Apple’s latest Liquid Glass design shows it won’t back down with iOS 26

iOS 26 is a feature-packed update, but the biggest change is easily the new Liquid Glass design. And the latest iOS 26 beta shows that despite criticism, Apple isn’t backing down from its original Liquid Glass vision.

The evolution of Liquid Glass in iOS 26 so far

Every summer, the same story plays out with Apple software:

1. Apple unveils its major new releases in June.
2. It iterates on features and designs throughout the summer beta cycle.
3. Then the finished product…