--- title: iOS 26: Beyond Liquid Glass | daily.dev description: iOS 26 introduces the Liquid Glass design material, bringing significant interface changes including floating bottom navigation, repositioned search... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ios-26-beyond-liquid-glass-gjczq7bd4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: iOS 26: Beyond Liquid Glass | daily.dev og:description: iOS 26 introduces the Liquid Glass design material, bringing significant interface changes including floating bottom navigation, repositioned search... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ios-26-beyond-liquid-glass-gjczq7bd4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gJCzq7BD4.png og:image:alt: iOS 26: Beyond Liquid Glass og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # iOS 26: Beyond Liquid Glass **[UX Planet](https://daily.dev/sources/uxplanet)** · 9 min read · 20 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary iOS 26 introduces the Liquid Glass design material, bringing significant interface changes including floating bottom navigation, repositioned search functionality, and enhanced motion design. The update moves primary actions to the bottom for better ergonomics, hides the home indicator to reduce clutter, and creates a more fluid, tactile user experience. While the aesthetic is visually striking, some inconsistencies exist across apps, and the material's effectiveness depends heavily on wallpaper choice. The changes represent a thoughtful evolution in Apple's design language, balancing visual innovation with usability improvements for larger screens. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@carlosnumber9** · 0 upvotes > I really liked this take on iOS 26. So far I only read bad opinions about it and I don't think Apple messed it up with this new design. A company that led the way mobile devices and UI in general work for decades is capable of making this kind of changes to set up new concepts. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26](https://daily.dev/posts/liquid-glass-is-cracked-and-usability-suffers-in-ios-26-0jlpijezr) · Hacker News · 76 upvotes · 7 comments - [Apple is tweaking its controversial Liquid Glass design](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-is-tweaking-its-controversial-liquid-glass-design-joozfwru5) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile), [#ios](https://daily.dev/tags/ios), [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux), [#ui-design](https://daily.dev/tags/ui-design) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ios-26-beyond-liquid-glass-gjczq7bd4) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"iOS 26: Beyond Liquid Glass","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ios-26-beyond-liquid-glass-gjczq7bd4","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ios-26-beyond-liquid-glass-gjczq7bd4"},"datePublished":"2025-10-23T13:38:45.167Z","dateModified":"2025-10-23T13:39:12.104Z","description":"iOS 26 introduces the Liquid Glass design material, bringing significant interface changes including floating bottom navigation, repositioned search...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3fa4aa00b2e34c48f9fa077b797afbb4?_a=AQAEulh","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3fa4aa00b2e34c48f9fa077b797afbb4?_a=AQAEulh","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"UX Planet","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"UX Planet","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/45df2b4bdc604c15aa75bc4e9c5f493c","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/uxplanet"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ios-26-beyond-liquid-glass-gjczq7bd4","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":20},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"apple,mobile,ios,ux,ui-design","timeRequired":"PT9M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UX Planet","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/uxplanet"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"iOS 26: Beyond Liquid Glass"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ios-26-beyond-liquid-glass-gjczq7bd4","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"I really liked this take on iOS 26. 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