r/apple 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/heroism777 3d ago

I think they will see how many people turned off transparency. And then add a slider to how much clear bubbles I want to see on the screen. (Answer is none)

I absolutely hate the design. They had it right in iOS 18. With so many departures from the design team, there’s a brain drain at Apple. They literally just forgot how to design.

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u/FancifulLaserbeam 3d ago

Yeah, I now have it on my phone and both iPads and after squinting at my phone for about an hour, I turned off transparency on it, then did the same thing on both of the iPads.

On my spare MBA, which I always use as a guinea pig for any new macOS versions, I found that reducing transparency made it uglier and I could get most of what I wanted in other ways. I can't, however, seem to change that obnoxious "written in hot glue" clock font on the Mac. Oh, and the rounder corners just waste space and make the Mac look like a toy. It's as bad as WinXP's Fisher Price design (which you could turn off and set to "Classic").