Oh my gods, just noticed how many different keyboard layouts ⌨️ there are in #iOS26 right now. Completely inconsistent! Every app seems to use its own version 🤦
And I honestly don’t get what this whole “liquid” glass design in #iOS26 is supposed to be good for. Sure, the buttons look kind of squishy – and “liquid”. But so what? You can’t drag them around, interact with them, or do anything meaningful. They just sit there. I’m no design expert, but this “liquidness” pretends to have functionality while being nothing more than cosmetic fluff without purpose.
Btw, this is how images with fine textures (like screenshots) look in the #iOS26 Photos app right now…thanks to all those #LiquidGlass menu overlays cluttering the view.
What also seems to have changed in #iOS26: switching tabs in #Safari by swiping up from the address bar now often sends me straight to the Home Screen instead of the tab overview. Either I suddenly lost motor control, or #Apple quietly changed the gesture tolerance. This never happened in previous #iOS versions. #LiquidGlass #LiquidAss
Another example of #Apple’s sloppy #LiquidGlass design in #iOS26: in the screenshot editor, the UI clearly wasn’t tested in landscape mode. The top buttons now stick directly to the screen edge without any margin. Visually off, ergonomically worse. Seems Apple only checked the portrait layout. #LiquidAss 👎
Another thing that bothers me in #iOS26 #LiquidGlass: the new text-selection menu. It used to be a neat scrollable list. Now it only shows three options, hiding the rest behind an arrow. One more tap for every edit, and to top it off, it’s inconsistent across apps. #Apple 👏
During all this #LiquidGlass frenzy, #Apple somehow forgot to port the feature where tapping the top bar in #Safari’s in-app browser scrolls to the top. Progress! 🙃
Liquid Glass rhymes with kiss Trump’s ass… coincidence? 🤔
Continuing on updating @bridges. I've been playing around with the toolbar design a bit. Which do you prefer? 🧐
A screenshot of my app Bridges on macOS. It's got the second design of two images in this post. This one shows the app which is a three column app where the toolbar is a clear color in the middle column but hidden in the right column. This design is more like other macOS Tahoe apps.
A screenshot of my app Bridges on macOS. It's got the first design of two images in this post. This one shows the app which is a three column app where the toolbar is a solid color in the middle column but hidden in the right column.
I think a way that Liquid Glass could be improved is having “aggregate states”. Liquid when there’s movement, and frosted (or “solid”, if you will) when static.
That way you get the cool effect when you’re scrolling, and legibility is better when you’re not.
The Liquid Glass effect really only comes through when something’s moving, anyway. When not, it more often looks like a graphical glitch to me.
@tbernard Surprised they didn't call it "liquid glass" vs "frosted glass"
Final screen updated to Liquid Glass is the main screen. Needed a little bit of padding, more rounded corners, extra icons and I think my custom bottom sheet turned out pretty good.
This week updated user profiles and hashtag timelines. Again main change is to convert bottom sheets into small floating glass toolbars.
Screenshot of hashtag timeline with Liquid Glass design in dark mode.
Screenshot of user posts timeline with Liquid Glass design in dark mode.
Screenshot of user profile with Liquid Glass design in light mode.
Hi ha qui critica la interfície #LiquidGlass de #iOS26, a mi em sembla espectacular.
En el petit vídeo estic desplegant lentament la pantalla de notificacions per a que es vegi com interacciona Líquid Glass amb l'imatge i icones.
Next up is Post Composer. Here, similarly, the bottom area was replaced with floating toolbars. Additionally, I moved the account preview to the header.
Not a lot of changes, but it feels like there is more room for text now. Especially on iPad.
Screenshot of this post before I submitted it from iPad.
Screenshot of post composer before changes were made.
Screenshot of post composer on iPad.
Screenshot of post composer after updating design.
I made the stupid choice of updating my iOS device to liquid glass : the design looks childish and straight out of the nineties. There is stuff flickering everywhere. Sometimes it makes things completely unreadable.
Are there no decent UI/UX designers left at Apple?
Started updating design of @pipilo to Liquid Glass. First up are notifications.
Replaced expandable bottom sheet with floating calendar and simplified filtering, which is now a menu placed in top toolbar.
Screenshot of the notifications screen before any changes for comparison.
Screenshot of push notification settings screen with new design.
Screenshot of notification filter menu.
Screenshot of the notifications screen with new design.
Anyone following me need another app to include in their iOS26 apps lists? Gonna be releasing the 2.0 of my link saving app @bridges really soon 🙂 it comes with support for the new OS and shortcuts support.
If you’d like to try @bridges now’s a great time! It’s been updated for iOS & iPadOS 26 along with shortcuts support. Planning to launch the 2.0 of the app soon.
I had a feeling complaining about Tot’s stuck App Store review on social media would poke the universe and get things moving. 🎉
Tot’s update for iOS 26 and Liquid Glass is now available for ALL platforms. Update away! #liquidglass #TotRocks