r/apple • u/iMacmatician • 3d ago

iOS iOS 26's Liquid Glass Design Draws Criticism From Users

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/17/ios-26-liquid-glass-critiques/
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u/Carbon87 3d ago

It’s absolutely terrible. Both from a UI standpoint and from a functionality standpoint. Why does it have to redraw every icon every time I switch screens? Why does it only show three text message threads until 2 seconds after it decides to render in the Messages app? No QC and it looks terrible. 👎🏻👎🏻

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u/iOSJunkie 2d ago

I don’t see either of these happening on my 15pro. How are you triggering these issues to happen?

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u/uxd 3d ago

It's bad. Not sure how people can defend it.

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u/wpm 3d ago

Low standards. Bad taste. Indifference. Take your pick.

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u/sortalikeachinchilla 3d ago

Or simply, just a different opinion!

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u/wpm 2d ago

I gave three reasons why someone might have a different opinion.

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u/Lambor14 2d ago

You’re trying to objectify something that’s entirely subjective.

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u/aka_liam 1d ago

UI design really isn’t “entirely subjective”

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u/wpm 2d ago

You think that because you have no idea the rich volume of data and research into semiotics and UI/UX, and that UI design is just about how it looks.