I watched Apple unveil its new Liquid Glass design language for its software platform, but it just feels like a bad copy of Microsoft's Aero Glass from 2006.

Microsoft may have jumped on the bandwagon in poking fun at the similarities between Liquid Glass and Aero, but let me tell you this: if Microsoft were trying to reimagine Aero’s glass-like ...

Others said they hoped they’d be able to turn it off. Some also pointed to the similarities between Liquid Glass and Windows Aero, the design language brought to Microsoft Windows Vista in 2006.

Is Apple, with its ‘liquid glass,’ still a trendsetter? The showcase unfolded amid nagging questions about whether Apple has lost some of the mystique and innovative drive that has made it a ...

We just don’t know when that will happen. The end of the Siri runway is coming up fast, and Apple needs to lift off.” Is Apple, with its ‘liquid glass,’ still a trendsetter?

Liquid Glass slathers transparency and shine across iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26 and tvOS 26. Buttons, sliders, menus and sidebars now react in real-time to movement.

Apple unveiled Liquid Glass at WWDC 2025, a unified design language that brings fluid, transparent interface elements across iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26.

After beginning the year as the most valuable company in the world, Apple now ranks third behind longtime rival Microsoft, another AI leader, and AI chipmaker Nvidia.

Apple CEO Tim Cook waves to attendees during an event on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ...

Apple unveils iOS 26 and a new ‘liquid glass' design By Michael Liedtke | Associated Press • Published June 10, 2025 • Updated on June 10, 2025 at 8:47 am ...