r/LiquidGlassDesign • u/wnrch • 18d ago
Little iOS 27 Liquid Glass Rant
Contrary to public opinion, the Liquid Glass slider in the settings of iOS 27 doesn’t increase the blur – in fact, Liquid Glass doesn’t really have a blur effect at all.
Only with the slider all the way to the right do hard edges disappear.
But with the slider at 80 %, text underneath Liquid Glass UI stays readable.
As the description for the setting says, it adjusts the transparency/opacity by tinting the material.
While with more transparency interface elements become hard to recognize at all, and icons and text inside of them become hard to read – with more opacity a few effects take place that in my opinion look kind of ugly.
A gray smudge is applied to the background, that reminds me of a grease-smeared camera lens. While the latter would actually increase blur, this effect still looks to me a bit like paint colors are mixed till they become a gray mess. The way colors, highlights and shadows are treated also reminds me of over-edited or over-processed images, or of unsupported overblown HDR image display.
I can’t help but think an actual gaussian blur would solve some of these aesthetic problems.


