GlyphSep 17, 2025
Do you have an Apple device with Liquid Glass, and do you like it?
have a Liquid Glass device, don’t like it
27.8%
have a Liquid Glass device, like it
26.1%
don’t have a Liquid Glass device, don’t like it
42.6%
don’t have a Liquid Glass device, like it
3.5%
Poll ended at .
Show threadJanne MorenSep 19, 2025

@glyph
Not in the ecosystem so I didn't vote. But as somebody with aging eyes I would be really concerned about the low contrast and distracting background this seems to create.

Android just made a major step forward in that respect; my impression is that iOS is moving in the other direction here.

It does seem that on Macs the effect is more subdued and shows up in fewer places so it probably works better there.

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@jannem part of what the poll is about is that as someone with similar vision concerns, I have been pretty surprised by the practical ways that the UX comes together, which is generally far more legible and much more subtle than the screenshots or even apple’s own ads suggest. Preliminary results seem to be bearing out my hypothesis, which is that folks who have only seen pictures of it *hate* it, and people who have used it like it a lot better.
Sep 19, 2025 at 2:15amToot!
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@jannem I was expecting more like 70/30 like/dislike for the users who have tried it and it’s more like 50/50, but still; among non-users it’s like 1/99