2 weeks ago - Tab bars and sidebars have been redesigned with the same approach. In iOS 26, when users scroll, tab bars shrink to bring focus to the content while keeping navigation instantly accessible.

New features available with iOS 26

This update includes the following features and enhancements: Liquid Glass setting gives you the option to choose between the default clear look or a new tinted look which increases opacity of the material in apps and notifications on the Lock Screen

1 day ago - The Liquid Glass redesign of the Level function. Apple/Screenshot by CNET · Apple also brings offline lyrics to Apple Music ($11 a month) with iOS 26.2. The company made a handful of additions and changes to Apple Music with iOS 26, including lyric translation.

There is no way to completely disable the Liquid Glass effect in iOS 26, but you can reduce its impact by going to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and turning on Reduce Transparency.

August 4, 2025 - The Lock Screen features Liquid Glass Control buttons (which are customizable like before), an option for a Liquid Glass design for the clock, and translucent notifications that use a more frosted variant of Liquid Glass.

1 week ago - The release follows an update that introduced a slider for controlling the opacity of Liquid Glass elements through the operating system, following user complaints that the changes made their iPhone or other Apple device too hard to read.

1 week ago - Apple has officially released iOS 26.2 for iPhone. The latest version includes Liquid Glass design tweaks, new customization options for CarPlay, and much more.

3 days ago - Measure’s built-in Level tool in iOS 26.2 has gotten a beautiful new Liquid Glass effect.

September 23, 2025 - Liquid Glass is an iOS 26 UI reimagining that brings a slick system-wide translucent quality to your iPhone. I like the fresh new look, but it has snatched the spotlight from one of iOS 26's more compelling features: Spatial Scenes.

3 days ago - The Measure app got a Liquid Glass update in iOS 26.2. ... Although Apple Podcasts already had a chapter selector, it required the podcast creator to set them manually. iOS 26.2 automatically creates chapters based on the content transcript, so you ...

September 15, 2025 - Announced at the company’s developer conference in June, iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26 and macOS 26 Tahoe introduce Apple’s new Liquid Glass design, giving everything a softer, more rounded and semi-transparent look that has proved divisive.

September 26, 2025 - Apple released iOS 26 for iPhone this month, introducing the world to its new Liquid Glass design language. If you’re...

1 week ago - The standout visual change in iOS 26.2 centers around what Apple calls "Liquid Glass"—a design language that creates depth and movement throughout the interface.

September 24, 2025 - Liquid Glass is used across iOS 26 elements like buttons, sliders, media controls, switches, notifications, tab bars, app sidebars, and in system experiences like the Control Center, Home Screen, Lock Screen, and more.

October 9, 2025 - iOS 26 brings Liquid Glass controls laid over noisy backgrounds, jittery animated buttons, shrunken and crowded tab bars, collapsing navigation, and ubiquitous search bars.

5 days ago - The update includes auto-generated ... new controls for how Liquid Glass appears on the Lock Screen, adding a slider to adjust the transparency level....

September 17, 2025 - Controversial opinion, I actually love iOS 26 and the Liquid Glass redesign.

September 15, 2025 - Apple users can now opt for a "Liquid Glass" makeover, at least on specific devices. Unveiled at the 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference, the "beautiful new" software design intended to "make apps and system experiences more expressive and delightful, bringing greater focus to content while keeping iOS instantly familiar" is now live.