Technology media MacRumors today (November 7) published a blog post reporting that through its developer website, Apple Inc. is vigorously promoting the brand-new “Liquid Glass” design language introduced in iOS 26, and highlighting early examples of third-party apps that have adopted this new aesthetic.
Apple sets up a gallery: Third-party apps like GrowPal interpret the iOS 26 Liquid Glass design essence
. To visually present the new design’s appeal, Apple has set up a dedicated gallery on its developer website.
The gallery not only showcases how the “Liquid Glass” design is applied across multiple platforms (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac), but also uses side-by-side comparisons to clearly show how the same app looks in the old version (iOS 18) versus the new version (iOS 26), so that developers and users can intuitively feel the visual innovation brought by the new design.
According to an excerpt cited by ITHome, from the examples shown by Apple, the “Liquid Glass” design brings three significant interaction-level changes:
1. Many apps have discarded the traditional bottom navigation bar that occupies screen space, instead using more compact and flexible navigation options, thereby freeing up more screen real estate for content.
2. Basic controls within apps — sliders, buttons, etc. — have been comprehensively updated to adopt a semi-transparent, layered “Liquid Glass” style.
3. The use of pop-up layers has also expanded, effectively enhancing the sense of layering in information presentation and interaction operations.
The ecosystem’s response to the new design has been very positive. Apple’s gallery includes the first batch of third-party apps adopting the “Liquid Glass” design, such as American Airlines (a US airline), home-goods retailer Lowe’s, photo-editing tool Photoroom, electric-vehicle brand Lucid Motors, and GrowPal (developed by Hangzhou Fudao Technology Co., Ltd.). These apps show that from lifestyle services to professional tools, developers across diverse domains are already embracing this brand-new design language.
The above content is compiled by ModeZone, a fashion and entertainment magazine.
