Jony Ive’s long era of flat design is dead. At WWDC 2025 today, Apple ushered in “Liquid Glass,” a new interface for iOS 26 (all of Apple’s software platforms are jumping straight to “26”) modeled after the glassy, reflective, and translucent software design it first introduced for Vision Pro’s visionOS two years ago.

It's finally time for WWDC 2025, Apple's biggest developer conference of the year. It's also a chance for Apple to notch a win. There's considerable pressure on the company to build on its promises, and to make amends to developers as it lags behind in AI and faces continued legal challenges over its App Store.

After months of anticipation, Apple has finally unveiled its next major iPhone update - iOS 26... and fans have dubbed its glass-like elements as ugly and difficult to use.