On top of looking pretty, Apple says that it’s also functional. Liquid Glass UI elements will be able to expand and contract with nice-looking animations to adapt to what the app needs it to do. It also works with light and dark modes along with Apple’s new clear mode, which makes all of your icons look like glass.

As rumored heading into WWDC, Apple announced a significant update to all of its operating systems. The rumored changes are real — the company will be called its operating systems iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and so on. But there's also a new design language, which Apple calls Liquid Glass.

At WWDC 2025 today, Apple announced a sweeping software redesign for almost all of its products. As well as a fresh look, the new “Liquid Glass” design language aims to achieve consistency in the interfaces of the iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Vision Pro.