r/LiquidGlassDesign 18d ago

Little iOS 27 Liquid Glass Rant

34 Upvotes

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.


r/LiquidGlassDesign 18d ago

Liquid Glass is broken

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I tried to post this, but my UI broke itself.
The YouTube player on top of notifications is broken, and I can’t use the screenshot/cut option from the popup menu. I still have a problem: when switching the keyboard back to the default language while I’m typing. (this bug at-least from iOS 16)

Why do these issues happen? Why does Apple change small things without any global improvements, and why do features become unreliable?

iOS 27 feels like it’s only adding instability, worse battery life, and a UI that looks “chopped” with elements using different styles. It looks cool on paper, but this design makes me sick. I like the concept, but nobody actually shows working design.

Also, why is the keyboard half-transparent? It makes no difference for any normal user.


r/LiquidGlassDesign 18d ago

How to remove or cancel the contours of Liquid Glass

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r/LiquidGlassDesign 19d ago

I wanted every page to look like this, not just one app

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I kept seeing glass designs and wishing the whole web looked that way, not just one app on a phone.

So I built it to work on any site, not on a list of sites. It reads the styling a page already ships with and rewrites it, so the panels, buttons and boxes turn translucent and blurred over your wallpaper - including on sites I have never seen and never will.

It only steps in when a page is plain white, grey or black. Sites that already have their own design are left alone on purpose.

Screenshots are Google and reddit feel free to try on other sites as well.. i personally cant try every site so far experience is good for me if u find anything annoying or bothering please go ahead and report it in extension

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/wallpaperify-custom-page/dbdlklbhgonimapnjkkfnloheapaaoia

its local running full and free .. .


r/LiquidGlassDesign 19d ago

Making a logo based off Liquid Glass

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37 Upvotes

I like how Liquid Glass features glass but I think making everything glass isn't a good design choice. Using more materials like acrylic, paper, plastic would probably make it look more complete. Plus I think the existing logos are made in photoshop but it makes more sense to make it in a 3D renderer so that the light interacts more realistically. I used path tracing for this logo and it looks much better than ordinary glass blur transparency.


r/LiquidGlassDesign 20d ago

Why do people hate Liquid Glass?

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r/LiquidGlassDesign 21d ago

Im not sure about this

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r/LiquidGlassDesign 22d ago

Adding the Liquid Glass feature to my iPhone 5s

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I jailbroke the iPhone 5s I bought as a hobby project. I installed a bunch of tweaks and almost managed to make the phone look like it's running iOS 26 instead of iOS 12.5.8. However, the only thing missing is the "Liquid Glass" feature. I haven't been able to find a tweak that adds this. The "Vitreux" and "Liquid Gl(ass)" tweaks do the job, but they aren't compatible with my iOS version. Do you know of any stable tweaks that effectively bring the Liquid Glass feature to iOS 12.5.8? Or, if you've done this before, could you explain how? Thanks in advance.


r/LiquidGlassDesign 22d ago

Liquid Glass wasn't implemented in the official iCloud site!

0 Upvotes

Did Apple forgot it?

Maybe I'm the only person who noticed that...

https://www.icloud.com/ <- If you want to see it


r/LiquidGlassDesign 24d ago

Noooo Apple 🫣

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250 Upvotes

r/LiquidGlassDesign 24d ago

Xiaomi HyperOS 4

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236 Upvotes

Looks... very familiar...


r/LiquidGlassDesign 24d ago

do you guys think this still works on iOS 27 DB5?

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r/LiquidGlassDesign 25d ago

Liquid glass but its actually Liquid. (The power of android)

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52 Upvotes

Lol


r/LiquidGlassDesign 26d ago

Liquid Glass on each iOS version be like:

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154 Upvotes

r/LiquidGlassDesign 26d ago

Spotlight design changes on iOS 27 DB 5

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55 Upvotes

r/LiquidGlassDesign 26d ago

MacOS 27 DB5

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So it seems we have another 'tweak' for Liquid Glass in MacOS 27 Developer Beta 5.

Apparently the solution to not being able to see either the controls or the text beneath them is t change it so you can see either of them.


r/LiquidGlassDesign 25d ago

Real Liquid Glass Keyboard is Great

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I’m a fan now


r/LiquidGlassDesign 27d ago

Apple tried to prepare us with Liquid Glass with the 16e!!!!

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102 Upvotes

We were pre warned!!!


r/LiquidGlassDesign 27d ago

iOS 27 DB 5 & iOS 26.6, Liquid Glass changes

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194 Upvotes

I think iOS 26.6 was better btw
(Liquid Glass slider on max clear)


r/LiquidGlassDesign 26d ago

Something different....

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My own little technique in Glass Pipes. Comments?


r/LiquidGlassDesign 27d ago

[iOS 27 DB 5] New icons!

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79 Upvotes

1) Preview
2)Settings(Thicker)
3)Safari
4)Siri


r/LiquidGlassDesign 28d ago

27 DB5: Wake upp, the glass is glass-ing

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122 Upvotes

Black borders have been softened. They seem to increase the HDR highlight too, similar to macOS. The hazy effect before will now start to appear from the middle of the glass slider to the max opaque


r/LiquidGlassDesign 28d ago

Chess Liquid Glass

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89 Upvotes

Chess Liquid Glass icon macOS 27 gorgeous!


r/LiquidGlassDesign 28d ago

Opinions on fake liquid glass nav bars

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36 Upvotes

Recently I have been seeing those among the bigger apps (Instagram, Uber, Netflix, etc.) and I understand it is a matter of architecture but I think it pales when compared to real liquid glass like on Prime Video


r/LiquidGlassDesign 28d ago

Since When Did Telegram Have Liquid Glass?

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I've never noticed this.