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Love it or hate it? Apple’s new ‘Liquid Glass’ design is getting mixed reviews


Some users and designers are already panning Apple's new user interface dubbed Liquid Glass, even though it's a bit early. There are reasons to think it might improve — but also valid critiques.

While arguably the operating system design overhaul looks unfinished in many parts — notifications are too hard to read, and then there’s that monstrosity of the Control Center overlay — what Apple has shipped so far is the first developer beta, not a final release. As developers and other curious tech enthusiasts began testing the initial beta, they realized the problem with reading notifications was even worse when the iPhone’s wallpaper was brighter, with lighter colors. “Liquid Glass…I kinda love it?,” posted Nothing CEO Carl Pei on X, who recently theorized that the future of smartphones will involve interacting with AI through the operating system itself, not necessarily running apps.

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