The way Apples design team intended it from the start: Liquid Glass is
getting a macOS 27 overhaul to fix its most glaring problems

Date:
Mon, 11 May 2026 11:47:23 +0000

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Apple aims to fix its Liquid Glass design in macOS 27, a new report claims.

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in macOS 27, a new report claims The changes aim to fix the most pertinent criticisms leveled at the design But they will be limited in scope and wont fundamentally alter Liquid Glass Its safe to say that Apple s Liquid Glass redesign has proven to be controversial , and nowhere is that more the case than in macOS 26 . But despite Apple apparently doubling down on its commitment to the glassy user interface, it seems that the company is willing to make some concessions to improve the fit and finish of its operating system.

Thats whats been reported in Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurmans latest Power
On newsletter . There, Gurman pointed out that in several aspects of macOS particularly those featuring sidebars or dense concentrations of text Liquid Glass textures reduce text clarity or create interface confusion. Thats something that Apple is allegedly setting out to address in macOS 27 , which will be revealed at the companys Worldwide Developers Conference ( WWDC ) on June 8 . This slight redesign will come with fixes for shadows and transparency quirks, Gurman claims. This could help to address some of the most pressing concerns surrounding Liquid Glass in macOS 26, where glassy surfaces and textures often make text blurry and difficult to read. Latest Videos From You may like Liquid Glass isnt going anywhere in iOS 27 I was wrong about macOS 26 its far worse than I first thought Microsoft is working hard on improving the design side of Windows 11

However, Gurman is adamant that Liquid Glass itself isnt going away, and is instead merely being refined. The goal is more of a cleanup and refinement effort aligned with the companys wider push to polish its software this year, he said, adding that similarly small-scale changes are coming to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 at the same time. A not-completely-baked implementation (Image credit: Apple / Future) Interestingly, Gurman includes a sort of half-admission from his Apple sources that the company isnt entirely happy with Liquid Glass. Speaking of the upcoming changes to the design, Gurman
says they are meant to make Liquid Glass look the way Apples design team intended it to from the start. Last years operating systems didnt necessarily suffer from design problems, Im told, but rather a not-completely-baked implementation from Apples software engineering team.

It says a lot that even Apples internal staff are somewhat dissatisfied with Liquid Glass. The design overhaul has taken a battering online, with loud and frequent criticism being leveled at its aesthetic sensibilities and its
effect on readability. But with no official word from Apple, weve been left
to guess how the company feels about its creation.

Still, while Gurman indicates that Apple isnt entirely pleased with Liquid Glass, the fact that the rumored changes are limited in scope suggests that Apple still believes it is heading in the right direction. The move fits in well with the overhaul objectives for Apples 27 software releases, which are rumored to focus much more on tweaks and refinements than wide-ranging
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Aside from fixing Liquid Glass and improving overall performance, Apple is also expected to bring much-delayed Siri features to its Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence (AI) system. If its able to do that and make Liquid Glass a little easier on the eyes, it will have gone some way to addressing two of the most significant software problems to have befallen the company in the last few years. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Today's best Apple MacBook Air M5 (2026) deals Apple MacBook Air M5 (2026) 988.97
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