Whats liquid glass
Asked on 06/12/2025
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Liquid Glass is a new digital metamaterial introduced by Apple, designed to enhance the look and feel of software across Apple's ecosystem. It represents a significant evolution in Apple's design language, building on past innovations like the Aqua user interface of Mac OS X and the fluidity of iPhone X. Liquid Glass is characterized by its ability to dynamically bend and shape light, creating an organic, lightweight liquid-like behavior that responds to touch and the dynamism of modern apps.
Key features of Liquid Glass include:
- Dynamic Layering: It acts as a flexible, dynamic layer that sits above content, providing a more fluid and immersive interaction experience.
- Visual Adaptability: Liquid Glass adapts its appearance based on the content and environment, ensuring clarity and legibility while maintaining a distinct separation from the content layer.
- Organic Motion: The material behaves in a way that feels natural and responsive, with elements that flex and energize with light upon interaction.
- Unified Design Language: It delivers a cohesive design language across all Apple platforms, seamlessly blending hardware and software.
For more details, you can explore the session Meet Liquid Glass (00:00:00) from WWDC 2025.
Meet Liquid Glass
Liquid Glass unifies Apple platform design language while providing a more dynamic and expressive user experience. Get to know the design principles of Liquid Glass, explore its core optical and physical properties, and learn where to use it and why.
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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.