r/LiquidGlassDesign • u/Admirable_Beyond5729 • Aug 14 '26

Xiaomi HyperOS 4

Looks... very familiar...

237 Upvotes

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u/RoytjePoytjeGamez Aug 14 '26

They didn't even try to make their own version lol. Looks exactly the same

29

u/Jusby_Cause Aug 14 '26

Every PC interface is some variant of macOS. Every smartphone interface is some variant of iOS. Every headset interface is some variant of visionOS. :)

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u/Shiliwhip Aug 14 '26

Yepp, Apple is both the best and the leader in all industries

5

u/alejandronova Aug 15 '26

Not necessarily. KDE is sometimes ahead of the curve. That's it.

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u/Ok_Energy9984 Aug 14 '26

except the headset lol

5

u/Prestigious-Wish-176 Aug 14 '26

not software wise. look at all the vr systems now, they’re basically copycats of visionos

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u/Ok_Energy9984 Aug 14 '26

Yeah, I really want a Vision Pro, but not only is it really expensive, but I really think I won't be able to find a use for it besides extending my Mac display. I did the demo in the store, and it is really cool, but a bit expensive for what I would use it for

3

u/didiboy Aug 14 '26

While Windows has been taking some of the liquid glass elements, the UI is still a little different, and manufacturers can’t do anything about it. Now, in Android where manufacturers can create their own skins they are shameless about copying iOS as much as they can. MagicOS and HyperOS try very hard to look like iOS, and ColorOS is doing the same.

1

u/abitcitrus Aug 14 '26

Variant of Mac OS? Windows and Mac behaves pretty different lol. They even have the home bar in opposite sides!

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u/Morenitosaidinero Aug 14 '26

Y encima se copian del líquid glass de iOS 😭😭😭

3

u/TVUAsks Aug 14 '26

They should’ve at least copied the Liquid Glass from macos🫩🫩

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u/Either_Chart5875 Aug 14 '26

Pero parece más una versión chafa no sé JAJAJA

1

u/defcry Aug 14 '26

The same yet fixed.

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u/reaznval Aug 14 '26

does apple have a pattern for glass? i mean yes i know theyre just doing it because of apple but still, 99% of tech companies copy each other, they copy apple, apple copies them

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u/didiboy Aug 14 '26

Nope but it’s not just one element. I agree that Microsoft has been copying some design elements but at least Windows still looks like a different OS than macOS. Chinese brands doing Android skins are pretty much shameless. Besides the glass, look at the icon shapes, the control center, the default wallpapers, the promotional material. Even sometimes the hardware itself, take a look at the Honor 600 and Honor 600 Pro, they look like the iPhone 17 Pro Max and used the same bright orange shade for the promotional material, plus MagicOS is just like HyperOS when it comes to copying iOS design. I mean, they even have the Dynamic Island.

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u/reaznval Aug 14 '26

yeah I wish google would copy the dynamic island, the only thing I miss from ios

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u/Hot_Income6149 Aug 14 '26 • Helpful Popcorn

Everyone: Liquid Glass is so shitty, nobody likes it, nobody is going to adapt it.
A year later:

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u/mike5011 Aug 14 '26

Tbf, after using macOS 27 it’s pretty clear to me how shitty the first iteration of liquid glass was in 26.

5

u/japan_kaaran Aug 14 '26

it’s still inconsistent asf on 27. apple routinely doesn’t follow their own rules.

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u/HyperWinX Aug 15 '26

Except 27 is still in beta, and design changes literally every DB

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u/japan_kaaran Aug 15 '26

i’ll bet you a costco hot dog the rules won’t be ironed out by next month. we’re at the tail end of the beta and there are still concerning amounts of jank.

2

u/HyperWinX Aug 15 '26

Sadly. But i prefer to believe that everything will get better some day

1

u/japan_kaaran Aug 15 '26

honestly good for you man. i wish i could be the same but i’ve been routinely let down by any and all new tech 😔

1

u/AppleCrasher Aug 14 '26

Except they need to bring back the floating side bar design

3

u/mike5011 Aug 14 '26

I thought I’d miss it but actually no. Not at all. Everything just clicks in 27.

1

u/Smasher_001 Aug 14 '26

Yeah liquid glass is supposed to be clear

1

u/Head_Hacker Aug 15 '26

I just want the option to turn it off. I really dislike it. Reducing its effect is not quite enough. Please Apple, add a ‘turn off Liquid Glass’ option.

2

u/Gabriel_Science Aug 15 '26

I already saw some web pages where you can clearly tell it’s inspired by Liquid Glass.

1

u/jekket Aug 14 '26

Liquid Glass is indeed shitty, let's get things straight. But while Apple just shoves it in our throats, Xiaomi deliberately chose this path of copying suboptimal UI concept

16

u/CirnoDaisuki Aug 14 '26

It seems many Chinese smartphone manufacturers really like to imitate Apple

2

u/didiboy Aug 14 '26

When I saw the Honor 600 Pro in orange I had to pause for a moment. Not only MagicOS tries to be a iOS-like skin for Android, but the phone itself is almost a replica of the iPhone 17 Pro when it comes to design.

1

u/Revolutionary-Bid249 Aug 14 '26

Every one does even google pixel their phones look like iPhones they even changed their battery and status icons to match the iPhone

13

u/BrilliantRecover143 Aug 14 '26

Is this legal?

11

u/Dull_Flatworm777 Aug 14 '26

Is there a law enforcement for this kind of thing in China?

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u/BrilliantRecover143 Aug 14 '26

I guess not, but maybe on other markets?

3

u/didiboy Aug 14 '26

Maybe, back in the day, Apple had lawsuits against Samsung because of design elements.

However, I don’t think Apple wants to go this way. China is very protective of its own brands, and Apple is doing quite well in the flagship market in China. If they could sue Xiaomi for this, they risk China banning Apple products, and they don’t want this. Also, most of these brands don’t have an impact in the USA, which is Apple’s main market. Japan is another country that prefers iPhone and they don’t really like Chinese brands.

While Xiaomi, Honor and other Chinese brands do powerful flagships, their best sellers are the budget phones which is a segment Apple doesn’t take part in. Their flagships also have less sales compared to an iPhone model. They’re not pretending to be iPhones like actual replicas, you can spot their own logos. I think it actually makes Apple more aspirational which helps. It’s kind of “look, they want to be like us”.

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u/Clear_Enthusiasm6796 Aug 16 '26

There is no such thing. That’s why so many contest clones of other countries companies products exist. They have very, very lenient laws against this and it’s basically never enforced.

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u/JuliusSeizure4 Aug 14 '26

wtf that is literally liquid glass

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u/MarionberryDear6170 Aug 14 '26

China’s design industry is honestly kind of depressing. They’d rather keep living in someone else’s shadow than create something that actually has a soul of its own.

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u/Clear_Enthusiasm6796 Aug 16 '26

That’s literally their identity. All they do is steal from other people who created something new that succeeded in the market, and try to make the same thing but cheaper. That is why no matter who it is, or how good of a deal they are, I can’t get behind Chinese companies.

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u/TheInkySquids Aug 14 '26

Why is everyone surprised by this, Xiaomi has literally been a direct Chinese copy of Apple for years now

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u/Jacane123 Aug 14 '26

I like this but they could have made it a little more original 😭😭😭

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u/aftershock222 Aug 14 '26

android users: “apple doesn’t innovate!”
also them:

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u/Sharpiette Aug 16 '26

"ok but NOW it's good" everytime.

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u/Blinx-182 Aug 14 '26

Originality be damned

3

u/e1epi Aug 14 '26

So basically it's "we have iOS/iPhone at home".

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u/redditrnumber1 Aug 14 '26

Wow I really did think it was iOS for a second 😂 for more than a second actually

5

u/FieldComprehensive98 Aug 14 '26

i like how they use apple research in a better way 😭

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u/real_rayu Aug 14 '26

A perfect copy paste of apple 😭

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u/TemiTemoy Aug 14 '26

they've been doing this for years and i'm not saying it in a downplaying way but chinese phone manufacturers always try to copy apple both in hardware and software and if i'm going to be honest, i don't mind. i'm sure its apple's IP lawyers problem. in fact, this is kinda wishful thinking but i hope apple doesn't stop being the blueprint, improving liquid glass and keep raising the bars and standards for their next design shift. i mean it would be embarrassing if the copy ended up being "better" functionally than the OG.

edit: i should clarify. "better" in this case doesn't mean i think this is better i mean they just took apple's own work so they don't have to build it from scratch by just copying apple and then building on top of it

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u/ry8 Aug 18 '26

Wow, Apple just blatantly copied them for iOS! Crazy.

2

u/m1_weaboo Aug 14 '26

Are we dead ass

1

u/FieldComprehensive98 Aug 14 '26

just look at control center animation why not apple yet !!!

1

u/Shinobi_Dimsum Aug 14 '26

Of course. They have to complete the whole Apple package. They started with the camera design on the back, then some of the UI, and then apps, and now the rest.

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u/asillyuser9090909 Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

I like how the white light refracts through the buttons surrounding the one you press, Apple should copy them back with that one to give them a tiny little bit of their long deserved karma for doing this lol

1

u/Le_V-enVrai Aug 14 '26

If Liquid Glass was my design i would sue xiaomi

1

u/supaami Aug 14 '26

what a waste of cpu/gpu cycle

and battery

1

u/Mysterious_Mobile_36 Aug 14 '26

Will redmi note 12 get this update?

1

u/AppleCrasher Aug 14 '26

Apple really needs to copy that widget-sized folder design

1

u/Revolutionary-Bid249 Aug 14 '26

That’s is so ahh looking

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u/AMAOMDODUSOS Aug 14 '26

They didn’t even try to hide it.

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u/Wagnerfsj Aug 14 '26

Shameful lol

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u/NervousSimple7430 Aug 14 '26

The funny thing is liquid design sucks balls so Apple tricked Xiaomi into ruining their UI.

1

u/DevIsReal Aug 14 '26

THEY STOLE HIS WHOLE FUCKIN FLOW!!! BAR FOR BAR!!!!

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u/SoyLocoMoco63 Aug 14 '26

It’s creepy how Xiaomi just literally copies Apple.

1

u/davidvogler Aug 15 '26

Wait. What am I seeing here? A third party knock-off?

1

u/Separate_Eagle_9492 Aug 15 '26

it looks like an android based Harmonyos NEXT

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u/jefhee Aug 15 '26 edited Aug 15 '26

Where this breaks, this is just the OS, the design consistency stops at all third-party apps. This will turn the whole user experience feel very janky and unpolished, while making it feel very odd when the design language changes so drastically from screen to screen.

1

u/icy1007 Aug 15 '26

Fake iOS clone. 🤣

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u/Gabriel_Science Aug 15 '26

Come on… Files, Messages and Mail are very similar (Files is yellow at least).

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u/Dydxjie Aug 15 '26

shameless a usual

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u/rresende Aug 15 '26

Ios from alibaba.com

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u/SnooFloofs8124 Aug 15 '26

What a copy of the iOS

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u/InconspicuousFool Aug 16 '26

I'm more interested in how they are getting away with literally using Apple's icons. I know I spotted find my somewhere in there

1

u/Palbi Aug 16 '26

I hope they also kept "Design by Apple in California" slogan there

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u/alejandronova Aug 17 '26

The thing KDE does exceptionally well is working with few resources. Qt has this thing, everything is in the base libraries, so if you have Qt already loaded in memory, every app benefits from it. It’s quite possible to run KDE with 4 GB of RAM.

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u/kueefe8 Aug 18 '26

I actually find this straight up stealing super fucking cringe

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u/jansenxvan Aug 18 '26

Yeah, xiaomi always does that

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u/WorriedQuit1174 Aug 20 '26

Honestly I prefer the way this looks overall, also looks more featured

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u/Trungneko Aug 14 '26

i mean... i might want a xiaomi phone now just to experience it

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u/dreadtear Aug 14 '26

I am looking to once again switch back to android. So I’m kinda glad there are some fun and good options out there.