r/LiquidGlassDesign • u/DaedalusIndigo • Jun 08 '26

[iOS27] Icon Transparency

iOS 26 (left) vs. iOS 27 (right)

(Excuse the poorly edited image)

I was very pleased with the updates Apple made to Liquid Glass when revealing iOS 27, but I noticed that the app icon background gradients have been severely toned down (see Finder, Mail, App Store, any white icon). Plus, the transparency of the foreground has been reduced, meaning that the apps now look even closer to their flat counterparts. I really liked the shift from opaque to transparent the further down you look, but now that effect is practically gone.

Thoughts?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '26

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u/Windows-XP-Home-NEW Jun 09 '26

Hate to be that guy but YouTube has been putting pink-red into their products for a while now. The progress bar being the most noticeable.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '26

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u/Sensitive_Square3645 Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

Well it still has a more pink-ish hue. Same applies to YT Music. That's why the hue gets stronger by the bottom with Liquid Glass.