Apple’s Liquid Glass UI brings big, bold and, ocassionally, beautiful changes to the interface. But readability and accessibility takes a backseat.

OS 26 features a whole new design material that Apple calls Liquid Glass, with a focus on transparency that lets the content on your display

As you may recall, iOS 18 brought a new way to customize your phone's home screen including app tinting. This feature allowed you to change the color of your app icons — at least in theory. In practice, the finished result made it look like you poured sauce all over your apps.