On iOS, have you noticed that none of the major apps have done anything to update their look to using Liquid Glass?
I wonder why? Sarcasm
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Yeah it’s kinda funny how the standard apps look like outliers on my iPhone and iPad 
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As long as they’re legible, I don’t care what they look like.
I wonder if some developers are waiting for Apple to dial back liquid glass even more?
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Home Depot is so different, I wonder if they will update the look and feel.
If my memory serves me well, it has won App of the Year awards recently, I’d be wary of doing any changes if customers are so used to the app
I wonder if some developers are waiting for Apple to dial back liquid glass even more?
It could be.
Designers at Apple must be panicking about the lack of enthusiasm
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Liquid Glass is a more significant design challenge than in most years. It requires rethinking information/action priorities because of the change in density. It also encourages making new floating, morphing UI/status components.
Even if they only want to recompile as Liquid Glass, if they’re not built with SwiftUI or at least full native controls, they have more tech debt to pay to adopt the ‘26 look. Many retail store apps use cross-platform tools that only emulate the native look on each platform.
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That’s an angle I hadn’t considered. They need to wait until React and other frameworks release their iOS 26 compatible interface. And by just looking at the stock apps, it’s quite a considerable amount of work needed.
They should have been communicated about these upcoming changes 2-3 years ago
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My guess is Liquid Glass was originally meant to debut at WWDC 2026 or 2027, and Apple pulled it forward because Apple Intelligent (specifically new Siri) still wasn’t ready. That could explain all the problems and a half finished macOS 26.
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Agreed, or separated out some of the new ideas.
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Exactly, this.
Introducing so many changes - at once - is a big no-no!
Any large corporation should be extremely wary of changing the interface of your product. Specially if your product is used by billions of customers
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