass improve user experience?
Liquid Glass makes UI interactions more fluid and responsive, adapting in real-time to dark and light environments. It enhances lock screen notifications, album artwork animations, and camera features with stunning 3D effects.
4. What is the Foundation Models Framework in iOS 26?
This framework provides developers access to privacy-focused, offline AI processing, making Apple Intelligence faster and more reliable without compromising user data security.
5. What are the new camera features in iOS 26?
- Swipe gestures for quick mode selection (Portrait, Cinematic)
- Enhanced aspect ratio controls
- 3D effects on 2D images
- Streamlined camera UI for easy navigation
6. Will my iPhone support the new iOS 26 features?
Apple has yet to release a full compatibility list, but generally, recent flagship models (iPhone 15 and later) will support most features, including Liquid Glass.
7. How does Apple Intelligence improve iOS 26?
Apple Intelligence powers real-time translations, image-based search, call filtering with caller reason display, and visited place map history, bringing smarter AI-driven interactions.
8. When will iOS 26 officially launch?
Following WWDC 25(worldwide developers conference 2025) , iOS 26 with liquid glass design is expected to release in September 2025, alongside the new iPhone lineup.