Apple Updates Design Resources for iOS 26 Liquid Glass Interface

Apple has released updated design resources for developers and designers working on projects for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, following the company's introduction of its new "Liquid Glass" design language at WWDC 2025.

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The updated files, available on the Apple Design Resources website, include iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26 Sketch Library and App Icon Templates (available for Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator).

Liquid Glass is Apple's new translucent material that reflects and refracts its surroundings, while dynamically transforming to help bring greater focus to content across system controls, navigation elements, app icons, and widgets. The design represents the most significant visual overhaul since iOS 7.

The resource library includes UI elements ranging from action sheets and keyboards to the redesigned tab bars that shrink when scrolling to maintain content focus. Apple's macOS Tahoe 26 resources feature updated elements like arrow buttons, color wells, and redesigned window controls that complement the translucent aesthetic. Apple has not yet released resources for tvOS 26, visionOS 26, or watchOS 26.

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Supermacguy Avatar
1 day ago at 05:11 am
Don't have time to look, but I hope there is a nice version with accessibility enabled. I really don't want to have to squint at "mostly clear UI elements" and I'm not even "that old".

This glass UI "sounds cool" but to me the concept is hostile to anyone with poor vision, or even regular vision people without their glasses (ie looking at phone during bed, non-prescription sunglasses, at beach, etc.)
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
wanha Avatar
1 day ago at 05:22 am
would be interesting if someone fed these design resources into chatGPT and asked it to analyze how well iOS 26 adheres to Apple's own Human Interface Guidelines
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
klasma Avatar
1 day ago at 05:27 am
I wonder what’s the rationale behind the elongated toggles and slider handles. Just to make it look different I guess?
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rgill Avatar
23 hours ago at 06:16 am
Really love the new design updates in iOS 26. The Liquid Glass look is stunning, and the 3D Lock Screen is my favorite part. Apple is making the UI feel more alive and modern!
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
sunapple Avatar
1 day ago at 05:29 am
Can't they just make the app icons darker for Dark Mode instead of replacing half the icon with plain black? It just looks so bad.
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sdm1985 Avatar
23 hours ago at 05:54 am
For me, I just think for all of the possible design outcomes, inspiration out there across all kinds of designs, this is the best they could do? I am sure they had a 3-5 year pipelines and this design was the best one? I have not used the beta, but from the images, it really hurts my eyes trying to read the text on those backgrounds.
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