If you were hoping Apple might rethink its Liquid Glass interface any time soon, the latest reports suggest that’s unlikely.
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, early internal builds of upcoming Apple software show no major design changes to the visual overhaul introduced with iOS 26.
Liquid Glass first arrived across Apple’s recent platforms, including iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe. This brought a translucent, layered look to menus, widgets and system UI elements. While the redesign sparked mixed reactions from users, it appears Apple is committed to refining the style. They are refining it rather than replacing it.
The report says internal versions of iOS 27 and macOS 27 largely stick with the same design direction. That’s partly because the interface has strong backing internally. Apple’s new software design chief Steve Lemay — who took over the role after Alan Dye departed for Meta — was closely involved in developing Liquid Glass. In fact, he is expected to continue evolving the concept rather than replacing it outright.
That approach mirrors how Apple handled another major visual shift in the past. When iOS 7 abandoned skeuomorphic textures for a flat design, Apple spent several years gradually refining the look. Instead of dramatically changing it again, they chose to refine it.
In the meantime, Apple has already started offering small tweaks for users who find the effect too strong. Updates like iOS 26.1 introduced a “Tinted” option that increases the opacity of Liquid Glass elements across the system. Additionally, iOS 26.2 added a slider to adjust the transparency of the Lock Screen clock.
Apple had reportedly explored a system-wide Liquid Glass opacity slider during the development of iOS 26. However, they ran into engineering challenges when trying to apply the setting consistently across the entire interface. According to Gurman, the company could revisit that idea in a future version of iOS 27.
For now, though, the direction seems clear: Liquid Glass isn’t a short-lived experiment; it’s the foundation of Apple’s next generation of software design.
