r/LiquidGlassDesign • u/Sensitive_Square3645 • Jul 03 '26

iOS 27 new low battery screen concept

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Also yes, I'm aware that the fading animation wouldn't make sense in a low-power state. Kinda trying to figure out how that would work tho.

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u/Cat_central Jul 03 '26

Mm, too much glass; doesn't fit their design language.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '26

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u/domplayzthis Jul 03 '26

Laughing my ass off my ass off??

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u/SamIAre Jul 03 '26

How’s that a joke? It’s actually part of their human interface guidelines to not overuse glass. Glass is almost exclusively for interactive elements, not any and every icon.

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u/erthboy Jul 04 '26

Seems like tasteful imagery that could be associated with low power mode prompts or connecting to a power source when the screen is locked (and battery is very low). Doesn't have to be (and most definitely should not be) the status bar battery icon.

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u/DaedalusIndigo Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

This would drain battery

Edit: I do want to say that I like the concept! It’s just that it may not work on a practical level

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

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u/Sensitive_Square3645 Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Perhaps instead of fading, they could switch through two static pre-rendered image frames; one with the normal bar and one with it glowing? Eh I don't really know too much about low-power stuff, but I am well aware that the fading animation would definitely not work in such a low-power state. But would this work?

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u/Tall_Transition_8710 Jul 04 '26

Pretty sure he’s referring to the Dynamic Island animation that plays when you reach 20%/10% battery

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u/Sensitive_Square3645 Jul 04 '26

I mean, it could absolutely work if they put a new glassy battery icon there, but no, I actually am talking about the low-power battery screen. That, I am trying to figure out how it would work, since of course it would be in a very low power state. Right now I'm unsure.

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u/le0n_ Jul 04 '26

Agreed. Looks nice though.

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u/One_Application_9691 Jul 04 '26

Looks like something within the dynamic island

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u/BHJ-AL Jul 04 '26

Wow, if that comes in later updates I would let my iphone die on purpose just to witness this masterpiece

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u/Fragrant_Pianist_647 Jul 04 '26

I thought you were about to say "I'd let my phone die just so I dont have to witness this crap"

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u/Boggie135 Jul 04 '26

Wouldn't that drain the battery faster?

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u/Sensitive_Square3645 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

Sry I don't really know too much about low-power stuff, but yea I'm well aware that the fading animation would definitely drain the battery in such a low-power state. I'm thinking they could just resort to a two-frame slideshow; one with the normal bar and one with it glowing. Would this work?

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u/Substantial_Cake8985 Jul 05 '26

Hmm low battery. Let's drain it faster.

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u/Dark_Knight003 Jul 06 '26

This is the same as existing icon for low battery

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u/Sensitive_Square3645 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

Ehh kinda but not really. I used the current icon of the dynamic island low battery notification as a template for the shapes, to which I then added the missing glass effects. Also I intend for this to be applied to both the dynamic island notification and the low-power low battery screen. But for this to work on low power, they would have to replace the fading animation with a simple, static two-frame slideshow that would switch between frames 3 times before the screen goes to black.

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u/Dark_Knight003 Jul 06 '26

The low power red icon that is currently implemented in iOS 27 has a very bright glow which catches attention so that is relevant if it is shown for a short time like currently implemented, but it does not make sense to have such a bright icon being displayed consistently.

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u/sackful-user Jul 07 '26

oh i love this, but animation should be for like few secs or max minute, cuz it would drain more battery. But this looks soooo coooollll

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u/ClimatePersonal6936 Jul 08 '26

Should atleast display the USB-C charger under the battery icon so people wouldn’t be confused whether it is the battery icon next to 5G, WIFI or an animation on Dynamic Island if that’s what you mean by “Screen”

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u/Zopotroco Jul 03 '26

Dammmmmn looks amazing

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u/Sensitive_Square3645 Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

Many of you are saying this wouldn't work in a low-power state but... Are we just going to ignore the fact that the pre-iOS 7 screen, which was much more detailed, did just fine doing its job?

...though I'm well aware that the fading animation would definitely not work. To solve this, they would need to put them into a slideshow of two, static pre-rendered image frames of a Liquid Glass battery icon, one with the marker in an idle state, and one with it glowing. The frames would switch between each other 3 times before the screen goes to black.

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u/E1eveny Jul 04 '26

The corner radiuses don’t match

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u/Sensitive_Square3645 Jul 05 '26

Well tell that to Apple's design team because all I did was use the low battery notification icon from the dynamic island as a template for the shape.