At WWDC 2025, Apple revealed a major visual shake-up for iOS (not to mention the rest of the company’s operating systems). This is the biggest change, aesthetically, since the shift away from the stitching, textures and skeuomorphic design of the iOS 4. It also comes with significantly fewer AI and Siri updates this time around. However, it’s the smaller touches that make iOS 26 seem like a notable improvement over its predecessor.
I’ve been running the iOS 26 developer beta for the last two weeks and here’s how Apple’s new Liquid Glass design — and iOS 26 broadly — stacks up.
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