Federico Viticci Jul 10, 2025

The more time I spend with Liquid Glass, the more I don't understand Alan Dye's and the design team's obsession with minimizing UI chrome and "prioritizing content" instead.

With collapsed tab bars in iOS 26, it now takes me two taps to switch between Library and Music.

Is that…better? The animations are gorgeous, sure. But does it actually *work* better? 🤔

Show threadFederico Viticci Jul 10, 2025

I mean, you know me, I'm not the kind of person who hates change. I love to switch between systems, try new stuff, and be on the bleeding edge of tech.

But things have to be an improvement, and most of Liquid Glass feels like a sidestep with beautiful animations, a great physics engine, and worse usability than before.

We'll see what happens I guess!

Show threadFederico Viticci Jul 10, 2025

Like, let's be honest: does this look good? Is it readable?

The animations are fantastic. The glass effect is a marvel of engineering.

But does it work well?

Show threadGed MaheuxJul 10, 2025
@viticci you don’t have to be rhetorical. We all know it doesn’t look great and it’s harder to read.
Show threadFederico Viticci Jul 10, 2025
@gedeonm I actually do think it looks great! But UIs have to be usable too
Show threadMark DregerJul 10, 2025
@viticci It looks great and is quite usable on a simple gradient wallpaper like I use, but I need to remember that most people use photos of people and pets on their lock screen.
Show threadMark Dreger
@viticci I hope Apple is aiming for some sophistication with how they’re applying frosting. Maybe it’s added when the content is busy underneath, but transparency is still there when what’s behind is simple. There may be some of this adaptation already in beta 3, or the frost appearance is just buggy.
Jul 10, 2025 at 4:25pmIvory for iOS