Posts tagged with: iOS Design

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iOS 26 home screen showing app icons in default, tinted, and dark variants — the new Liquid Glass icon system that demands three versions of every app icon

We Updated Our App Icon for iOS 26. Apple Now Wants Three of Them. So We Built a Tool.

iOS 26 Liquid Glass quietly tripled the work to ship an app icon — default, tinted, and dark variants for every iPhone app. Existing icon tools haven't caught up. We hit the wall updating ThinkBud last week, so we built a free generator. Here's what changed in iOS 26, why every iOS dev is about to learn this the hard way, and the tool we shipped to handle it.

April 28, 2026 10 min read

Apple's Liquid Glass design language showcased across iOS devices — the translucent, frosted interface that divided the developer community

Liquid Glass iOS Design

Apple Gave iOS a Makeover Nobody Asked For. Now Everyone Has to Live With It.

Liquid Glass is permanent, expanding, and mandatory in iOS 27. Apple's VP of design left for Meta. Developers lost customization options. Users can't read their screens. And Apple just told everyone to deal with it.

April 12, 2026 9 min read