In just a few months, Apple is expected to release its latest operating systems: iOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and more. Previous reports about iOS 27 have focused a lot on how this year the operating systems should focus more on performance improvements and overall stability.
In today’s Power On newsletterBloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that we probably won’t see major changes to Liquid Glass, though there could still be some minor changes.
A lot of people aren’t the biggest fans of Liquid Glass, partly because of the poor readability. Personally, I’ve always loved Liquid Glass – but I understand a lot of people’s concerns. Design chief Alan Dye was even responsible for the Liquid Glass design He left Apple late last year – Goes to meta. This meant that he was replaced by a new head of design, Steve Lemay.
Many hoped that the new design direction would mean that things would soon go in a different direction. Since the debut of iOS 26, with iOS 26.1 we got several options to customize Liquid Glass. Add ‘Tinted’ optionand iOS 26.4 adds the option To turn off Liquid Glass highlights.
Despite these amendments, Gurman informs Stating that “the latest internal versions of iOS 27 and macOS 27 do not reflect major design changes,” he said that we won’t see any radical changes with liquid glass. Finally, Liquid Glass took a lot of time to design, so it won’t be overhauled overnight. He says he expects “years of gradual improvement.”
iOS 27 may add another slider
Still, Gurman suggests that Apple could add another layer of customization to Liquid Glass:
During the development of iOS 26, Apple was working on a system-wide slider that would allow users to fine-tune the level of the glass effect. The company was able to implement this feature for the clock on the lock screen, but ran into engineering problems when trying to expand it to the entire system, including app folders, the home screen, and navigation panels.
If Apple can get the system controls right in iOS 27 — along with broader engineering improvements — the whole conversation around Liquid Glass could change dramatically again.
This seems more speculative than a direct report, but nonetheless – it would be really nice to see a system-wide slider to adjust your glass level, in addition to the Clean and Tinted options we have today – how the lock screen works with the clock.
Are you happy with Liquid Glass or would you like to see more radical changes sooner? Let us know in the comments.
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