How much of the new liquid glass stuff is available in objective-c and UIKit?
Asked on 06/11/2025
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The new Liquid Glass design system is available in UIKit, and much of it can be adopted in Objective-C and UIKit apps. According to the session Build a UIKit app with the new design, UIKit provides the necessary tools to update your app to the new design. When you build your app with Xcode 26, many of the new design elements will work immediately. You can audit your app screen by screen to identify which views stand out and decide whether standard UIKit controls or custom controls are more appropriate for your use cases.
Liquid Glass is designed to be an interactive layer that floats above your content, providing the main controls that the user touches. UIKit offers APIs to adopt the new Liquid Glass look and feel, and it is crucial to keep the design intent of Liquid Glass in mind, as it is distinct from other visual effects like UI Blur Effect.
For more detailed guidance on adopting Liquid Glass in UIKit, you can refer to the session What’s new in UIKit, which discusses the new design system and how UIKit components have been refreshed with Liquid Glass.
Build a UIKit app with the new design
Update your UIKit app to take full advantage of the new design system. We’ll dive into key changes to tab views, split views, bars, presentations, search, and controls, and show you how to use Liquid Glass in your custom UI. To get the most out of this video, we recommend first watching “Get to know the new design system” for general design guidance.
What’s new in UIKit
Modernize your app with the latest APIs in UIKit, including enhanced menu bar support, automatic observation tracking, a new UI update method, and improvements to animations. We’ll also cover how you can include SwiftUI scenes in your UIKit app and explore SF Symbols, HDR color pickers, and more.
Build an AppKit app with the new design
Update your AppKit app to take full advantage of the new design system. We’ll dive into key changes to tab views, split views, bars, presentations, search, and controls, and show you how to use Liquid Glass in your custom UI. To get the most out of this video, we recommend first watching “Get to know the new design system” for general design guidance.