OvercastOct 12

The rewrite fixed a lot of issues, but I hear you on some big remaining trouble areas.

Now that the iOS 26 update is done, I'm focusing significantly on quality improvements.

First up: today's beta brings massive improvements to downloads, streaming, and Apple Watch background updates.

https://www.reddit.com/r/overcast/comments/1o4yuvz/focusing_on_quality/

Show threadBillrey
@overcastfm not a bug per se but have you considered making a proper Liquid Glass app icon for Overcast?
Oct 12 at 9:48pmWeb
Show threadAva Oct 12
@billrey @overcastfm The icon is already liquid glass tho? (even on iOS 18, where it’s super out of place)
Show threadBillreyOct 13

@avakining @overcastfm not really. It doesn’t use Icon Composer style layered glass planes. Instead it’s just a graphic with outlines.

Here’s an image that shows what I mean: before-after

Show threadOvercastOct 13

@billrey @avakining It indeed does use Icon Composer, and every layer is rendered with the glass effect — it's just subtle.

I chose not to make the glass icon look radically different, since it has looked approximately like this for a decade and people really like it.

Show threadBillreyOct 13

@overcastfm @avakining fair enough - but currently it doesn’t follow Apple’s app icon recommendations.

Right now the current icon looks out of place in both iOS 18 and also on iOS 26

https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/app-icons

Btw I’m happy to help with the icon for free :)

Show threadBillreyOct 13
@avakining @overcastfm I know this is super obnoxious to say but the current thick-outline-style icon looks so out of place on iOS 26 that I feel like removing it from my Home Screen :)